MOONEYES MEET 2004

Shige Suganuma and Kenji Okazaki has the NHRA license so they were excluded from the candidate.

MOONEYES MEET is complete for this year. There are several drag race held all over the country. Please check them out and experience the fun.

MOONEYES MEET 2004.4.11
It is natural in the U.S. to have a drag race with friends on a weekday or during the weekend. "SURF on Saturday, DRAG on Sunday" is not unusual in the States. Japan is such a small country and mostly mountains. So it's difficult to live such a cool lifestyle, but we try. That is the MOONEYES MEET Race on Sunday.

The MOONEYES MEET is the 3rd season this year. The first stage of this season was held on April 11st, 2004 in the Sendai high land 400km away fromTokyo.

On that day, the weather was cloudy but luckily no rain so it was the best condition for the drivers. Because air conditioners are not allowed to be used, and opening a window is also not allowed on the strip. Using air conditioner leaves water drops on the turf which causes spin outs. If you open a window, the distraction can cause a big accident. So the drivers insummer look really tough. The heat from the ground was not to high this timeso it was almost best condition.

The number of contestants was 48. The parking was full of fast-looking cars around 9 and we could hear the sound of engines. After Driver's meeting, let's drag on!

Some guys raced against friends and some guys raced with people they meet by accident. The object of the MOONEYES MEET is to know and have fun with drag race so the way of have fun depends on individual. By the way, there was an accident where 1 Camaro lost control and hit the wall. Fortunately the driver wasn't hurt. The strip was closed for an hour for repair work.

Never forget the prompt response of PRA crew who operates the race.
Especially when an accident happens, they treat it so quickly.

Best Reaction Time(R/T)	The time from green light turns on to car starts to run is called Reaction Time. Of course if the time is short, the reaction is good. The best reaction time for this time is '87 TOYOTA Publica pickup Mr. Youichi Kumagai. He is the boss of the car shop Funny Cars in Iwate prefecture.
The time is 0.516". He made Red Light on the 2nd trial but it's not accident, is it?

Best Elapse Time(E/T)

The time to run through the course is called Elapse Time.

E/T doesn't include R/T so if you win with the E/T, you may lose the total time. The best elapse time is '69 Chevrolet Camaro Mr. Eiji Shono.

The time is 11.650"! The fastest speed is 202.78km(126.73mph).