Nitro Dude
Hauler Driver and Cylinder Head Maintenance
Matt Hagen is the first f/c in the 3s. He runs 3.995 in Charlotte last night.
Yes.They still running 1,000 ft.
I wasn't excited about the 1000' when we first changed over either, but it is what it is, and we save a lot of money in parts, and it is a lot safer, and I get paid the same no matter how far they run.1,000' sucks and the Countdown sucks worse.
They might because Matt just did his 1% back up with a 4.01 and also ran 322.27mph. That is a lot of mph. That will definitley get NHRAs attention.You think they will be changing things again to slow them down????
3.20 to a 3.30 gear?They might because Matt just did his 1% back up with a 4.01 and also ran 322.27mph. That is a lot of mph. That will definitley get NHRAs attention.
The one change that we will be mandated for 2012 is a different style center in the wheels for t/f and f/c. The new centers are designed to put all the stress on the hubs instead of the studs. This should keep us from shearing off wheel studs. I don't know what their next step will be as far as slowing us down.3.20 to a 3.30 gear?
Maybe they can go to a 8 lug axle/rim at the same time...
any drawings or specs for the new wheels?The one change that we will be mandated for 2012 is a different style center in the wheels for t/f and f/c. The new centers are designed to put all the stress on the hubs instead of the studs. This should keep us from shearing off wheel studs. I don't know what their next step will be as far as slowing us down.
After the season is over then we will purchase 3 new sets of wheels. When I get more info I will let you know.I did a search for 2012 NHRA wheel rim and nothing relevant came up. also tried +wheel, +rim, and +wheel +rim.