Being picky? RIGHT! Most cars will do what - 110-130km/h at the end of the 1/8th mile... Where's the excitement in that? You can do the lower end of that speed on the street legally. Plus the fact that 1/8th mile is hardly a performance yardstick.
Once again - BS. Given driving from Noble park (as an example), you're talking about a travel time of over 1 hour (that's not taking into account traffic) - and at 5:30 on a Friday night to get to calder, you're talking about well over 2 hours, and by the time you get there, maybe 1 or 2 runs because it's already packed. Where's the fun in that?
Why should they NEED to travel if there is a viable option right there? The venue is RIGHT THERE... They already use it for drag races at the Easternat's.
LOL @ Criminals... You're a crack up... So you can honestly tell me that you've never taken off from a set of lights next to a car and given it some, even if it's just to the speed limit? What about driving up into the hills and having a bit of a squirt? Does that make you a criminal? Or what about taking off quickly from the lights in the left slip-lane when you know that it's going to end?
Cheers,
matt