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which direction to go with FED
225digger:
so im slowly getting my FED done , and while im alittle ways off im at that point where i need to start thinking which way to go with it . meaning , go bracket racing , or get into other types of racing with it .
the biggest thing im getting at is , which engine to go with i have a carbed big block i can stick in the car to keep it real simple and just go bracket racing . or i also have a blown bbc i could stick in it . it has gas carbs on it now , but i could very easily swap it for injected alky and maybe go do something different with the car ....maybe this 7.0 stuff ??
i love bracket racing , but i think becuase of my work schedule i might have more fun doing something else .
i only ever bracket raced and i only ever been to one nostalgia type race and i was there to just enjoy it didnt really care about learning or anything just wanted to enjoy some racing action ,so for you guys that live up north here in PA and even alittle south , which way would you go ? i know maple grove has the geezers , and i think beaver has a few things here and there but what about every where else around PA ?
suggestions or anything are appreciated
GlennLever:
--- Quote from: 225digger on May 14, 2013, 02:46:42 PM ---so im slowly getting my FED done , and while im alittle ways off im at that point where i need to start thinking which way to go with it . meaning , go bracket racing , or get into other types of racing with it .
the biggest thing im getting at is , which engine to go with i have a carbed big block i can stick in the car to keep it real simple and just go bracket racing . or i also have a blown bbc i could stick in it . it has gas carbs on it now , but i could very easily swap it for injected alky and maybe go do something different with the car ....maybe this 7.0 stuff ??
i love bracket racing , but i think becuase of my work schedule i might have more fun doing something else .
i only ever bracket raced and i only ever been to one nostalgia type race and i was there to just enjoy it didnt really care about learning or anything just wanted to enjoy some racing action ,so for you guys that live up north here in PA and even alittle south , which way would you go ? i know maple grove has the geezers , and i think beaver has a few things here and there but what about every where else around PA ?
suggestions or anything are appreciated
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I think this is a wide open question.
Basically you need to decided what you want to do. Bracket racing you can show up run some runs turn around and go home.
"Something else" can require a bigger time investment.
Dolmetsch:
Been into both. Bracket racing is a big commitment if you want to run the points. You can't afford to miss a meet. Then there is the handicaping dial ins etc. I found for me attending nostalgia or open style meets where we run heads up FOR FUN much more enjoyable. Despite the fact that I show up with the smallest motored FED, (246 cu in) I still find at the end of the day I am relaxed and smiling.
For everything there is a season or time. You have to decide where you are I guess.
Now I go to only test and tunes or airfield armdrop races. I have had more fun since taking this course then I ever did before. It does take some discipline and like anyone else I fall prey to faster more HP etc but I fight the urge now. At the end of a long career I am just thrilled to be able to take my little self built dragster to the track and feel the breeze just one more time. It is great to renew old friendships from back in the day, make a few runs, have a burger and see the old stuff in the pits. Eagle Field in Calif has a great program as does the Armdrop group running the Picton Airfield drags. I am sure there are many other similar deals. Something about this type of racing that is a lot of fun. For me my days of spending money I dont have to buy things I dont need to impress people I dont like is over. Just some thoughts but you will have to decide for yourself.
Don
225digger:
--- Quote from: GlennLever on May 14, 2013, 03:09:59 PM ---I think this is a wide open question.
Basically you need to decided what you want to do. Bracket racing you can show up run some runs turn around and go home.
"Something else" can require a bigger time investment.
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i guess i need someone to push me over the cliff on not bracket racing . haha .... glenn your in ny so id imagine you might travel down into pa . what kind of heads up stuff is in the area ?
GlennLever:
I've been bracket racing and am slowly moving into index racing.
I'm not fast enough for heads up racing.
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