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1/4 mile drag race events?

  • 10-07-2009 11:02am
    #1
    stealthyspeeder
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    Are there any legal, orgainsed 1/4 mile drag race events in or around Dublin this August?


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  • #2
    Big Nasty
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    Unfortunately not, but they do have them up in Bishopstown but the track is very rough IMO plus it's a bitch of a drive from Newry on.


  • #3
    stealthyspeeder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,663 ✭✭✭stealthyspeeder


    Yea, I was reading about the Bishopstown which was on the 5th July made me think! why is this not in or anywhere near Dublin!?


  • #4
    R.O.R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,712 ✭✭✭✭R.O.R


    stealthyspeeder wrote: »
    Yea, I was reading about the Bishopstown which was on the 5th July made me think! why is this not in or anywhere near Dublin!?

    I know the road at the back of the gym in Leopardstown Racecourse was marked out for 1/4 mile, but I don't think that was either organised, nor legal.

    Nice long, straight, flat, smooth tarmac.


  • #5
    Anan1
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    R.O.R wrote: »
    I know the road at the back of the gym in Leopardstown Racecourse was marked out for 1/4 mile, but I don't think that was either organised, nor legal.

    Nice long, straight, flat, smooth tarmac.
    Do you mean the road from the motorway? I'm fairly sure that has ramps on it..


  • #6
    R.O.R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,712 ✭✭✭✭R.O.R


    Anan1 wrote: »
    Do you mean the road from the motorway? I'm fairly sure that has ramps on it..

    Last time I went down it in 2006 it didn't. Unfortunately I was on my way somewhere so didn't get chance to test the 1/4 mile on the Pajero Sport.


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  • #7
    stealthyspeeder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,663 ✭✭✭stealthyspeeder


    You will have to take my word on it, but I do plenty of "practice runs" on any abandoned straights of flat tarmac I find, but I do fancy doing something a bit more organised/legal and getting an official time for a change!!


  • #8
    Eoin
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    Anan1 wrote: »
    Do you mean the road from the motorway? I'm fairly sure that has ramps on it..

    It does, and pretty steep ones too.


  • #9
    R.O.R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,712 ✭✭✭✭R.O.R


    eoin wrote: »
    It does, and pretty steep ones too.

    Wonder if that's anything to do with it being marked out for 1/4 mile drag races and covered in rubber tyre marks not long after it opened?


  • #10
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    Bishopscourt is your only option unfortunately.

    There does be track days at Mondello but no dragging.

    Someone mention a drag strip being created somewhere down south over on DTD awhile ago but I cant remember where or even if the claimed turned out to be genuine.

    Bishopcourt gets a fair gathering each time its on so I dont understand why one down South isn't opened.

    Join http://www.dtdirl.com , its got a drag racing forum, loads of info there


  • #11
    Big Nasty
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    The reason there's not one down south is a) insurance and b) scroates in civics. :(

    Awful pitty - Santa Pod is a cracking venue, very well organised and great value. You can lash up the strip all day long for £20!


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  • #12
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    Whats "scroates in civics" got to do with it?


  • #13
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    I think the Custom and Performance show in Limerick racecourse are doing a 1/4 mile this year. I did it last year, and the surface was very uneven, track was really wet with lots of standing water, and they only let 1 car go at a time.

    It's on in September


  • #14
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    draffodx wrote: »
    Whats "scroates in civics" got to do with it?

    They should have nothing to do with ANY event! Unfortunately the likes of this attracts them and just turns everybody off. Real enthusiasts in Modded Rice Rockets are cool, but their Wannabe buddies give such a bad name to motorsport of any discription!


  • #15
    SV
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    I wonder how much it would cost to put together a decent quarter mile circuit..?


  • #16
    Dartz
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    How much would it cost to close about a half mile of decent straight road for one night a month? What do the Gardaí want to police it? What will it cost for health and safety/ambulance presence?

    Divide by the number of participants expected... then add your markup... Make money.


  • #17
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    Dartz wrote: »
    How much would it cost to close about a half mile of decent straight road for one night a month? What do the Gardaí want to police it? What will it cost for health and safety/ambulance presence?

    Divide by the number of participants expected... then add your markup... Make money.

    Wish it was that easy! There's a gang of us going over to Santa Pod the weekend after next and travel alone is gonna cost us the price of a good holiday!


  • #18
    mickdw
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    It would be the insurance here thats the problem. there is defo enough interest to sustain one such venue in the country. Im sure it would be full all weekend every weekend.
    Mondello could easily fit in a 1/4 mile strip and Im sure they would do it if it was feasible.
    Insurance must be higher for this than other motorsport with all the random cars taking part


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