Originally Posted by spd 37:
question? What would be wrong with 360 non wing sprint cars? Didn't jesse hockett come from the back of the pack at eldora this year with a 360 motor? Some owners claim they would save money and some claim it would cost about the same....but with the condition of eldora and most tracks in the mid-west why have a 410 motor with 850 hp....because on a good day you might only use about 1/2 of the total horsepower. I have attended the short track nationals at i-30 in little rock, (a high paying 360 winged race) arkansas for several years and the competition is great...the average sprint car fan can't tell the difference between a 410 sprint car and a 360 sprint car during a race.
Does it make sense?? Bigger motors, cost more, about 1/2 hp actually used for $1,300 to win or less...would a 360 sprint car motor actually save the owners money??
yes with a compression rule like 11 to 1!