Vid- Steve Morris discusses "the quickest & fastest street car in America"

[ccracin]

Here is some stuff. Just Pics.

http://www.bailey-racing.com/build-photo-s/

[GregWeld]

My discussion was an example. If a car runs 6.70's then it's a 6.70 car which is a long way from a 6.0 car statement.

[ccracin]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

My discussion was an example. If a car runs 6.70's then it's a 6.70 car which is a long way from a 6.0 car statement.

[fleetus macmullitz]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

My discussion was an example. If a car runs 6.70's then it's a 6.70 car which is a long way from a 6.0 car statement.

Greg,

For brevity, I refer to a car that has run a best of say 11.67 seconds as an '11 second car'.

But I get your point.

[preston]

thanks for the photo link

You're both right !
I've always understood that as soon as your car makes it to the next bracket you call it a "12 second car (12:99)". We do the same thing in bicycle racing - "I want to make a 24" means you can run the course in 24:59". The magazines have used this type of nomenclature as long as I've been reading them.

But Greg is also right - it is a big leap from 6:72 to 6:09. Just like its a big leap from a 24:59 on the bike race to a 24:30.

[ccracin]

Originally Posted by compos mentis

Greg,

For brevity, I refer to a car that has run a best of say 11.67 seconds as an '11 second car'.

But I get your point.

Originally Posted by preston

thanks for the photo link

You're both right !
I've always understood that as soon as your car makes it to the next bracket you call it a "12 second car (12:99)". We do the same thing in bicycle racing - "I want to make a 24" means you can run the course in 24:59". The magazines have used this type of nomenclature as long as I've been reading them.

But Greg is also right - it is a big leap from 6:72 to 6:09. Just like its a big leap from a 24:59 on the bike race to a 24:30.

I understand Greg's point and I'm sure he understands ours, but please exercise caution is agreeing with him so easily. That's like throwing the chips ahoy bag to the Cookie Monster!

[fleetus macmullitz]

Originally Posted by ccracin

I understand Greg's point and I'm sure he understands ours, but please exercise caution is agreeing with him so easily. That's like throwing the chips ahoy bag to the Cookie Monster!

This is true.

Greg has strong opinions...and they are weighty.

[uxojerry]

Tom Bailey's car and a few like it caused a lot of controversy with Drag Week and participants like Larry Larson. Larry declined to participate this year in protest. Larry didnt want modified promod cars in the competition. He thought the rules should call for factory cars with an original vin. They are commonly referred to as "door cars". Last year Larry hit the 6s, and was hoping to be the first door car to run 6s throughout the 2013 competition. Personally, I think Larry has a point.

That said Tom Bailey's car is amazing and he seems like a very humble and likable guy. A promod has a 1000lb or so weight advantage over a door car. Maybe next year they can add a weight penalty and even things out.

[GregWeld]

If you make a rule(s)... somebody will build something that pokes a gapping hole right thru the one thing you didn't cover in the rule.

Thus the life of racing throughout history.

[novahollic]

I love how casual he is in the dyno video about 2100rwhp.....