I think this is kind of funny. Is it just cheaper for people to go to the drag strip, or are people just more interested in drag racing? I just never see anyone saying they lapped California Speedway faster than a WRX, 350Z, G35, etc. Maybe it is because it is easier to compare times since the distance is standard, but I don't think the RX8 is a drag car. It is more suited to a road course. That is the thing I loved about my FD and other peoples FD's. Less money to modify and you could go out to the road course and with a good driver make a Viper, Corvette, and Porsche look like they were slow. Seems like a lot of hassle to get the 8 up to speed on a drag strip, but it is already up to speed in stock form for a road course. Just my 2 cents.

 

Amen.

I wouldn't mind a little more speed though in my 8. But, when seriously thinking about it, I would be satisfied with just mid to low 13s. 11s would be a little over kill but fun for the strip. But, it really comes down to the 8 being a "drivers" car. It's DEFINITELY designed for road/track/touge.

 

For most people road courses are a bit inconvenient. They can often be hundreds of miles away, require some minimum amount of training and oversight before you're allowed to run, are generally only open to the public for a very limited number of days, and can cost a fair amount.

Drag strips are often not more than 20 miles from a person (although a good one might be farther), anyone can make a run with no training whatsoever, are open every single day, and an entire year's worth of going to the strip costs about the same as a single track event.

 

but is not close to the fum a track day can give you.

 

You guys are missing the point. Adding a turbo, or an intake, or whatever kind of power mod we're talking about affects only one thing...power! Hopefully :D By far, the biggest factor in drag strip performance (discounting driver experience as always) is power (well maybe traction, but that's not a variable here). With a road course, many other factors are at play, and the importance of power, while still a factor of course, is lessened. If you want to tell how your new turbo affects your performance, you take it to the strip, not some road course. It has nothing to do with how fun it is, whether its the car's ideal use or not, etc. Its simply a good real-world measure of how power adders have affected the car. Its like a dyno, only better. Nobody tells people planning a dyno test that they should forget it and go to a road course...the same logic should apply here.

jds