Akula Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 I went to the Pacemakers drivers meeting on Sunday. They are trying to generate more interest in the track and make it a bit more friendly to all. One of the things that may interest some of the guys here is the Byers will be sponsoring a Friday night race each friday night with a $500 prize for sport compacts. Might be an interesting thing for those that don't have BBC drag cars. That is just one of the many programs they want to have in place to get more and different classes at the track. http://www.pacemakersdragway.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils Advocate Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Cool, I'll try and let some of my friends know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black ITR Guy Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 thats where i was first introduced to drag racing i thought they were shut down??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitamincj Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Is still just an 1/8th mile track? CJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest drifter Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Originally posted by vitamincj: Is still just an 1/8th mile track? CJ i think so. i dont think they changed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black ITR Guy Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 they have the room for the 1/4 dont they why dont they use it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted March 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 That track is owned by someone, and someone else leases the facility and manages it each year. It needs alot of work to become a 1/4 mile facility. If you run a street car and run thru the 1/8th the shutdown seems long, but if you run across the finish line in less than 5 seconds and are running over 140MPH, the shut down is VERY short. The guy that is running the track this year wants to get more bikes and quick cars on the program, he has a super-quick series put together (we will be running it) and some other nice things are going on. Stuff like putting a playground in the spectator area etc... This guy fell into some money by way of his business is booming so he wants to pump up the sport he loves. Having a drivers meeting is a big sign of things to come as he wants the racers involved. I told him that sport compact participation will probably be low because most guys that run SC want 1/4 mile, but the $500 purse will be a big draw. He said if he gets enough participation he will add another to the $500 purse because Byers is putting up the first $500. It should be an interesting year and I suggest you run out for a test and tune to check it out, you might like it better than trails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bracketracer13 Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Akula...I was at the meeting too. Damn big turnout, i thought. The program sounds pretty good, so i joined points while i was there.lol Cant wait to race! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils Advocate Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 So they want bikes? Would this be a good place for me to learn a little bit? I'd be very interested if this were the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted March 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 BR13, I thought there where a bunch of guys there. I was sitting by the guy that keep talking about that sportsman cut off. We run Quick and could care less about the damn sportsman index. As for bikes, the track manager is getting some of the local clubs to start coming out. We shall see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bracketracer13 Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 Akula....i was sitting in the same row as that guy...I dunno if u remember, but there were a couple of younger dudes on the end...That was me and JustinSS (I think thats his name on here) ANyways, cant wait to see ya there at some point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owndjoo Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 shit, i shoulda have gone. my dad was there, funny guy with glasses and blue Brenner Motorsports hat. i run up there all the time, the track is like 11 miles away from the house. actually, i was up there this last saturday and broke the tranny in my beater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bracketracer13 Posted April 16, 2004 Report Share Posted April 16, 2004 I beleive i've met u there... graemlins/thumb.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owndjoo Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 hm...idk i was up there this saturday and the father was runnin our s/c dragster. hopefully i may be up there tuning this saturday with my NEW setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan900 Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 Thats funny I was up there this last sat too. Small world. It was a nice day for racing though it took them forever to get the tree working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owndjoo Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 yea, what u run up there? times? last time i had my 2g out there i put down a 8.06 @ 84mph still running the stock 1g turbo. this weekend i'll try to make it there if i can get all the parts here and on the car and tuned by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bracketracer13 Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 I ran at norwalk on the 17th, and i will be at pacemakers on the 24th weather permitting! If u see the car thats in my sig, come say what up! graemlins/thumb.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owndjoo Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 oh yea, jono rite?? i'm tryin to get everthing together, if i go saturday then i'll have to take the open trailer, dad's workin and that means no mh or enclosed trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bracketracer13 Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 yeah, i'm Jono. Who cares about the open trailer, as long as it gets there! And if you have to go by yourself and need some people to chill with, feel free to come get a burger or something and hang out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owndjoo Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 aight man, it'll be a real squeeze to get this thing together. i'm relying on parts gettin here that were ordered yesterday and today and a buddy to weld up a downpipe starting like thursday. oh man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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