[ISF]

There is a recent in/on-car video of Shane Cockrum's qualifying laps at The Magic Mile at Du quoin that went viral. That video had speed and G-force telemetry showing Shane driving into #1 & #3 in excess of 150 MPH. Now that's cookin'!

My question is this. Since the Hurtubise Classic is tomorrow at Terre Haute I'd find it very interesting to learn what kind of speeds the wingless sprinters carry into the corners of the big ol' 1/2 mile of THAT. Given that the sprinters have roughly 10% more horsepower, weigh in the neighborhood of 300 lbs. less and are shorter and more agile than the Silver Crown cars their corner entry speeds might be surprising in comparison.

Is there any data out there that would contain corner entry speeds for wingless sprinters at THAT?

[davidm]

That would be cool to see!

[Simon_says17]

Is the video on Youtube?

[wingless1]

Calistoga is a full 1/2 mile and pretty flat, should give you a good idea, though this is a 5 year old video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXBMdbcXLLQ

[ISF]

Originally Posted by wingless1 Calistoga is a full 1/2 mile and pretty flat, should give you a good idea, though this is a 5 year old video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXBMdbcXLLQ

Thanks wingless. Didn't know that video existed. Checked out Calistoga on Google Earth and it is similar to Terre Haute enough to use it as a valid comparison.

I would have thought the sprinters to carry a little faster entry speeds. They may be a bit faster these days but probably not substantially. That makes the 150+ entry speeds of the Silver Crown cars at Du Quoin all the more impressive, even breathtaking for a bleacher jockey such as myself.

[wingless1]

When I first saw this video, I was actually amazed how fast they, the sprint cars, were going into the corners. At one point he hits 123 or 124 mph, on a half mile no less! I had a conversation one time with Dan Kazarian at Perris, he said they used a radar gun and caught a 410 wingless sprinter right at 100 mph. Perris is a "short" 1/2 for sure but I figured 105 to 110 mph would be possible on a 1/2 so that video was an eye opener for me.

[treecitytornado]

I guarantee a Non-Wing car at Eldora when it's moist will hit 135 plus!

[jim goerge]

No way to compare THAT tp the track in video cuz THAT has never had that much water put on it and if it did they called it a rain out

[Charles Nungester]

Originally Posted by treecitytornado I guarantee a Non-Wing car at Eldora when it's moist will hit 135 plus!

Call me when that happens again and I might go back. Watch incars of TMez and he's half peddaling.
#notthehouseEarlBuilt

[BrentTFunk]

I am not sure how fast they were going last night. I just know they were honking.