I think its funny how much everyone has in common with each other, working on/love of cars, and it transforms into a big fucking pissing match on brand names and platforms. Nothing will be solved/proven by doing this race, but it should be a blast. Cut out the massive fucking egos and you might actually have a good time.

NovaMonte - there are plenty of insurance companies that don't charge anything extra for 6 point safety cages. The question is does the insurance company know of any of the mods, chances are big insurance carriers won't look kindly at them.

Personally, I would prefer to see a road racing event, rather than a stoplight race. To me it better defines what is the fastest street car, but it's a different can of worms. There the FWDs will still be at a disadvantage, but it wouldn't be such a one sided fight.

 

I really want this to be a race it like you daily drive it race. But I see the FWD cars just can't compete on an even playing field for the fastest ET. So what if we give the MPH some more weight towards the average? You say the domestics have the ET advantage, does that mean the FWD cars have the MPH advantage? If so, what if we average the groups MPH together, and whatever group has the higher MPH average, gets .1 taken off their average ET for every MPH over the other groups MPH average?

Example.
Say the domestic average ET is 10.5 and the import average ET is 11.0. And the domestic average MPH is 135 and the import average MPH is 141. Since the import MPH is 6 mph higher, they get .6 taken off their average ET to bring it down to 10.4. They win.

That keeps it a true street car event, but gives the cars that are better roll racers some help in the ET department.

What you guys think?

 

I understand you CAN get insured with the cage, but I've yet to see any one actually disclose it to the insurance company either.... When getting insurance, they always ask "will this vehicle be used for competetive racing" or something of that nature... And then, I've never seen an insurance company pay a claim when the caged vehicle gets wrecked. I'll be running my car on 93 octane, on radials, cageless, with my kid's car seat in the back, just like I do on the street.

I'm down for this event regardless of the rules... I just want some track time...

 

Is this all the imports that are signing up? C'mon guys!

 

The imports seem to think the domestics are all running 9's in street trim. The best my car has ever been is 10.53 at a measly 132. Beside MM and crazylegs, no one else on the list has run a single digit ET that I know of.

 

you sir took the words right out of my mouth

nagger i mean no disrespect...but if somebody has to trailer their car to the event then how is it a street car? it can be a "Streetable" car but not a true street car

for fear of breaking? that could be said for both sides and everybody and then everybody would have their trailer queens and this event would get no where

the rules are simple......run what you brung
if you cant make the trip up there driving it...sorry
the whole point of this is for street cars...sure ramey can run...but hes making the trip just like everybody else....WITHOUT A trailor

i do however agree let the import fwd cars run slicks...seems thats the only way well get import guys to sign up

but i dont agree with trailers on anyside...that wasnt the point of the competition

 

I will argue with you guys in a few hours
Highpsitsi, Glad your here! you can add some good insight to this!

 

so why do the richmond guys have to drive an hour to hampton, then drive another hour back? why cant we meet at VMP, and choose a cruise circle like they do at fun ford? i may try to slap something together for this but depends on how things go

 

i think the richmond guys could meet there....but the hampton area guys just come up together..

 

everyone has there opinion. What i mean by not stock style suspension is mostly for domestics. tubbed/mini tubbed/latter bars/4 link. Pretty much anything other than useing whatever as long is it mounts in the stock locations