Drag racing - Rock Falls on Saturday

[GodSquadMandrake]

Rock Falls is having a Sport Compact day on Saturday. It's $37

Linky (http://www.rockfallsraceway.com/imports.shtml)

I've never done a drag race before but I figured I might as well try it out. Is anyone else going to try this out?

Here's the thread on Volksport
VW guys click here (http://www.volksport.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=9797)

[Gspot]

you mean...like without turns?
I'll pass :)

[washburn]

I can hardly stand the wait for my Dub to accelerate to the next autocross corner...can't see doing it when there *is* no corner coming up. I could get some reading done though. :) Have fun!

[tmalzahn]

I did it once last year. It was kinda fun having the guy in a lane next to you. Similar rush to autocrossing and it does take skill and practice to launch properly.

I will be doing it again this summer with the kids (but not this weekend). I want to make sure we find a bunch of different things to do together (car related, of course).

Expect a lot of Civics and Integras with crazy mods. There are also some who have a lot of money into their rides in the low 13's. You can usually get about six to eight runs in by about three in the afternoon.

[DCM]

Son's Jon & Rick ran their Saturns. Jon did a flat 15, and Rick a 15.7.
Not bad for stock cars.
Ma and I watched.
It's OK, probably better to run than watch though.
Someday Ma will have to run her Miata, and me the 'B'

[phile]

Son's Jon & Rick ran their Saturns. Jon did a flat 15, and Rick a 15.7.
Not bad for stock cars.
Ma and I watched.
It's OK, probably better to run than watch though.
Someday Ma will have to run her Miata, and me the 'B'

Jon's Saturn? Stock? Huh?

[StevenMosley]

My brother did it once with his bitch'n camaro.

I have done it the last 2 years at BIR after COM's low speed event. I'm hoping to line up with the Maloney's Mustang and see what that bad boy has got. (I'm screwed)

[esper]

i like my clutch.

And I can "drag race" going onto an onramp on the freeway for free.


So I avoid drag races. awd cars + drag racing is putting a square peg in a round hole anyways.

[Shrep]

i like my clutch.

And I can "drag race" going onto an onramp on the freeway for free.


So I avoid drag races. awd cars + drag racing is putting a square peg in a round hole anyways.
LOL Well put!

[esper]

Also, is it just me, I mean I've never been to the volksport forums before clicking those links, but a lot of those guys came off as pretty arrogant about other people's cars in some of those threads.
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[Gspot]

dont go starting any fights now...

[MNbiker]

'spose I could dig out the drag radials and go dust off some vDubs with a whimpy little Miata. :evil:

Nahh, it's not worth the effort......;)

-Steve
(12.74 sec @ 111mph)

[StevenMosley]

'spose I could dig out the drag radials and go dust off some vDubs with a whimpy little Miata. :evil:

Nahh, it's not worth the effort......;)

-Steve
(12.74 sec @ 111mph)

It is all fun and games until you get beat by Paul Smith in his Dodge Caravan.
http://www.turbovan.net/turbovan.html

Even so the Z06's are the ones that get me. You can pull a C5 Z06 off the showroom floor and run sub 13's in the 1/4 and then pull it on the track at BIR and run mid to low 1:50's out of the box on VF type day with a rookie lapping the big track. All well driving in comfort. It is just not fair. :(

[MNbiker]

It is all fun and games until you get beat by Paul Smith in his Dodge Caravan.
http://www.turbovan.net/turbovan.html


What is the world coming to?:lol: :lol:

[Drew]

'spose I could dig out the drag radials and go dust off some vDubs with a whimpy little Miata. :evil:

What is the world coming to? :lol: :lol:

[Shrep]

It is all fun and games until you get beat by Paul Smith in his Dodge Caravan.
http://www.turbovan.net/turbovan.html

Even so the Z06's are the ones that get me. You can pull a C5 Z06 off the showroom floor and run sub 13's in the 1/4 and then pull it on the track at BIR and run mid to low 1:50's out of the box on VF type day with a rookie lapping the big track. All well driving in comfort. It is just not fair. :(
I wondered if Paul's van would wind up in this thread...LOL

[rdub]

Its fast ,but it still isn't cool.

[DCM]

Jon's Saturn? Stock? Huh?

Well sorta'
Cams, compression, pistons, ya know.

Ok, so better breathing, light flywheel, and suspension.................