Fastest ever Funny Car - Ron Capps

Jem · Post by **Jem** » Mon Aug 27, 12 1:51 pm

Blimey

pete walton · Post by **pete walton** » Mon Aug 27, 12 1:55 pm

Jem check out the Nostalgia Funny Car circuit ....its become massive in the States,,, 30 to 40 cars racing for 16 car fields,,,,,Some great cars ...I can,t do the linky thingy buts its all on youtube

Jem · Post by **Jem** » Mon Aug 27, 12 2:07 pm

And seems almost faster when you see it like this!

I can't even imagine the of the amount of adrenaline that must be going on here.

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Mon Aug 27, 12 2:09 pm

Fantastic !!!!

Gonna have to check out what Pete suggested.
I love them old school floppers.
I spent the first 15 years of my life dribbling over them !!!!!

Gary

db · Post by db » Mon Aug 27, 12 3:06 pm

Wow what a ride!!

Les Szabo · Post by **Les Szabo** » Mon Aug 27, 12 6:45 pm

Incredible, and as always TF was always a bit quicker, fastest ever run by Massey at the same track, same event.3.728@329!!!!!.....maybe they gave the track the Pod treatment with the sprayers

big block · Post by **big block** » Mon Aug 27, 12 7:07 pm

Is that 1320 ft or 1000ft ,I thought all top fuel in the states was 1000ft now, as its going to be at the pod for FIA top fuel rounds or so I hear.

Les Szabo · Post by **Les Szabo** » Mon Aug 27, 12 9:40 pm

Yep, don't know if its still current, prob is...but your right 1000ft

It was the drivers apparently who wanted it, making it safer racing, less expensive on parts as they say most damage is done after 1000ft etc etc, and of course Kalitta, 320ft less wouldn't have saved him.

So they'll just lean harder on the motor in 1000ft.......Its the end of Drag Racing for TFFC/TF as we know and love it....
Maybe the Lucas TF car at the Nats was the last 1320 foot pass we'll see at the Pod.

Les

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue Aug 28, 12 7:56 am

He's fast. Just not very tall..

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Tue Aug 28, 12 9:27 am

Has anyone calculated what that run would be over the quarter, so we can see how quick that was in real money?

Les Szabo · Post by **Les Szabo** » Tue Aug 28, 12 12:24 pm

The difference is minimal, approx a tenth, so on Capps 3.9 it would be the difference of the fastest ever 3 sec FC run as opposed to just another low 4. At that level gaining a tenth is like .5 sec on a 9 sec car...........
However a lot of cars can do damage at around 1000ft, pistons etc.....so who really knows how much the difference would be over the quarter.

Its like 1/8th mile racing...it sucks in my books

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Tue Aug 28, 12 5:14 pm

Les Szabo wrote:Its like 1/8th mile racing...it sucks in my books

I initially thought that, but seeing cars run the 1/8 th the acceleration difference more than makes up for it in my opinion.
Especially the outlaw 10.5's, boy do those babys move . . . .

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Wed Aug 29, 12 12:02 pm

big block wrote:Is that 1320 ft or 1000ft ,I thought all top fuel in the states was 1000ft now, as its going to be at the pod for FIA top fuel rounds or so I hear.

thats what i was thinking , after the scott kalitta crash went to 1000ft
they put a limit on nitro persentage ( thinking 94% ) too i believe & think gearing also ,
wonder what these moden areo dynamic cars , with the recent introduction of these new type blowers would run now with the 97 / 98 % + nitro they use to be alowed to run

Turnip · Post by **Turnip** » Wed Aug 29, 12 12:57 pm

1000ft is already in at the pod for FIA meetings. There are big yellow stripes on the wall at 1000ft

db · Post by db » Wed Aug 29, 12 6:31 pm

Of all the things they could have limited in 1/4 mile drag racing, the distance they race over would seem to be the dumbest.