High MPH at I2K2 Drag Race

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Discussion Starter · Jun 22, 2002

Who had high MPH for the day at I2K2?
(from qualifying rounds and elimination rounds).
I see right now from the I2K2 results page: http://www.grail-ss.com/i2k2/results/dragpahu.htm

Mark Proper high MPH with a 119.27mph in round 1 of the Power Adder Heads Up.
If that was in fact the high MPH of the day. Congratulations Mark!!!!

What were the qualifying results?

You know if we go by the ISSCA by-laws and drag racing rules. The national records for ET and MPH are now official.

Miguel Rea with the National ET record of 11.717 which is backed up by his 11.904 that day.

Mark Proper with the National MPH record of 119.27mph---(only if he had a backup of at least 118.27mph that same day).

If not backed up, then Miguel Rea is the National MPH record holder with a 117.34 which is backed up by his 118.56 that same day. (118.56 is "not backed up" so it isn't the record).

Those stand until someone does better at the next national event...(Impalafest).
Congrats to you guys!!!
Karl

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Discussion Starter · #2 · Jun 23, 2002

Karl,

ImpalaFest will use an 1/8 mile track this year. Are you going to keep track of national records for the 1/8 and 1/4 mile? This isn't the first time and probably not the last time an 1/8 mile track will be used at a nation event.

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Discussion Starter · #3 · Jun 23, 2002

Hey Rick.
That is something that I/we never thought of. I don't know what should be done about this.
It sure would be nice to only have 1/4 mile records.
Any ideas?

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Discussion Starter · #4 · Jun 23, 2002

I think some people hit those speeds on the way to the track. Does that count for anything?

Randy

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Discussion Starter · #5 · Jun 23, 2002

Karl,
I know that road racing doesn't really get you charged, but I was hitting 125 through the lights at the end. Now that was going around a turn for at least half of the last quarter. Oh, my tires were app. 1/2 an inch shorter than the computer programing, but still fairly fast. Well so much for going around corners.

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Discussion Starter · #6 · Jun 23, 2002

Harv man, You run that fast and still have time to look at your speed-o!

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Discussion Starter · #7 · Jun 24, 2002

125

, I could only hit 109 at the finish, I need more horsepower.

Karl, keeping 1/4 mile records only would be nice, but if you do that you will have fewer Big Dawgs show up to race at national events that use 1/8 mile tracks.

Whatever you do, don't use projected 1/4 mile ET and MPH from 1/8 mile events, I don't think that would work at all.

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Discussion Starter · #8 · Jun 24, 2002

Well, now that I've had to think about this, it surely won't hurt to make records for 1/8th mile national events too. That would certainly help to bring Big Dawgs.
Let's do it.
Have to talk the BOD into it but they are always willing to do things for us.
Karl

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Discussion Starter · #9 · Jun 24, 2002

Same here Rick : I only hit 109 MPH....need more HP

BTW, I finally got a chance to look at my videotape from the road course (which I hope to post soon). I ended up getting FOUR runs, since the timers messed up on my 3rd run. And unfortunately, "timing" the videotape showed that the 3rd run was EASILY faster (looks to be close to a full second!) than the 4th run which ended up counting. Didn't matter for trophies (John M. was a few seconds ahead of me in the Race class), but still a bummer

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Discussion Starter · #10 · Jun 24, 2002

2

OK,

Does anyone have the info from I2K2 that I'm looking for?

Really I have all the round info. I just need the Qualifying round info.

I wish Miguel and Mark would read this thread. This info will go to the ISSCA historian for the records. Ok, maybe we don't have a historian right now but the rules say we have mph and 1/4 mile records to keep.

Karl

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Discussion Starter · #11 · Jun 24, 2002

Ok, I missed this in the record rules. The record run is the 1st round of eliminations.

So unless proven otherwise, here are the 1st official drag racing records in the history of ISSCA.

Super Natural MPH record, 108.28 by Ron Sellers at I2K2 1st round. (Backup 111.34

Super Natural ET record, 12.687 by Ron Sellers at I2K2 1st round. (Backup 12.53)

Super Pro MPH record, 115.39 by Miguel Rea at I2K2 1st round. (backup 118.56 and 117.34). (Mark Proper had a 119.27 but it needs to be backed up).

Super Pro ET record, 11.717 by Miguel Rea at I2K2 1st round. (Backup 11.904)

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> Class Record ET and MPH runs will be held during the 1st round of eliminations. Record runs must be backed up within 0.2 seconds and 1 MPH on the day the record was set. National records will be verified by the National Racing Steward staff and maintained for archival purposes. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

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Discussion Starter · #12 · Jun 26, 2002

Thanks Karl. I didn't even know we were keeping records.

I'm not sure if it counts as a backup, but the passes for both myself and Miguel were a little better when we ran against each other in the very last race -- Natural vs. Power Adder. Miguel ran a [email protected] (better backup ET) and I ran a [email protected] (better backup mph).

I'm not sure that was an "official" race though, since we were not in the same class. It certainly felt more like an exhibition -- I didn't even know I was going to race the winner of the Power Adder class until they had me come back around and line up.

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Discussion Starter · #13 · Jun 26, 2002

Karl,

Qualifying or Eliminations?

I'll have to check my slips but I think I had both 116 and a 117 mph run.

I'll bring the slips in tomorrow.

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Discussion Starter · #14 · Jun 26, 2002

Actually, its real simple. It is only taken from the 1st round of eliminations. I think that was thought of so that to encourage those who don't race, but have fast cars, to enter the eliminations. Kinda neat. Easy for officials to keep track of national records too. Of course someone may go faster in later rounds or in qualifying but that will only count for the backup.
And for those who were not there...well, one day you will be able to attend and then that will be your chance.
Sure, there are some who are faster, but this is somewhat like how NMCA and the other pro racing bodies do it. Only way to get a record is at a designated time at a National event.

Our spin on it is that the record runs are during 1st round. (of course not in the bracket class...only the heads up class).

Hey, so next national event, maybe the announcer can say something about it and stir the crowd. "Attention! 1st round record runs! Calling all fast rigs and poseur rigs." hehe.

Another subject. There was a picture of a caprice with a big roots blower sticking out of the hood. Did that car show up for drag racing?

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Discussion Starter · #15 · Jul 1, 2002

Karl,

I believe you are referring that wagon with the 502. No, it did not come out and play with it cousins.

Jose

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Discussion Starter · #16 · Jul 23, 2002

My 2-cents worth - I live in Knoxville, TN. There are exactly zero drag strips within 3-4 hours of here that operate a 1/4 mile track on a regular basis. Bristol is a good 2 hours away, and they only open the 1/4 on special occasions; the week-in, week-out racing is 1/8th mile. There are several 1/8 mile tracks within an hour of here. I would love to 1/8 mile times because it is the only source of comparison in the Southeast.

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Discussion Starter · #17 · Jul 24, 2002

Remember, these national records are only for national events. And now that Impalafest is going to be 1/8th mile, then we'll have a national record set in the 1/8th mile Oct. 6th.

Karl

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