Just FYI for the drag racers out there. Many new things are coming at Richmond Dragway this year. The first isnt a big sercret anymore so I will tell you about it....


Dial In Boards...
Finish Line Score Boards!

After many years of needing them, they are finally coming....

 

arent they a 1/8 mile track?

 

1320

 

Unless your running super pro or faster than 11.00 it's a quarter mile track. Super Pro and 11 and under are run on 1/8 mile.

 

Just to clarify for those wondering and haven't run at Richmond Dragway, braking distance is an issue at this location. MIR, Dinwiddie and other "big money" tracks offer a larger facility but at a higher cost than the local track here.

 

dinwiddie is my local track lol, but yeah ive never been to richmond i just heard it wasnt very well maintained so i just stuck with VMP

 

I think its great track as far as getting your moneys worth and I prefer to run my L there opposed to Vmp. But I prefer to run my bike at Vmp and will probly never run it at Richmond.

 

If you have a really fast car, Richmond is not the place to run. As stated previously the shut down lane is too short, and it ends in the woods at a bluff. The track is not as well maintained and has it's bumps and so on. BUT, if you are running 12's or slower it's the perfect track. It's cheap, you can get in a bunch of runs, and the tech inspection is very relaxed vs. VMS, who has to go by the IHRA rulebook. Richmond looks for a radiator overflow, a snell helmet, and that's about it. I have friends that go either direction with Richmond vs. VMS, some prefer Richmond, some can't hook and run too fast to run the 1/4 mile at Richmond.

 

when does Richmond open back up? Can't wait to get back to the track.

 

werd, all my junk is 12 sec. slow but I like running at richmond because with all the smack talk and betting it's semi close to street racing...."not that there's anything wrong with that"