Drag Week 2014

[CobraII]

Before someone goes on a rant about what "street car" is, let me just say:


I agree with you, Bob, making the truck into race mode is the same as me swapping to slicks at the track, putting the air pan on for the hood scoop, etc. Larson and other DW competitors just do it on a much, much larger scale.

I would love to do it some year too, hope you can do it next year. Mark and I were talking about what we'd build, having fun tossing ideas around. I like the idea of a wagon, and turbo is an easy way to make power, but I think NA on pump gas would be my preference.

[Dan B.]

Before someone goes on a rant about what "street car" is, let me just say:


I agree with you, Bob, making the truck into race mode is the same as me swapping to slicks at the track, putting the air pan on for the hood scoop, etc. Larson and other DW competitors just do it on a much, much larger scale.

I would love to do it some year too, hope you can do it next year. Mark and I were talking about what we'd build, having fun tossing ideas around. I like the idea of a wagon, and turbo is an easy way to make power, but I think NA on pump gas would be my preference.

I'm not going on a "street car" rant. What these guys do is just bad ass!!

In my understanding...DW was meant to be a race about who can build the fastest hot rod and have no support vehicles to follow along with extra parts. But when your entire pit crew tags along behind and swarms the car once it arrives at the track that seems to get away from the original intent (again...IMO...which is worth what you paid to read this post). On one of the broadcasts I even heard Frieburger refer to "Larsons bogus pit crew".

[Martin0660]

In my understanding...DW was meant to be a race about who can build the fastest hot rod and have no support vehicles to follow along with extra parts.

By allowing the trailers from the outset, they sure allowed extra parts, and expected it. What get's overshadowed by the "unlimited" class guys is EVERY other class there is full of hard core racers that mostly drive, swap tires, add fuel, then race. I do wish they would allow driver and passenger and those be the ONLY ones allowed to touch the car but it's not my sandbox. Frankly I think Larson would adapt to that and just change how things swap easier.

Hot Rod had a few very good posts on their blog that their intention with unlimited was to let it run wild. They know it's not a poor guys class, and didn't want someone to have to say "worlds fastest street car with (insert your restriction here)". There has long been debate about some guy in England and a few others that say theirs is faster "street cars", obviously Hot Rod wants this event to define Worlds Fastest and attract the best. I think Larson shut them all up with that pass, and remember that is a new truck, that likely has room to grow.

That all said, when that truck is in "race mode" it's so far from a street vehicle it's stupid. I applaud him exploiting the rules, but no radiator, on alky, no trans cooler, etc, etc ... Frankly, it's likely not even a very good "race car" in that mode, it simply takes advantage of the rules, show up, swap it around, make ONE pass (or more if you need better), drive to next track, repeat. If he had to go rounds it likely would struggle with what I read they change / remove.

I love it,

[Dan B.]

I love it,

I do also......kept up with it all week and skimmed through the live feed daily!