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Expert: - 4/12/2010


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what should be the distance between the pre-stage and stage beams on a drag strip please?

similarly, what is the correct distance between the stage beam and the guard beam?

onya matt
roger wood

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Sorry for the delay. I was away on vacation with my kids.
The distance varies from sanctioning body to sanctioning body. If you look in their rulebooks you will see the specs for rollout. Most local tracks do not accurately space the beams using a measuring wheel. I know the NHRA does.

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Matt Lyons

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I am considered an expert in drag race chassis construction and tuning. I also have general knowledge of performance engines with small block chevies being my specialty.

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I have worked in the automotive aftermarket as a builder, designer and seller of race components. I worked for Moroso Performance for seven years as an engineer and product manager. I currently am the owner of Lyons Performance LLC, a shop that specializes in American manufactured race products.

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NHRA, IHRA, SEMA,ASE, Alpha Omega Theta Fraternity

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Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords

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BFA-New York Institute of Technology, Marketing

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1998 SEMA best new product Award -Racing Vacuum Pump

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