Drag strips dot the landscape of the United States — North to South and East to West. Most drag racers can get to a drag strip within a couple hours drive. But is the nearest strip offering track conditions suitable to lay down some solid numbers, and do it consistently? The truth is, going out […]
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So just prior to any Team Force car running at the Summit Nationals this past weekend one of the crew members would walk out onto the starting line with this funky piece of equipment. None of the other teams were using one of these either… It was “L” shaped with a couple of wings on […]
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You may have been noticing a new and revolutionary tool being used by fuel car teams on the track’s surface this year. Starting nearly for years ago, Bill Miller Engineering’s Eddie Litke stop being one of those crew chiefs that relied on foot power to gauge horsepower. Instead he started using a tool to gain […]
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Since the advent of drag racing, one of the most effective ways to gauge condition of the quarter-mile drag strip has always been the seat of the foot – not always the seat of the pants! Crew chiefs and team members regularly walk the quarter-mile before their sessions to gauge the surface traction and to […]
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