Drag @ Atlanta Motor Speedway

[z0ne_3]

Its about time!!!

http://www.atlantamotorspeedway.com/handler.cfm/article,display/art_id,508945/cat_id,39776/

I cant get it uploaded so here you go... The link is better...

[Flip]

I'm in on this! How do the practice/competition drag runs work? Could I just pay the $20 and do 2 or 3 practice drag runs then be out? I don't care to try to compete but i wana get some numbers...

[z0ne_3]

I'm not sure they said there will be no light pole just up right drag i believe... Who know if it works out nice then maybe they will make a DAMN TRACK!!!


I'm in on this! How do the practice/competition drag runs work? Could I just pay the $20 and do 2 or 3 practice drag runs then be out? I don't care to try to compete but i wana get some numbers...

[z0ne_3]

Sorry... "There will be no light tree, no electronic timing, just heads up drag racing to the finish line," said Brandon Hutchison, vice president of events at AMS.


I'm in on this! How do the practice/competition drag runs work? Could I just pay the $20 and do 2 or 3 practice drag runs then be out? I don't care to try to compete but i wana get some numbers...

[famous_atticus]

I'll be there! Hopefully this will be some type of R & D for a real 1/4 mile drag strip next to AMS!! HOoray!!!!!...lol.

[z0ne_3]

Yes bring as many people as you can.. We need a track down here....


I'll be there! Hopefully this will be some type of R & D for a real 1/4 mile drag strip next to AMS!! HOoray!!!!!...lol.

[Halfwit]

ehh i jsut dont like 1/8 th.. and not gettinga time, but i will be ther definately.

[dartingd]

i may try to get to one of this...try to get a bottle on the civic....it'll still only do a 14.6 1/4 on the bottle tho :(

[Jehu]

"All drag competitors must wear a helmet and have operational seat belts in the vehicle. "

^^^ That sucks...

[Jehu]

I'm in on this! How do the practice/competition drag runs work? Could I just pay the $20 and do 2 or 3 practice drag runs then be out? I don't care to try to compete but i wana get some numbers...

"Gates open at 7 p.m. and practice drag runs begin at 8 p.m. "Show and shine" car show judging begins at 8:30 p.m. with the championship drag runs starting at 9:30 p.m. "

Looks like you can do practice runs from 8-9:30 maybe?

[N/A EK]

ill be there

[Flip]

Argh, no light? no electronic timing? I'm out... Not worth my time...

[Red]

Oh, so this is where Jaime found this link. I'll probably go up there and check it out at least once.

[sirhatch1030]

ill be there it is about time . nothing the popo can do now.

[z0ne_3]

Just give it a shot this is a chance to show AMS whats happen. So they can build us a fucking track!!!

[Halfwit]

Just give it a shot this is a chance to show AMS whats happen. So they can build us a fucking track!!!
tthat would be awesome, the friday night test and tunes, and saturdays would be fun as shit, and not as far as sdr..instead of 100 miles, it ill be 13..lol

[SLOWR/T]

ill be out there after i get my MSD. i wonder if slicks are ok??

[on 3]

i'll be there in my mustang its all stock :goodjob:

[SLOWR/T]

well i called and they said slicks are allowed

[z0ne_3]

Slicks are fine...

[AnthonyF]

that is fucking gay. I like the idea of domestic/import thing then the final battle. But, no tree? 1/8th mile? what the hell? And when u lose, it is over. You go to comerece and race all night. True, sometimes they are busy as shit, but much better than a pit road race.

[on 3]

its called street racing

[AnthonyF]

but it isn't real street racing. Street racing is the adrenaline rush of real streets, real people, real cops. I just think it is a dumbass idea. If it was a 1/4 mile, it might be worth it. AWD is more than likely going to own that competition. that is just my opinion.

[BlackEj6]

The coupe should be running..Ill be there with about 5 other cars

[BanginJimmy]

AWD is more than likely going to own that competition. that is just my opinion.


IMO its going to be the big blocks that are going to win most of these.

Then again its more about the caliber of the cars that go. If its mostly ricers representing the imports, then the big blocks are going to pwn them with all the low end torque.

If some real tuners are out there, then it could be good. Down in that area theres quite a few hotrod shops, I would imagine ALOT of them are going to be out there showing off what they can do. I dont mean to offend anyone, but theres not many imports that can run with an equally built and tuned big block.

[turbolaser6]

i'd show up but i have no engine does it say n e where that u can push the car?? its only an 1/8 mille. i can run for that long....plus my eg isnt all that heavy!

[on 3]

i,ve smoked plenty of awd cars in my mustangs with a good pair of slicks

[whiteblaze23]

I'm there...................

[The Ninja]

well if u wanna compare import to domestic at least stay in the same amount of cylinders...sounds to me like ur comparing the v8 big blocks to like 4 cylinders...they have twice the amount of cylinders and not twice the amount of weight. ofcourse but...i'd pick 4 cylinder imports over 4 cylinder domestics ANY day, and even some v6 imports against some v6 domestics

[Tyl0rWeaver]

I'm down.. see ya'll this friday night.

-Tylor

[Tyl0rWeaver]

If it was a 1/4 mile, it might be worth it. AWD is more than likely going to own that competition. that is just my opinion.

bring the awd's.. i've been running flat 2second, sub 2second 60' times very often at the strip...

haha, and I have an S2000 with literally zero torque... its all driver baby :tongue:

we'll see.. haha, i can pull close to a flat 9seconds at around 82-86mph in the 1/8th...

not bad for stock:)


See ya'll soon!!!
-Tylor

[vq35sleeper]

i'm down

[on 3]

me too i'm 7.80's all stock:D and some DR's
lol

[Tyl0rWeaver]

ya, i'm bringing some of my S2000 guys, so we'll see how those underpowered 350z's keep with us :)

btw, this is the 1/8th, so don't think you have the room to catch us.. lol, jk

[AnthonyF]

bring the awd's.. i've been running flat 2second, sub 2second 60' times very often at the strip...

haha, and I have an S2000 with literally zero torque... its all driver baby :tongue:

we'll see.. haha, i can pull close to a flat 9seconds at around 82-86mph in the 1/8th...

not bad for stock:)


See ya'll soon!!!
-Tylor


You are about a couple hundred pounds lighter than most of us. I pull 2.0 60ft's also on street tires. I should be 1.8 w/ slicks and my new motor. Not sure, still waiting.

I need the 1/4 miles. It is like u said, I need to the room to catch or leave u. damn little cars!

[Crowml]

I'm there!

[vtecgsrguy]

ill be there.... hoping at least 1 of my 2 is done..... the soch turbo setup? or the 'LS' comming back out???? hhhmmmmmm decisions,decisions,decicions..... oh well c-u guyz there!!!!!! with or without my rides!!...lol

[z0ne_3]

Its good to see that people are coming out!!!

[GhettoChan]

bump

[bigpanda16]

the night before tunerfestshootout no less!
i'll probly check it out
if not just to blow the tires off a little bit

[admedlin]

I'll probably go to one in August, still waiting to hear about a job so I can have some money to spend. My car is slow so I'll just be going for fun

[z0ne_3]

Support this guys... Y'all know we need a track built down here...

[BHC]

I'm there.......... Mustang GT with 100HP shot................wish it was 1/4 mile though.........never ran an 1/8

[CHADbee]

i doubt i'll come out friday night since tunerfest is saterday but i might come out some other night. its just....20 bucks to run 1/8? thats retarded. most tracks charge 30 for 1/4 so they should charge 15 for 1/8 then take off the cost of no lights, its down to 12.50 then take off the price of ET/trap speeds, it should be down to about 10 bucks. if that were the case i'd be out there evryweekend.

[vtecgsrguy]

OH GIMMIE A BREAK!!!! U GUYZ BETTER GIT THE FUCK OUT HERE!!! AND SHOW CLAYTON ,HENERY,SPAULDING, CO.'S WE NEED A FUCKIN TRACK!!!!! WETHER ITS A 1/4 MILE OR 1/8 MILE ITS "LEGAL"...... and i dont know bout u but im tired of all the damn trouble that racin under cover can be!!!! its bout time we git a chance to git out and fuckin race & not haft 2 worry bout running,or worring bout wether i can go somewhere without being hasseled for them not catching me before from runnin from the spot!!!..lol... and plus im an old fart now and wanna race somewhere legal!!!! well thats my 2cents.....lol..... BUMP 4 ME!!!!!

[Julio]

ya, i'm bringing some of my S2000 guys, so we'll see how those underpowered 350z's keep with us :)

btw, this is the 1/8th, so don't think you have the room to catch us.. lol, jk


what good that does when most S2k's run mid 15's to high 14's (stock) .. lol

[Flip]

I may make it out... I mean, i would really like to get a timeslip. Maybe if we show support this time they will set it up for real in the future? :)

[Dominic49]

i'm gonna go and see how many laps i can do on the oval before they tell me to leave...

[ct9a gsr]

So... no one's mentioned any prizes besides some trophies... I'm assuming you get nothing for winning your class and overall in racing? booie.

[BigPoppaHurtm]

what good that does when most S2k's run mid 15's to high 14's (stock) .. lol

LOL any stock s2k that runs those times is either fucked up or has a shitty driver. Ive managed 14.3 on bald kumho 711's and with tylors tires and 2.2L motor he's probably into high 13's ;)

[3.5altman]

a stock s2000 kit 13's.. I would like to see that

[OUTLAW]

when and wht time does this event happen

[N/A EK]

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[OUTLAW]

I know this is out the topic but just wanted to get some info about my banner wht people think about it. thanks

[sirhatch1030]

go to sigs and they will tell u about your banner.

[N/A EK]

:stupid: ..

[sirhatch1030]

shit half the places ive seen yall run chadbe is not even a 1/8 so come on now . there going to move comerce down there sooner or later ,this is the last yearr atlanta drag way is going to be open and i heard there moving it down to the race track. and it is going to have a drift track 1/8 and 1/4 . from what i been told. so i think there trying to see what the trun out is going to be like.

[speedminded]

So from my understanding you only get to run once or did i miss something?

[BigPoppaHurtm]

a stock s2000 kit 13's.. I would like to see that

Seriously its been done. Takes a good driver and everything has to be just right but plenty of guys have done it.

[Minze]

so are people actually going to this?

[CHADbee]

shit half the places ive seen yall run chadbe is not even a 1/8 so come on now . there going to move comerce down there sooner or later ,this is the last yearr atlanta drag way is going to be open and i heard there moving it down to the race track. and it is going to have a drift track 1/8 and 1/4 . from what i been told. so i think there trying to see what the trun out is going to be like.
the only reason i'm not gonna be out there this friday is cause i'm gonna be running my car HARD as hell saterday and its a neon...ya'll remember that shit, it can't take 2 days stright of dig runs. :lmfao: anyways, yeah i'll bring all my people out there in the next few weeks to show support. so ur saying commerace is closing and they are thinkin about moving it over there? ummm, interresting.

[z0ne_3]

So from my understanding you only get to run once or did i miss something?

It looks the way i dont think there's a losers bracket

[CHADbee]

It looks the way i dont think there's a losers bracket
wait...hold up. if i pay 20 bucks to get out there and i end up lining up against one of thoose "big dog stangs" from the southside meets. get my ass handed to me. thats it? i get no more runs?

[TIGERJC]

i will be out there soon, I heard that the atlanta motor speedway is using this to judge the interest of drag racing in the area. I heard theowner really wants to put a drag strip down here

[speedminded]

wait...hold up. if i pay 20 bucks to get out there and i end up lining up against one of thoose "big dog stangs" from the southside meets. get my ass handed to me. thats it? i get no more runs?precisely....so your only chance to get runs in is the 1.5 hrs of practice before....divide out how many cars there are and may only get a few runs in...depends on how smooth the setup is.

[v8killer]

it will be a v8 class and a 4cly class it wont be mixed match untill the end winner of each class will line up i belive.

[CHADbee]

it will be a v8 class and a 4cly class it wont be mixed match untill the end winner of each class will line up i belive.
if they had 4cly-N/a, 4cly- forced induction and the same for 6 and 8 cyl classes that would be great.

[spoon91]

I'll see you Guys 2night

Spoon91:screwy:

[3.5altman]

what time do they stop running

[vtecgsrguy]

leavin soon!!!! see ya there!!!! i hope da rain hold out! i got my camera ill take some picz!!!

[z0ne_3]

Heading out now... Hope to c many of you there. Its right down the street from me :))

[atlvi3tb0i]

i might go by

[z0ne_3]

Thid was a huge turnout even tho i didnt stay for the import part because i hade to work this morning. To those who went please tell me who won!!!

[z0ne_3]

This was a huge turn out.. They even let us drive on the track... Big fun... Hope to see more next friday. I know alot of you are going to tunerfest..

[josh green]

if they had 4cly-N/a, 4cly- forced induction and the same for 6 and 8 cyl classes that would be great.


Man its not a sanctioned event, its just legal street racing. The ONLY way someone would put that much work into something would be for prizes. Just dont be scared to lose.... nuff said.

[T-Mo Goodie]

This was a huge turn out.. They even let us drive on the track... Big fun... Hope to see more next friday. I know alot of you are going to tunerfest..

Was that you that HIT the wall on the track drive??? If so, Damn :lmfao:

The turnout was huge. They have alot of kinks to work out because they were moving a tad bit slow. I got there at 10:30pm and left at 1:15am and they were just getting ready to do the imports so I missed that one. I will probably be back next week though

[T-Mo Goodie]

Man its not a sanctioned event, its just legal street racing. The ONLY way someone would put that much work into something would be for prizes. Just dont be scared to lose.... nuff said.

True^^^^^^ Also people are getting it twisted. Imports race against imports and Domestics race against domestic. The winner of the two race each other. So stop all the excuses and get out here and do it legally. Stay off of Moreland and those back roads.

Stop thinking about losing (unless of course you are a loser, haha) if you win against your opponent, you go again against someone else.

[CHADbee]

i will be out there soon, i'm not afraid to lose at all, if u knew me u'd know that. its all in good fun. what i am afraid of is only getting 2 runs in. and i drive a neon so does that mean i race the domestics right? dodge, woot! nascar, dodge wooot!, woot! lol.

[gabbysmommy]

the silver subaru won the import class

[T-Mo Goodie]

how long did it last?? What time did it end?? I am pretty sure next week will be a little smoother than this week.

[gabbysmommy]

i didnt end till like 1:30 or so, I got in line at 6:00. it was great though

[vtecgsrguy]

yeah robs shit was runnin pretty damn good.....lol.. but robbie had some bad launches and in the final round he did both.....bad launch and missed a gear! still beating a 240 which will be kept nameless....lol...... lol... but props to both rob and robbie !!!!! next week should be alot better! more planned!!! they wasent expecting that many folkx!!!!

[05Tib]

plan to be there this friday

[on 3]

was the track or (pitroad) preped any

[05Tib]

saw a thing on Fox5 news lastnight. they did a story on this, must have been good for that to happen

[vtecgsrguy]

yes it was & is.... for us southside folkz it will be great!!!! from what i heard the owner is judgeing from these events wahat he will build a track there or not!!! well from what i saw......"we gonna have a track"......so git ready folkz!!!! AMS will be a motorsports park soon!!!!!...

[BanginJimmy]

anyone got some pics? how many musle cars out there?

[vtecgsrguy]

oh man!!! 2 many hot rods!!! bout doubled or tripled the ammount of imports there!!! i expected 2 see more domestics there!!! i had fun watching all of them! friends of mine were there with there desiel trucks showin-up some mustangs!..lol...all-in-all it was a fun night & deffently goin back next week even if i dont run either of my cars....lol....

[DrewS2K]

yea if you watched fox 5 news the other nite you would have seen my car on there...the white honda layed out hehe...

[05Tib]

so they definitly inforce the helment rule?

[on 3]

who won the whole thing

[vtecgsrguy]

yeah "everyone" has to wear a helment!!!!! and must have seatbelts!!! but i dident see the domestics finish but i know robs STI won for best import....looked pretty good! i know the flag man also needs some lessons in flagin also..... sumone needs to let him watch pinks and learn...lol...lol..... :lmfao: :lmfao:

[05Tib]

I was jus curious, not like im going to run the Tib. Way to slow

[Big J]

I think they should reclass the event from imports to "sport compacts", 'cause watching an SRT-4 run a viper is retarded. They could sub class this into N/A and F/I, and a lot more "imports" would run.

[Tyl0rWeaver]

ok, whoever said stock S2000's run mid 15's to high 14's.. is a fucking idiot. and they deserve to go watch 72hours of teletubbies... seriously, go read a road & track, motor trend, or perhaps maybe just a car & driver...????

Stock S2000's can run 13.7's.. that I have seen.... but that is pretty hard to come by, running that quick. I personally ran a 14.13 @ 99.7mph.. that was my personal best, then again, that was only my 4th REAL run down a 1/4mile strip.. I have shit for a clutch right now (too much autocrossing and mountain runs, lol).. so, I really can't rip into the gears...

the media says S2000's can hit low/mid 5second 0-60times, and a 13.9 to a 14.1... depending on the generation... AP2's can hit that 13.9 a little easier than an AP1 could...

anywho..

yea, so how was it??

I plan on coming up to the next one, I ended up going out of town at the last moment on a little vacation up to the mountains.. for a weekend of mountain runs, 2 new sets of brake pads, and 2 new rear tires.. lol.. oh ya, and my clutch it almost gone :) wee

see ya'll there!!

-Tylor

[Halfwit]

it was fun. I DROVE MY EK HATCH AROUND THE TRACK

TOUGE NASCAR FTW

[BTEC]

ill prolly be out there this friday.

[BTEC]

ok, whoever said stock S2000's run mid 15's to high 14's.. is a fucking idiot. and they deserve to go watch 72hours of teletubbies... seriously, go read a road & track, motor trend, or perhaps maybe just a car & driver...????

Stock S2000's can run 13.7's.. that I have seen.... but that is pretty hard to come by, running that quick. I personally ran a 14.13 @ 99.7mph.. that was my personal best, then again, that was only my 4th REAL run down a 1/4mile strip.. I have shit for a clutch right now (too much autocrossing and mountain runs, lol).. so, I really can't rip into the gears...

the media says S2000's can hit low/mid 5second 0-60times, and a 13.9 to a 14.1... depending on the generation... AP2's can hit that 13.9 a little easier than an AP1 could...


Ive raced several s2000 and they all hae ran high 14's to low 15's. theres 1 s2000 ive seen run 13.8 consistently. but other than that i dnt know what ur talk about or where ur comment came from. i got this from car and driver. ill attatch the link.


..The little Honda's acceleration numbers weren't as quick as the Camaro's -- 0 to 60 took 5.8 seconds, the quarter-mile clocked in at 14.4 seconds at 98 mph -- .. http://www.caranddriver.com/features/3357/hondas-technical-triumph-goes-racing-page2.html

[famous_atticus]

Im the guy with the black 180sx. That lost to Rob. I would have wone the race but I was only running 12 psi. My mistake, I changed waste gates and figured the settings would be the same, I guess not. Thats ok I will win this friday. Good turnout at the race guys.

[atlrolla19]

how was the car show part of it?

[eg_shane]

^^yeah...how was it?

[z0ne_3]

Hell yeah that track is hard to drive on with a fwd car. i skeeted on the wall a little. No major damage. But i got AMS paint on my car... And a tight ass story to tell... Shit was off the chain...