Has anyone raced this track since it was redone? How is the traction with the new concrete launch pad? Is the whole track smooth?
AND MOST IMPORANT..Is there enough shut off area for 150+mph cars to stop?
I keep hearing bad things

 

EARL THIS IS TOM JUNG WE RAN JARROD'S CAR THERE A FEW WEEKS AGO 1.35 60FT TRACK IS GOOD SHUT DOWN AT THE TIME WAS SCARY IT HAS BEEN EXTENDED SINCE THEN WE RAN FIVE 9.0'S 160MPH THAT DAY. THE OFFICLES ARE REALY COOL AT THAT TRACK TOO YOU GUYS WILL HAVE FUN. GOOD PLACE TO RACE

 

I have been their about the same time and the track is good. John@M&H-Hashim's

 

ive been hearing things about the shut down too.. hope theres enough room for the Pro cars to slow down.. otherwise, the NDRA event should be a good one!! we will see you all there..

Robbie
IDRC

 

i think you guys will be fine for the shutdown ....if 4 second top fuel cars can do it running 300+mph ...im sure 140 + guys can to

 

i dont think 4 second top fuel cars have run down fontana before...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by K20EG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i think you guys will be fine for the shutdown ....if 4 second top fuel cars can do it running 300+mph ...im sure 140 + guys can to</TD></TR></TABLE>We're talking Fontana..not Pomona.
Thanks for the imput Tom, makes me feel a little better about racing there.

 

LOL duh my bad ...bauhaahh

fontana ...umm...i seen low 10 sec cars there run and barely be able to slow down before the tire barrier..i heard somethin about they may have extended it ...but im not able to confirm that

 

Earl-I hope that I'm able to get the time off work because I'd like to pick your brain a little about what you think my next steps should be to get me to the low 12's even high 11's if possible. Scott(STR) has helped me out alot and invited me to come so hopefully I'll get to meet you if not good luck and keep up the great work.

 

Anytime

 

Earl, this is Victor Reyes (Power Enterprise). We were there at the end of September for Sport Compact Car's Ultimate Street Car Challenge, and it was scary as hell. It's super narrow....no real room to move if the car gets sideways, etc. There maybe enough shut down time, but if **** happens, you will wind up being flat up against a concrete barrier instead of dumping out into an open field.
I've heard that they are putting "sand" down towards the end of the track, but unless they excavate the ground and PUT sand in, then you'll just slide to the concrete barrier instead.
Perhaps things may have changed from then until now, but....we won't know until Saturday at least...

 

Yeah... According to the feet-o-meter (rolling wheel measuring tool), there is 2000 feet from the final timing light to the edge of the 3/4" thick (not deep) construction grade sand. Okay, now picture what goes through the chain of events when it comes to making a pass....(the abridged version). You stage, launch, shift....etc., *take your foot off the accelerator pedal and depress the brake pedal* (how long does that take?) slow down enough to turn out. Okay, according to a formula that makes sense to me I found online, the formula we can use here is b=0.05v(v) or v squared. That is a formula to calculate average braking distance of an emergency stop of a car including reaction time. Let's do a 150mph car. 150(150) = 22,500. 22,500(0.05) = 1,125 feet. Alright, now let's do a 200mph car. 200(200) = 40,000. 40,000(0.05) = 2,000 feet. Granted, these are figures for a regular car (4 brakes, 1 brake per wheel) at regular weight, etc., etc. What about fast Hondas with brakes only on the front wheels, and only a staging brake on the rears? How would that stop? ....yeah, they may be "lighter" in weight than this figure, but still...
Palmdale is 1 mile long, AND it goes uphill out there after the 1/4 mile.

In my opinion, Fontana is a dangerous track to run....

 

yea i hope that **** is alot better than before....i watched a 10 sec v-8 dude run there and almost hit the wall at the end

 

1320 then to an 860 or so stopper you decide

 

...2nd "import drag" event I've been to held at Fontana, and both weren't as "good". I wonder why....maybe it's the 3 separete lot layout of it or something.