FEEDBACK ARTICLE - DRAG RACING, AN EIGHTH MILE AT A TIME

This coming from a spectator at IHRA's "Bama Nationals" 1/8th mile "National Event" at Huntsville Dragway in the 90's, I think it's a great idea. Besides the obvious safety ramifications, the reduced wear and tear on equipment and greater emphasis being placed on driver reaction time all seem like good things to me.

Sure, we won't see the huge speeds we're seeing now, but that will also reduce the inherent dangers with any car (especially tire-wise) travelling nearly 340 miles per hour.

I know NHRA won't dare touch the idea, but I could see the IHRA taking it and making a great niche market.

Good luck, great article, by the way! - Jeremy Patterson, Madison, Ala.