I did a few race on ice back in the days. 84 Civic with 1.6l single cam, double webber side draft, headers. I did mod the gearbox from 4.25 to 4.53 diff ratio with locked differential. I was getting about 180 Hp on a close ratio gearbox. Our tires were 13" x8" with 300 studs per tires. It was unbelievable the amount of grip. On pavement if you go hard, it's easy to go over the tires limit and loose control. But studded... you can litterly throw your car in the corner and hammer the gas. The crasy part is when you qualify 18th on the grid... you can't see shit! All you do is guess where the track is and don't loose the guy in front of you... One time I couldn't see anything as I hit the rev limiter in 3rd gear (8000 rpm) I didn't have a speedometer, but knew I how fast I was going because I spend so much time to figure out what will be the best gear ratio I could come up with... 100 mph with 0% visibility... I didn't had the balls. This is when I figured out I had a better future as a racecar mechanic then a racecar driver... But I have a hell of a good time!
You like toplay in the dirt?:wav: I've work for many years at Bert Transmission... this is where It all started for me. I was driving around with an old girlfriend on a Sunday afternoon early in the season.(I was about 17-18y.o.) We were looking for somewhere to go, and I remembered my friend telling me about a local dirt track that that just open and his older brother was racing there. So we end up to go and sit in the stand and watch. It was love at first sight!!!:steve: I've been in racing ever since! From dirt, Formula Ford, Atlantic, Champcar, Indycar, sportscar... everything but Nascar... Now I'm working on classic cars. Getting a bit too old to spend 6-7 months a year on the road, but it was a great journey.i help out with a local dirt late model team. sometimes its the same situation where dust/dirt is so bad that the drivers can not see at all, just hoping someone in front of them doesn't do something stupid. i'm with you, ill stick in the pits.