I understand why the Frantic 4 was cut down from 1/4 mile to 1/8th mile. Over the last several years, the field has been small and the breakage high at the event. I also understand that the 4 qualifiers need to be able to make their rounds and give the fans side by side racing during eliminations. I can say from experience it is Much, Much, easier on the hardware to run 1/8 mile than 1/4 mile. On the funny car, probably 75%+ of the breakage came after the 1/8th mile. So I get it.
Maybe it's my age, but 1/8 mile drag racing is cute. It's not real drag racing though to me. If our Pontiac engines can't run a 1/4 mile , we need to work harder, not make the race easier.
So I want to congratulate Ed and his crew, his engine builders and associates for "going for it" in 1/4 mile drag races. Keep up the effort and we will be watching.!
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