Tonight, Viper Guy and I walked the length from start to finish of his particular race with a certified measuring wheel. The distance came out to 1369.7 feet exactly. Therefore the races that have been run there for years are 50 feet longer than a 1/4 mile. I was wrong in my assumption of 180 feet long due to 3 different trip meters being off. It's too bad no one took me up on my $500 bet because you would have been that much richer. Too bad, maybe next time. Point of the matter is this. At the 1370 foot mark the Nova had the Viper by no more than a BUMPER. Too close for FIVE people that were standing there to tell. We were the agreed finish line by both parties. No one was at the 1320 foot mark to see who won but all five of us agreed after seeing how the Nova was pulling that the Viper was ahead at 1320 feet. 50 feet or 150 feet, it's still long. 50 feet is about 4 car lengths so it's not a short distance, especially when a race is so close. The winner of the race could not be determined so therefore Viper Guy's money should have been returned and a rematch setup for a certified marked out 1320 feet. My point is still clear. An out of town guy comes and and takes the word of a local that the points are measured to 1/4 mile so he assumes that is the case. Well it wasn't. Should be a rematch but we have a better chance in seeing God than Viper Guy getting his money back. This could probably be argued for years but I still say the Viper is undefeated in Tampa.

 

Wow....I actually thought it was a lil longer too. Oh well.
I will not throw my two cents in as far as what should be done. I believe that should be up to the two parties involved. And as you said its likely nothing will change. All the discussion here will not do any good so I hope we dont get in a pissing match again.

But thanks for posting the distance.

 

I fail to see what the beef was to begin with. Both parties involved agreed to the start point and finish point before the race was run. That makes the actual distance in feet irelevant. If I say hay lets race to the top of the hill and you agree it doesn't matter if the top of the hill is 1320 feet away or 2 miles away because that was the point we agreed to race to and the one who gets there first is the winner.

 

They agreed on a 1/4 mile race, not a point to point race. Viper Guy ASSUMED the points were measured accurately but they were not. No one's fault there, they just need to run another race. That is all.

 

This shows you what a diffence the extra distance makes.My question is how do you decide hows car is faster?One might be faster in the 1/4 and one might be faster after that. Why dont they race until someone is clearly ahead and is'nt going to be caught?

 

This whole ordeal can be settled once and for all, it's rather obvious that the race was over 1/4 mile, so why not take it to the track, i mean, lets face it, it's all about the distance right?

Nothing to do with he jumped me off the line:
I wasn't ready:
My tyres spun:
I missed a gear:
I was out of nitrous:
I had to much air in my tyres, none of that.

The whole argument appears to be that the race was over 1/4 mile, if the actual distance is the most important aspect, then why not take it to BMP & go dead nuts accurate.

When you're racing for $300.00 or more, then you need to set the ground rules, it appears that these rules were set, but you later came to find out the distance was a bit more.

Somehow though, i doubt that we'll ever see these two cars duke it out at the track, don't wish to imply anyhting here with that statement, other than that's my own opinion!

Limey.

 

and thats how its always been!(i've lost count of how many
1\8mile streetraces i've seen)


if 1320 is that big of a deal then he should be bring his own certified measuring wheel. (i have seen it done) before the race

1369.7 feet thats about as close as your going to get on the street. you want better read fordman's post about taking to to the track

 

it won't end up at the track as the probably don't have the required safety gear that the track requires for their speeds.

just a guess..

 

Well All I got to say here is this. That's street racing. I do not think Floyd and Scott knew it was long. But it is a sham that you guys up there have been racing a distince of point A to point B for over 10 years and it is almost 50 feet to long. I'm not as upset as I was befor, thay can keep the $$ that is street racing. Next time I race up there the wheel will take care of the 1320. I learned my leason, I hope you all mark off the real 1320 and we can move on. As far as me racing at the track with the Viper with any one, is not going to happen any time soon. I would like to talk to Floyd or Scott this week if thay are up to it. See you all in a few months, be safe, and enjoy the Event Ford Man is doing in Sep for TR.com

*I'm done posting on this subject