uncltrvlnmatt said:
I like to watch the sportsman classes. Just because they don't run 10's does not mean it is boring. Whats the difference between having 16 cars that run between 10.00 and 10.05, or 12.50 and 12.55. It is still 5 hundreths of a second. The main thing is that they put on some close racing, that is what makes it interesting.
The difference is wheelstands, big burnouts, fighting with traction, and the probability that some of the 10.0-10.5 cars will get out of shape. There is a HUGE difference between 10.0 and 12.5. This is reflected by the NHRA rules which impose a plethora of safety measures if you want to go 10s.
It's not the hundredths (or thousandths) of a second at the end of the track, it's what happens along the way that makes it interesting. According to your logic, 30 second cars would be just as interesting as long as they are within a few hundredths at the stripe.
It's just personal preference, but I really don't like top fuel dragsters . . they bore me. Funny cars, on the other hand, are exciting to watch because the cars are animals and the drivers have to reign them in to even get them down the track. It's not so much the speed, it's the nature of the cars themselves. I also greatly prfer Outlaw cars to Prostock, for the same reason. The Outlaw cars are a wild ride, while the Prostock cars look like they are heading to Burger King . . . even though they run about the same speed.
If I want to watch 12.5 second cars, I'll sit in the circle K parking lot at Scottsdale and Shea and watch the M3s and Vettes take off from the light . . lol.
DFG_Pimpin said:
real streetcars can run faster than 12.5s
I was talking to my neighbor about that very thing. My car was an 11.10-11.20 car when it was a street car . . lol.