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12/31/11, 12:40 PM   #11
Re: Rumble in Fort Wayne -- Friday results
wbr
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Originally Posted by illiNOISE View Post
If Ft. Wayne was indeed a 1/6th mile, that would work out to 76.6 mph. Sorry, but if the midgets were turning laps in the high nine second bracket at Du Quoin--which likely is pretty close to a 1/6th--I find it hard to believe that the lap times were two seconds faster at Ft. Wayne. Coke syrup is sticky, but it's not supernatural.
There is so much grip the cars want to turn over in the corners if they go in a bit too hot. I have been around coke syrup racing in the wintertime for the past 10 years or so and would say the times and speeds are accurate.
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