Tiger6 Here's is old cranky with wrong info again. My car has been to 1 car show in St lious when the club there had the show the day before the race. I have been to 2 tracks racing. I would n't race anywhere a dumb rule like NO dry sump system is not allowed. What Genius thought that one up?
Your right about nascar motors breaking, but they are running mininium
oil pressure when racing. Just enought to float the crank and rods. Playing it safe or being Smart,cranky in your case the tree didn't fall far from the nut. I gald you have deep pockets to repair your car on a regular bases. Tiger6 I don't beat the crap out of my car like others do. My motor has a 6000rpm limiter to not over stress the eagle rods in the bottom and a cast 428 crank. Onan autox course it's about driving and car setup, I have beaten car with more hp than mine. On road course I leave last in group and run 3 laps, take the car in check tire temp and go out for a couple more laps and work on hitting my marks for braking and ampexs of the turns. Smooth is faster than muscling the car around the track, but I only go to shows. It's funny I have 7 dust collectors on the wall in the den with 1st and 2nd place finishes at the Run&Gun in street class big block. Autox and road racing are on them, but I only go to car shows.
Rick Lake