Can you believe it\u2019s already August of 2021? It\u2019s crazy how this year has flown by! Between the engineering projects at CorkSport and the racing with @halfmilespeed3\u2026the weeks have become a blurr. BUT sometimes you just have to put your foot down and go racing. That\u2019s what I want to tell you about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Barett here, Driver of Halfmilespeed 3<\/a>, where my goal is to race a 2009 Mazdaspeed 3<\/a> in the standing half mile.\u00a0 Much like the quarter-mile drag racing you have most likely seen or even participated in, but we stretch the race an extra \u00bc mile and we race on no-prep airstrips.\u00a0 The added \u00bc mile helps us reach speeds of 150+ up to 250mph for the crazy 2500whp builds. \u00a0 I\u2019d like to invite you to see what\u2019s happened with my 09\u2019 Speed 3 over the last few months and what we hope to achieve at Shift Sector Indy this coming weekend (August 14th<\/sup> \u2013 15th<\/sup>).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s jump back to April 2021; the first race of the season at Coalinga CA.\u00a0 Like all the half-mile races I am participating in, this race was hosted by Shift Sector. \u00a0 If you want to check out Shift Sector more or see if they race you check it out here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mazdaspeed-3-half-mile-racing.jpg\")
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