different types of car.
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veryoldfart said:
Love the way they make Comp Eliminator sound so simple :-)Competition Eliminator - Handicapped to equalise the vast variety of race machines that can enter this class. No breakout. First over the finish line is the winner.
Edited by 1960Zody on Tuesday 5th June 13:48
veryoldfart said:
it doesnt mention sandbagging either.......lol
....are you trying to confuse the poor woman? 
Now.. Tweetie... it never helps when some cars double enter. You think its one class... when it is actually another. A good example is Spencer. Comp Eliminator and Super pro.
If you want some terminology check out Sharman's topendtales (found via Eurodragster.com)
Miss Corrado said:
it never helps when some cars double enter. You think its one class... when it is actually another.
I used to get stick about that from trackside photographers last year, as they could never tell who was driving at any given point. I was entered in two different classes, in two different cars, with a different race number on each. To further confuse matters, both of the cars I was driving were also being driven in additional classes by drivers other than me :-) Things are a bit simpler this year. I'm still in two classes, but it's a single car, with a single race number, and there's no one else driving it...Edited by Tet on Tuesday 5th June 18:09
Tweetie said:
Are you going to the street night event on the 10th June Kirstie?
Is that a Monday? I work Monday's... 
*sigh*How about the Summer Nats? Twist Jon's arm! I will probably Email you about certain things... best kept off a forum.
Tet... now that sounds confusing! Glad to see you have brought the level down a peg or two however but how did you all keep up with who's turn was it to drive? Did you ever sit out a round when the engine was rather toasty? (Thank god we have just one driver - who needs his feet nailed to the floor most meets!) When Spencer was competing at all the tracks and championships, he used two different numbers AE1 for VW Alternate Engine and SG2 for supergas. I am guessing it was probably easier for the timing crew (Andddyyy Marrss....please!) to recognise. Just to clarify, Spencer has just the one number this year, too. B/A 61 and SuPro 61. I'm not sure what is clearer....what does everyone think?
veryoldfart said:
also, the noiser the car, the faster they go (generally)..........
cept VWs thats pretty true 
Tweetie said:
I've noticed there are numbers and letters on the cars, is this all to do with class aswell?
basically car letter are the following:Edited by Tweetie on Tuesday 5th June 18:36
TF - Top Fuel
FC - Top Fuel Funny Car
TMD - Top Methanol Dragster
TMFC - Top Methanol Funny Car
PM - Pro Modified
PS - Pro Stock
NFAA - Nostalgia Fuel Altered Association
SUMO - Super Modified
S/Pro or Su Pro - Super Pro ET
Pro or P/ET - Pro ET
SC - Super Comp
SG - Super Gas
SST - Super Street
SPET - Sportsman ET
SE - Street Eliminator
all cars should have their class name and number easily readable on some part of the side of the car (wing, windows etc)
Miss Corrado said:
Tet... now that sounds confusing! Glad to see you have brought the level down a peg or two however but how did you all keep up with who's turn was it to drive? Did you ever sit out a round when the engine was rather toasty?
Pro ET has been called? Right, I'll be out in Shaun's Revenge, and Mick Howling will be in Grumpy's Dodge. Super Gas called? I'm out in Grumpy's Dodge, and Paul Spiers is in Shaun's Revenge. Simple really :-) Running on alcohol, Grumpy was rarely a problem when it came to overheating. Paul's Camaro got a bit warm at times, and we had to skip a qualifier, though.liner33 said:
veryoldfart said:
also, the noiser the car, the faster they go (generally)..........
Anyone remember the red Mazda RX7 that used to run in one of the sportman classes????Boy that thing was loud !!!
I remeber one year Knut had to ask him to turn it off as he couldn;t hear Harlans funny car being warmed up....
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