What is harder on your car? Drag or road course?
02-15-2005 | 06:19 PM
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What is harder on your car? Drag or road course?
I had this discussion with someone recently and he was saying that drag racing was harder on the car. I believe road racing is harder but they both have their specific areas of difference. Like the road course keeps your engine at a higher temperature then drag, brakes, tires, overall strength of the chasis, etc. while drag has less of an effect but more 'shock' to the car. (Just my opinion..)
What do you think?
What do you think?
02-15-2005 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Daley
I had this discussion with someone recently and he was saying that drag racing was harder on the car. I believe road racing is harder but they both have their specific areas of difference. Like the road course keeps your engine at a higher temperature then drag, brakes, tires, overall strength of the chasis, etc. while drag has less of an effect but more 'shock' to the car. (Just my opinion..)
What do you think?
What do you think?
There's too many factors to consider..
02-15-2005 | 06:44 PM
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Not necessarily. Sure there are factors that are independant to the car, but that is what that car is built like. Like comparing a 240 and an ITR. 240 is lower revving compared to the ITR, but that is how they are built. I'm not really talking car-specific..
02-15-2005 | 06:49 PM
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road is harder because of the extermes it faces for more than just 10 seconds or whatever it is.....
but each car is built for either Road courses or Drag... beacues you can never have the best of both worlds
but each car is built for either Road courses or Drag... beacues you can never have the best of both worlds
02-15-2005 | 11:29 PM
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I still maintain that it GREATLY varies with the car.
a 6.XX second dragster breaks something every run, sometimes if they're lucky, every 2 runs, they have to swap blown components like hotcakes.
Roadracing can also be with stock cars, as long as you dont constantly keep the car's revs deep in the reds, your car will be fine, but it also depends on how long of a beating your car endures..
It always depends on the circumstances.
a 6.XX second dragster breaks something every run, sometimes if they're lucky, every 2 runs, they have to swap blown components like hotcakes.
Roadracing can also be with stock cars, as long as you dont constantly keep the car's revs deep in the reds, your car will be fine, but it also depends on how long of a beating your car endures..
It always depends on the circumstances.
02-16-2005 | 04:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Zlatko
I still maintain that it GREATLY varies with the car.
a 6.XX second dragster breaks something every run, sometimes if they're lucky, every 2 runs, they have to swap blown components like hotcakes.
Roadracing can also be with stock cars, as long as you dont constantly keep the car's revs deep in the reds, your car will be fine, but it also depends on how long of a beating your car endures..
It always depends on the circumstances.
a 6.XX second dragster breaks something every run, sometimes if they're lucky, every 2 runs, they have to swap blown components like hotcakes.
Roadracing can also be with stock cars, as long as you dont constantly keep the car's revs deep in the reds, your car will be fine, but it also depends on how long of a beating your car endures..
It always depends on the circumstances.
but i figure in general road courses are by far more detrimental to a car than drag if we're talking about everyday cars, even the majority of modified cars
02-16-2005 | 06:58 PM
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While I agree with Zlatko that there is an underlying aspect of subjectivity concerning how hard one drives there car, type of car, type of race, etc. that may have an overall affect as to which is more detrimental on the vehicle, I do believe that a road course takes a higher toll OVERALL. That is to say, take two similar cars and drive them exlusively at their respected races (drag and course) and see which breaks first.
02-16-2005 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 98z24
While I agree with Zlatko that there is an underlying aspect of subjectivity concerning how hard one drives there car, type of car, type of race, etc. that may have an overall affect as to which is more detrimental on the vehicle, I do believe that a road course takes a higher toll OVERALL. That is to say, take two similar cars and drive them exlusively at their respected races (drag and course) and see which breaks first.
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02-16-2005 | 07:23 PM
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For genral cars that most poeple drive it would have to be road racing 100% Why?
If you look at most of the parts maufactures make for racing they usually tested on the NASCAR vehicles because they endure the greatest stresses. Imagine driving a car ***** out at max RPM for HOURS, whereas in drag racing you only run for a few seconds at a time. Generally speaking 6.XX cars are purpose bulit cars making over 1000 hp and pushed to limits beyond any "normal" car. Not to mention being useless for anything other type of driving. If your talking about general vehicles that most people drive it would definitely have to be road race condiions.
Drag racing a car that generally run 13's and 12's won't break anything (unless you abuse it by doing neutral drops etc), but put that car on a road course and you have to replace parts ALOT sooner (ie. brakes, tires, suspension, engine fluids, etc) because of the stresses they are put through by driving the vehicle at or close to redline for a long period of time.
Just my 2 psi.
If you look at most of the parts maufactures make for racing they usually tested on the NASCAR vehicles because they endure the greatest stresses. Imagine driving a car ***** out at max RPM for HOURS, whereas in drag racing you only run for a few seconds at a time. Generally speaking 6.XX cars are purpose bulit cars making over 1000 hp and pushed to limits beyond any "normal" car. Not to mention being useless for anything other type of driving. If your talking about general vehicles that most people drive it would definitely have to be road race condiions.
Drag racing a car that generally run 13's and 12's won't break anything (unless you abuse it by doing neutral drops etc), but put that car on a road course and you have to replace parts ALOT sooner (ie. brakes, tires, suspension, engine fluids, etc) because of the stresses they are put through by driving the vehicle at or close to redline for a long period of time.
Just my 2 psi.