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General => IHADAV8 Playground => Topic started by: Scoobum on November 23 2017, 07:48:51 PM

Title: MX 235 Class 1/8th Mile Drag Racing
Post by: Scoobum on November 23 2017, 07:48:51 PM

Check the tire rule...and these guys are making silly HP.

http://jordangrunwald.wixsite.com/midwest-xtreme/rules (http://jordangrunwald.wixsite.com/midwest-xtreme/rules)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ2cEzFgNiQ&t=1s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ2cEzFgNiQ&t=1s)

Title: Re: MX 235 Class 1/8th Mile Drag Racing
Post by: nocooler on November 23 2017, 08:02:20 PM

I watched that earlier Brad. Heads up 1/8th mile stuff looks like a blast. But like everything it comes down to cubic dollars.

Title: Re: MX 235 Class 1/8th Mile Drag Racing
Post by: Scoobum on November 23 2017, 08:08:25 PM

Jeremy what blows me away is the knowledge that's required from a suspension standpoint to get those cars to hook with that much HP on such a small tire. If I read the rules correctly the cars can weigh as little as 2200 with the driver.

Title: Re: MX 235 Class 1/8th Mile Drag Racing
Post by: motorhead on November 24 2017, 08:44:00 AM

This is one of those situations where you want a small car with a long factory wheelbase.  A long box 80s S10 maybe?  And then jam it with a 3 rotor tubo engine to make the most of the weight breaks (because leaf springs too).  Not shocking or overloading the tires is obviously the key.