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White64Goat · 01-05-2015, 10:05 PM

Not sure how many NHRA fans we have here, but another bombshell for the 2015 season happened today: http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com...artner=ya5nbcs

After Ford and Castrol announced in 2013 that they would be leaving John Force at the end of 2014, this is a big blow to the sport. Rumors have Force driving a Dodge this year but I have not been able to find a reliable source to back that up.

swarb · 01-05-2015, 10:52 PM

I will be at pomona for the first and last race of the season.
I sat in Terry McMillen's car. The insta-gator.

King Tut · 01-06-2015, 04:09 PM

Time for F1 style cost saving measures. One engine must last through the four qualifying sessions and then one engine for eliminations. Put in intervals for other common failure points or expensive parts that get replaced after every run.

Haeb · 01-06-2015, 04:56 PM

I always wondered if the Al-Anabi team was some wealthy sheiks toy team - just something to do to burn a few bucks, make some noise and have a little fun - or if it was put together as a way to boost tourism to Qatar. The blow some cash with a couple nitro teams theory always seemed more plausible, since I dont think too many folks in the US would make travel plans to Qatar based solely on the fact they run a couple nitro cars here lol. Maybe falling oil prices have killed their racing budget???

Rampage · 01-07-2015, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Haeb

Maybe falling oil prices have killed their racing budget???

Bingo! This little game of chicken that OPEC is playing with US shale oil producers is really starting to hurt the member countries and rich oil families.

themadscientist · 01-07-2015, 06:22 AM

Not to mention Russia.

White64Goat · 01-15-2015, 10:38 PM

John Force Racing finally announced that they will be running Chevy Camaro bodies this year. Said they did the deal right before Christmas, so I wonder why they wait until now to announce the brand.....Force started out with Chevy way back when..........

White64Goat · 01-19-2015, 08:18 PM

http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com...artner=ya5nbcs

I told my wife that right after they went to 1000 feet for the Nitro class that within 2-3 years, they'd be back up to 330+ mph. Looks like I hit it right on the head.

White64Goat · 01-23-2015, 10:10 PM

Victory has to be paying them a shipload of money to leave H-D.

https://autos.yahoo.com/news/victory...200009008.html

White64Goat · 01-31-2015, 06:26 PM

http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com...artner=ya5nbcs

Looks like one car for now and how long can they last with Alan funding it.

UPDATE TO THE STORY:

http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com...artner=ya5nbcs

White64Goat · 02-06-2015, 04:55 PM

The season is here! Saturday night at 10:00 on ESPN2 (I'm sure after the basketball game runs long) is qualifying with finals on Sunday night.

I love the smell of Nitro in the morning............

swarb · 02-06-2015, 06:33 PM

drove by there today, they were doing test runs, heard them from over a mile away!!

White64Goat · 02-10-2015, 02:44 PM

If it was Friday, that was qualifying, rounds 1 and 2.

White64Goat · 07-26-2015, 09:56 PM

Well, I just learned something today that I did not know. The NHRA is currently on the 1st leg of the 'Western Swing' with 3 races in a row out west. Jimmy Prock was explaining what they have to do to make the cars run up on the mountain in Colorado in the thinair like they do at sea level. One of the things he mentioned was compression ratio, which I figured to be in the 9 or 10 to 1 ratio and when he said...............6.3 to 6.5 to 1, I was not expecting it to be that low especially when you're making 10,000hp. Just goes to show how much that big ass blower is cramming in there..........wow.

01-05-2015, 10:05 PM	#1
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01-06-2015, 04:09 PM	#3
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01-19-2015, 08:18 PM	#8
White64Goat Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ CBS LTD MT, 02 WRX Location: Fred. Co. Md. Posts: 2,346 Thanks: 65 Thanked 1,111 Times in 627 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	SOME PRE-SEASON THUNDER........ http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com...artner=ya5nbcs I told my wife that right after they went to 1000 feet for the Nitro class that within 2-3 years, they'd be back up to 330+ mph. Looks like I hit it right on the head.

01-23-2015, 10:10 PM	#9
White64Goat Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ CBS LTD MT, 02 WRX Location: Fred. Co. Md. Posts: 2,346 Thanks: 65 Thanked 1,111 Times in 627 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Another Surprise For 2015 Victory has to be paying them a shipload of money to leave H-D. https://autos.yahoo.com/news/victory...200009008.html

01-31-2015, 06:26 PM	#10
White64Goat Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ CBS LTD MT, 02 WRX Location: Fred. Co. Md. Posts: 2,346 Thanks: 65 Thanked 1,111 Times in 627 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Some New News http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com...artner=ya5nbcs Looks like one car for now and how long can they last with Alan funding it. UPDATE TO THE STORY: http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com...artner=ya5nbcs Last edited by White64Goat; 02-06-2015 at 09:16 PM.

01-05-2015, 10:52 PM	#2
swarb Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: BRZ Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,053 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,451 Times in 1,271 Posts Mentioned: 79 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I will be at pomona for the first and last race of the season. I sat in Terry McMillen's car. The insta-gator.

01-06-2015, 04:56 PM	#4
Haeb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 2014 Scion FR-S Monogram Series Location: Orangevale CA Posts: 157 Thanks: 120 Thanked 145 Times in 63 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I always wondered if the Al-Anabi team was some wealthy sheiks toy team - just something to do to burn a few bucks, make some noise and have a little fun - or if it was put together as a way to boost tourism to Qatar. The blow some cash with a couple nitro teams theory always seemed more plausible, since I dont think too many folks in the US would make travel plans to Qatar based solely on the fact they run a couple nitro cars here lol. Maybe falling oil prices have killed their racing budget???

01-07-2015, 06:22 AM	#6
themadscientist Hotlink Terrorist Join Date: Nov 2014 Drives: 2015 WRB BRZ Spec S Location: "Dirty South" Japan Posts: 2,077 Thanks: 1,525 Thanked 2,624 Times in 1,196 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Not to mention Russia.

01-15-2015, 10:38 PM	#7
White64Goat Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ CBS LTD MT, 02 WRX Location: Fred. Co. Md. Posts: 2,346 Thanks: 65 Thanked 1,111 Times in 627 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	John Force Racing finally announced that they will be running Chevy Camaro bodies this year. Said they did the deal right before Christmas, so I wonder why they wait until now to announce the brand.....Force started out with Chevy way back when..........

02-06-2015, 04:55 PM	#11
White64Goat Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ CBS LTD MT, 02 WRX Location: Fred. Co. Md. Posts: 2,346 Thanks: 65 Thanked 1,111 Times in 627 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	The season is here! Saturday night at 10:00 on ESPN2 (I'm sure after the basketball game runs long) is qualifying with finals on Sunday night. I love the smell of Nitro in the morning............

02-06-2015, 06:33 PM	#12
swarb Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: BRZ Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,053 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,451 Times in 1,271 Posts Mentioned: 79 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	drove by there today, they were doing test runs, heard them from over a mile away!!

02-10-2015, 02:44 PM	#13
White64Goat Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ CBS LTD MT, 02 WRX Location: Fred. Co. Md. Posts: 2,346 Thanks: 65 Thanked 1,111 Times in 627 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	If it was Friday, that was qualifying, rounds 1 and 2.

07-26-2015, 09:56 PM	#14
White64Goat Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ CBS LTD MT, 02 WRX Location: Fred. Co. Md. Posts: 2,346 Thanks: 65 Thanked 1,111 Times in 627 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Well, I just learned something today that I did not know. The NHRA is currently on the 1st leg of the 'Western Swing' with 3 races in a row out west. Jimmy Prock was explaining what they have to do to make the cars run up on the mountain in Colorado in the thinair like they do at sea level. One of the things he mentioned was compression ratio, which I figured to be in the 9 or 10 to 1 ratio and when he said...............6.3 to 6.5 to 1, I was not expecting it to be that low especially when you're making 10,000hp. Just goes to show how much that big ass blower is cramming in there..........wow.

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