Competition Anyone ever road raced their CTD - not drag racing...

[TomGolden]

Before I got my CTD, I had a Mustang Cobra model on order, when Ford cancelled the 2000 year Cobras, I got Godzilla and ended up cancelling my Cobra order. Anyway, while the Cobra was on order, some of my work friends who were into various sports cars and such, mentioned that in Nevada every year they have a road race called the Silver State Classic. There is a little used stretch of highway north of Las Vegas to Ely that they close down twice a year for real live road races. It's a 90 mile stretch of road and as far as I understand, if it will pass the tech inspections, you can race anything you want.



Now, I've drag raced Godzilla a few times, and with my 6 speed, I have really lousy ET's, but pretty good terminal velocity. So, I have been toying with the idea of seriously entering my truck in the Silver State Classic in the next year or two, and was wondering if any of you have ever raced your trucks in this sort of a race. Meaning not drag racing, but a longer length of time thing like road racing.



The SSC does have a web site, Silver State Classic

so let me know what you think. Just like when I drag race, I know I ain't gonna win, and I don't have to in order to really have a blast doing it, I do it purely for the sheer rush and fun of racing



Tom

 

[XcumminsX]

that would be cool. Im sure your gonna need a set-up that will keep safe egt's for the 90 mile race. I think that would be pretty hard?

 

[BillGotthelf]

There is a 2. 5 mile road course at Moroso Motorsports Park in Palm Beach Gardens Fla. You have to cross drag strip to run it. They race everything from motorcycles to Indy cars there. I build the admin building and rscing school building there last year and I took my 99 out on the track. Felt like I was steering a barge. Talk about understeer, Go into a corner too fast (listen to the tires singing) and the truck would go straight until the speed dropped enough for the tires to grab. Had some fun but 7000lb road racers are not in my future.

 

[Sled Puller]

I believe there was an article in the TDR by a guy who did that very thing.



I would love to do it, about 4 years ago before I tweaked the entire truck this bad. Not sure it is safe at speed anymore.

 

[KLockliear]

I have run the Silver State in my TA 5 times, in classes from 125mph to 140mph average. It's an absolute blast!



Ever since I broke the TA, I have been working their timing and scoring system at every event. Last event in September, Mr. Vogel ran his F350 CC duallie Ford in the 110mph class and WON!



It's about meeting your average speed, not peak speeds really... more like a rally.



One word of caution... don't come to an event unless you can afford to keep coming back... it's totally addicting!



SSCC Life Member #74

 

[Brandon]

talk to gary he is a dually road racer for sure... ... ... ... ...

 

[Forrest Nearing]

put twins on it and go race Pike's Peak!!! much cooler than any other road course on earth IMHO Oo.

 

[willyslover]

'Taint lived until you have done a 6 wheel drift

 

[WadePatton]

SCCA

SCCA is Sports Car Club of America. They race just about everything all over the country in Regional and National events, then toward the end of the year have a National Championship in Ohio.

That's the amateur division. There's a Pro division as well. They also do Autocross--pylons in the parking lot.



Pickup trucks don't fit the bill for SCCA road racing, but I have seen pickups run at autocross events.



I've always been a road racer at heart. Own part of a sports racer (S2000), but haven't started making enough money to "go road racing". Drivers' school is required to get a SCCA license and then you have to race to keep it. Safe, but expensive.



My closest track is four hours away, but one of the best in the nation. Road Atlanta 2. 4 miles, 13 turns, up and down the hills of North GA.



So I consider my trucks "tow vehicles" and "sled-pullers" until I get around to chasing a checkered flag proper.



Back to the pickups, I was pretty good at pitching my old F150 through the corners, it was quite flexy. I'm still getting used to the Dodge. That front end sticks SOOO GOOD, until it's gone---and then it's SOOO Hard to get it back.

 

[Bova]

Have you ever seen the World Rally Championship cars. Subaru's Mitsu's, I've alwalys wanted to see a CTD bombed to the hilt do an exhibition run and smoke those ricers! The only problem is there is no races in the USA.

 

[Brandon]

Gary I new that comment would force a post from you..... hehehe

 

[TheWolf]

How about class 8 trucks? road racing? YES! I seen it about a month ago on espn or something. It is STRANA (Super Truck Racing Association of North America) , this year it was a celebrity cahallenge called the Tonka Super Truck. Supposedly in 04 they will actually run a series of events, this last year they ran 2 races.



Seen in truck trend you might be able to check it out at www.stranaracing.com I haven't looked at the site yet myself.

 

[BillGotthelf]

YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE THIS... . A Phord driving friend just told me today that the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series has Phord trucks running Powerstrokes aginst the gas engines in the other trucks. LMAO for an hour

 

[Forrest Nearing]

Originally posted by BillGotthelf

YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE THIS... . A Phord driving friend just told me today that the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series has Phord trucks running Powerstrokes aginst the gas engines in the other trucks. LMAO for an hour

please tell me he was kidding... and if he wasn't, please tell me he was VERY high on some halucinagenic substance...

 

[Bova]

I've always wondered what size carburators those Powerstrokes were runnin'.

 

[rubberneck]

Originally posted by Jarhead

I've always wondered what size carburators those Powerstrokes were runnin'.

Man you have it all wrong, it's the platinum tip plugs and special ignition that make those power strokes really run

 

[WadePatton]

Ignorance is Bliss.







And there's a lot of Happy people out there.

 

[TomGolden]

Originally posted by Jarhead

I've always wondered what size carburators those Powerstrokes were runnin'.

And what size is their restrictor plate??



Thanks for the responses guys, and Keith, it's good to know one of us diesel geeks is involved in this very race



Tom

 

[gitchesum]

I actually ran my dually after a SCCA Solo event. It was at the end of the race and definately not in any competitive manner. More of a joke. Heck the course was so narrow in some parts, the truck didn't even fit between the cones.



Had a blast and even got a few good comments on how well the truck ran. . Then I hooked back up to the triple axle 45ft gooseneck race trailer and pulled the race car home. No one else could do that.

 

[KLockliear]

Originally posted by TomGolden

Thanks for the responses guys, and Keith, it's good to know one of us diesel geeks is involved in this very race



Tom

Who you callin' a geek!? :-{} :-laf :-laf