Frank, I can see where Richard is coming from. I could never understand why SEMDRA ran over the 8th at Valdosta.
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If a track is only long enough to run an 8th, so be it, it's no good trying to run a full quarter with not enough braking distance to pull up comfortable in.
I have sprinted over the 8th quite a few times, had a win and a couple of seconds and was never outside the top 5 despite giving away a lot of CCs in the classes.
I only ever drag raced a couple of times in the UK and my best ever result came in an 8th mile event.
I qualified 32nd in an open class event (Top Fuel included) on a 250 Yamaha street bike.
The field was then divided into 4 groups, the quickest 8 into Top Bike, then the next into Senior Bike, followed by Middle Bike and Junior Bike.
I went to the final in Junior Bike but got beat by an 850 Triton.
Have I never told you that I love 8th mile racing
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no room for error
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Sam.
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Sam.
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