The best road racing you'll see in a long time, dirt modifieds! :P

Y'all have to hold ma beer and watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J52VZgv7SSA&feature=player_embedded#!

I love when the pick up the LF wheel down the straights from the torque and suspension setup.

Looks fun.

That is WAY COOL. I'd love to see Sprint Cars do that.

I can't believe they conned, errr, talked into that many people to believe that was a good idea in the first place....

That looks like amazing fun. Totally different chassis loads when compared to dirt as you can see.

The drivers must have been all 'WTF, why am I pointed straight?' in their helmets.

stroker wrote: That is WAY COOL. I'd love to see Sprint Cars do that.

Yes, yes, yes, and more yes.

Wow, big power, 'some' mechanical but no aero grip, that was awesome, they were ferociously fast. Thanks for sharing.

That is awesome! They were really throwing those cars around

Too much power and drivers who understand a little oversteer........might be mildly entertaining.

thas some good noise there

Love it, thanks.

I work with AFCO on road race/street/rally suspension. They're big on dirt, and flipping through their catalog underlines just how different these cars are. There's some weird stuff going on to make them hook up - fifth springs, spring rods, torque links, etc. Where else would you need a spring that's 1.9" in diameter, 4.5" long and with a 3000 lb/in rate?

Keith Tanner wrote: Where else would you need a spring that's 1.9" in diameter, 4.5" long and with a 3000 lb/in rate?

Valve spring in some crazy early industrial ship motor, maybe...

Mother of God. That looks like a blast.

Adrian_Thompson wrote: Wow, big power, 'some' mechanical but no aero grip

The recipe for exciting racing, period. There's only one major pro racing series currently doing this, and they unfortunately only turn right twice a year.

I am thoroughly intrigued.

I know I have asked the question before (even on these boards) why this kind of thing doesn't happen. I only hope it catches on. Imagine all the cheap retired dirt circle cars languishing behind shops/barns resurrected for some road racing fun!

stroker wrote: That is WAY COOL. I'd love to see Sprint Cars do that.

I'm right there with ya!

I hope they try it again soon, I really want to see that in person.

There is some Aero as the interior tin is pretty much a big spoiler

You could see the aero at work every time the cars dropped a wheel on the dirt - the dust got sucked up pretty high. Doesn't stop them from following each other closely, though!

Exciting yes, Posted this a few years ago nobody cared..

Hopefully, with more interest, this will happen again.

That being said.. Racing where all of the cars are out of their element is generally interesting!!

Want to see old sprint cars on ice ? www.icerace.com

where's the dirt?

I'd rather watch a Spec Miata race.

Dirt modifieds is one of the only types of racing I'll pay to watch. The road course does nothing for me.

I think it'd be neat to see a more-adapted version of the Modifieds... Those things were rolling like ships at sea... But the minimalist cage/V8/huge-tires combo is seriously compelling.

I've enjoyed watching 1/4-mile dirt ovals in person a lot (especially Sprints and if my terminology is right, Late Models; we don't have this sort of Modified out here in the PNW that I know of, and the IMCA and 4-cyl Modifieds aren't as exciting).

You can see a lot more of what happens on a short oval than on a road course as a spectator, but I would much rather drive a road course. Though I'd love to drive a sprint car in its natural habitat. Or at least limp it around the track while I wet myself in terror...

A couple of years ago, a local dirt oval decided to go pavement. The dirt cars soon found that they had to go a LOT stiffer suspension. Then they got around really well.