Raford Racing School - Day at The Drags

[Keith Richards]

Anyone sign up for this?

Signed my wife and I up for this in October which should bring her around for buying a 2018, (5) 1/8 mile passes should help sway here that way......
https://radfordracingschool.com/day-at-the-drags/

 

[Bobo]

Wife and I would go if it weren't 2000 miles away
I have to make it 3-4 days minimum to enjoy it.

 

[GNBRETT]

There is a Hot Chic teaching me how to Drag Race? Where do I sign up......

 

[Keith Richards]

Hello All, I thought I would update with a few pictures from yesterday. We had a great time, format ended up slightly different than advertised but was fun and very hot at 98*. Format changed to three 1/4 mile passes which for me was more fun than the advertised 5 1/8 mile. I will put a video or two and add more pictures when home. Favorite part for me was the skid car training as being a 25 year veteran of running low 9’s, the on track experience was basically learning the difference’s of running these new cars compared to my tube chassis Challenger and 10 second Road Runner.

 

[Rocket Man]

10's in Demons?

 

[Keith Richards]

10's in Demons?

Yes, OG 2018's. Keep in mind, NO HO button pushed, 100 octane fuel, fuel was 91-93 pump on a 98* day. The cars were hot lapped for 3 hours, people getting in and out , etc. I did not see one car shut off in 3 hours time, also keep in mind this is with a driver and instructor in the car and of the 17 of us there I believe my wife and I were the only two ever down a dragstrip prior. All runs were off footbrake at 1,200 rpm leave.

Here is a couple video's in my IG account of my wife practicing burnout's - launches, those cars were constantly beat on as well with all of those drivers in and out, wide body Redeye's.

http://instagr.am/p/DBrMASlPJXi/

 

[Keith Richards]

One other thing that surprised me, I looked under one of the Demons (the Good Year car) that I drove and this is what I saw! I expected to see a DIRS or something similar. This was after the car probably made 18-20 straight passes in a 2 hour window, never shut off, etc.. Burnout/pass with instructor and student in pass seat then student driver- instructor in pass seat. When I drove it I noted it was at 10,300 miles.

 

[Keith Richards]

Alex Taylor gave each attendee a pass in this 170, most of those passes were in the 9.97 - 10.07 range at 142.
Here is my wife getting buckled in.

 

[Linda's Hell Cat]

WTG @Keith Richards, Great Fassst Fun day to enjoy with your wife!!

 

[Bobo]

WTG @Keith Richards, Great Fassst Fun day to enjoy with your wife!!

Wife is still telling me that Radford was the most enjoyable vacation we’ve been on! Told me that again last week on the way back from Niagara Falls. She wants to buy another SRT vehicle so we can go back. I reminded her we can just go, we don’t HAVE to buy another vehicle to go. She didn’t like that answer🤣🤣

 

[Bobo]

One other thing that surprised me, I looked under one of the Demons (the Good Year car) that I drove and this is what I saw! I expected to see a DIRS or something similar. This was after the car probably made 18-20 straight passes in a 2 hour window, never shut off, etc.. Burnout/pass with instructor and student in pass seat then student driver- instructor in pass seat. When I drove it I noted it was at 10,300 miles.

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We drove some with 300 miles and some with 30,000 miles. They said they only thing they change from the factory is brake fluid (higher heat), brake pads and tires!
The 300 mile car had a fill tank of gas and a range of 84 miles😎😎😎😎

 

[Keith Richards]

We drove some with 300 miles and some with 30,000 miles. They said they only thing they change from the factory is brake fluid (higher heat), brake pads and tires!
The 300 mile car had a fill tank of gas and a range of 84 miles😎😎😎😎

I was surprised to see all these Coopers on there road course cars, did not realize GY owned Cooper. They said they are doing some R&D for them.

 

[Unholy707]

Hello All, I thought I would update with a few pictures from yesterday. We had a great time, format ended up slightly different than advertised but was fun and very hot at 98*. Format changed to three 1/4 mile passes which for me was more fun than the advertised 5 1/8 mile. I will put a video or two and add more pictures when home. Favorite part for me was the skid car training as being a 25 year veteran of running low 9’s, the on track experience was basically learning the difference’s of running these new cars compared to my tube chassis Challenger and 10 second Road Runner.

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I love how all of the scoop trims on the demons are warped

 

[Bobo]

I was surprised to see all these Coopers on there road course cars, did not realize GY owned Cooper. They said they are doing some R&D for them.

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I wish they would work with other companies to make some awesome 315/40-R18 for the demons and super stocks