We at Torq Talk like us some fast cars! There is no denying that among the fastest cars on earth are those that race at Bonneville and El Mirage but is racing on salt or dirt the only form of land speed racing? And is this form still relevant to today’s car enthusiasts?
We recently got invited by our friends at Big Red Racing to join them for another form of “land speed racing” this one on the pavement at the Coalinga Municipal Airport. If you haven’t read our story on Big Red the world's baddest Camaro, you can here; bit.ly/torqtalkbr
The events are sanctioned by Shift S3ctor, which puts on several events across the country dubbed Airstrip Attack, in which cars compete for top speed superiority in 7 different classes on a half-mile section of an airport runway. Sounds simple right? In many ways, it is similar to no prep drag racing but unlike no prep, no pimp juice i.e. VHT compounds are allowed and it’s not about hard launches but achieving maximum speed within a half-mile distance. Simple enough right? Even the rules are simple, you can find them here; airstripattack.co/wpcontent/u...
So, let’s circle back to our buddies at Big Red. The Big Red #1 Camaro has done it all from racing in open road challenges like the Silver State Classic, challenging the mountain at Pikes Peak to going over 200 MPH at Bonneville, still waiting for that “red hat” by the way SCTA! So, what is next? Well, how about going over 200MPH in a half-mile?
Big Red might be a ‘69 Camaro, but they never stopped innovating the car to meet modern performance standards, and although Chevy gave up on the F-Body and launched an all-new 5th and then the 6th generation in the 2010s. The Team has always been on the cutting edge of old meets new school, and at this event, it was no different.
New for this Airstrip Attack is a big wing to provide the Camaro with more grip. It’s not easy putting over 1000HP to the ground, especially in an RWD set up on a non-prepped surface. The last time Big Red ran at the Air Strip Attack race it was only able to go 198MPH, due mostly in part to a lot of wheel spin and wheel hop since the runway surface is not prep like a dragstrip and there is a lot of dust on the concrete runway keeping the wheels planted on the pavement is very crucial and difficult. After studying aero data on Big Red the team decided it was time to try something different and the “Big Wing” was born to aid Big Red by providing some needed downforce over the rear tires. This was the first race in which this wing has been tested so we will keep you updated as the team further explores the right settings to go beyond 200MPH. As a matter of fact, going over 200MPH for Big Red isn’t a problem at Bonneville Big Red easily went 227 MPH, and over 250MPH at the Mojave Mile, so it can easily elapse that mark given the right conditions and traction.
For more on big Red Visit:
bigredcamaro.com/
Shift S3ctor Events:
shift-s3ctor.com/
Airstrip Attack Results Here:
api.rss3t.com/reports/stats/1
7 апр 2021
