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Roadkill Racing is a club dedicated to racing performance street cars on racetracks. The cars owned by the members of Roadkill Racing have one thing in common: Every one of them has been on a race track. The club is based in the Denver, Colorado area and was founded in 1999. The club members race as a team in Bandimere Speedway's Club Clash series. Many of the members also compete individually in other classes and specialty events. In addition, some of the members participate in autocross and roadcourse events.
Membership requirements for Team Roadkill are simple. Members must race their street legal vehicles at sanctioned events at a racetrack and have proof of having done so. Street legal means full interior, functioning lights, exhaust system with mufflers, DOT legal tires, license plates and registration. The cars must also meet all of the sanctioning bodies rules that apply to the class the vehicle runs in. Proof of competition, such as photos and time slips or lap time cards, are also required for membership. |
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Roadkill Racing does not promote street racing in any form.
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The 2008 season at Bandimere Speedway is underway. As always, the 2008 goal for Team Roadkill is top ten finishes in both total team points and 5 man points. With the strong finish the team enjoyed last year, both goals should be within reach.
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Meet the members
Top Performers
Race five, scheduled for August 15th was rained out, leaving just 2 races for Roadkill to move up in the standings. In 5-man points, Roadkill is now in 16th place due to strong performances by participating members at the last couple of races. Craig Capraro is Roadkill's top driver in the Top Street class, sitting in 62nd place. Jeff Allen is the top driver in the Hot Rod class in 49th place.
Performance at Altitude
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Something to keep in mind when looking at the ET's of the vehicles owned by the members of Team Roadkill, is that these cars are raced at an elevation more than a mile high. Bandimere Speedway is about 5800 feet above sea level, so the ET numbers of these cars will appear slow in comparison to sea level numbers. In reality, at sea level almost all of these cars would be .8 to 1.2 seconds quicker than they run at Bandimere. By way of comparison, John Crooks' '68 Mustang has run 13.32 at Bandimere. That run, corrected for altitude using NHRA's correction figures, would be a 12.35 at sea level. Not bad for a street driven car on 8.5" wide tires.
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What's New
Team Roadkill welcomes Chris and his Toyota pick-up to the club.
Team Roadkill welcomes Chad and his Mitsubishi to the club.
A 390 CID engine is currently being assembled for David Capraro's '68 Torino. The 2TON built 390 should be able to power the 3800 pound car into the low 14 second range.
Cody Capraro is gathering up the parts to turbocharge an Escort.
Contact Roadkill Racing
Do you have a question or comment for Team Roadkill, or would you like to form a chapter at your track? If so contact, us and we'll help you out. Send an e-mail to;
2ton@afordtech.com
