Unfortunately Speed Week has to be low on the list this year. I just started racing ChumpCar, went to El Mirage, the Ohio Mile, and am going to Pikes Peak this year. That said, there are a few guys from work that really want to go after I told them about how awesome Speed Week 2013 was and I might get guilted into it. Drats!
Hopefully this isn't a bad place to ask, but I have a few questions after the meet:
1) Do you have to be part of a club to run at El Mirage? I was really surprised at how important the club branding was. Hypothetically if I built a car for Bonneville but I live in Tennessee, is there any reasonable way that I could drive at El Mirage once?
2) If I brought a car to El Mirage during a non SCTA meet could I run as fast as I wanted (like on a Tuesday afternoon)? I saw an EVO make a break for it and it looked like they were doing 100mph+ behind the pits, but it seemed like an awfully busy time for it.
3) I saw more of the 18" shaved indy car tires at El Mirage than Bonneville. Is that a traction advantage? It may sound silly, but has anyone ever ran a dirt track tire similar to what's on a late model circle track car?
