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Welcome to the Roadkill Racing team website. Roadkill Racing is dedicated to racing performance street cars on racetracks. The club was formed in 1999 in the thin air of Denver, Colorado to compete in Bandimere Speedway's Club Clash race series. In addition to competition in the Club Clash series, many of the members also compete in other race classes at the track. Though primarily focused on drag racing, some of the members also compete in autocross and road course events. The cars owned by the members of Team Roadkill have one thing in common: Every one of them has been on a race track.
Club member bragging rights are based on how successful they are in competition, not in how fast or slow the car is. A 17 second car that consistently wins rounds will finish better in points than an 11 second car that can't get out of the first round. Consistent lap times, both in drag racing and autocross, are an important part of successful racing and are highly valued by Roadkill members.
There are two Team Roadkill membership requirements.
- The cars must remain street legal and are preferably street driven. Street legal means the vehicle must have functioning lights, exhaust system with mufflers, DOT legal tires, license plates and registration. It must also have the equipment required to safely compete in a motorsports event. As a rule of thumb, if the vehicle would be stopped and ticketed by law enforcement agencies when operated on the street, it is not a street car. The cars must also meet all of the sanctioning bodies rules that apply to the class the vehicle runs in.
- These vehicles must be raced at sanctioned events at a racetrack and have proof of having done so. A photo or video of the vehicle on a racetrack is required. Verifiable time slips are required before elapsed times or lap times are posted on Roadkill Racing. Test sessions count as racing.
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Roadkill Racing does not promote street racing in any form.
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The first three Club Clash events of the year were all rained out. Crazy weather has kept Club Clash at a standstill. Finally, last Friday night a race was run. 5 Roadkill members showed up, 5 Roadkill members lost first round. Not one of the better nights for Team Roadkill, but it was still a lot of fun.
There are now 3 Club Clash races remaining. Check the Rules and Schedule page for details on upcoming events.
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Meet the members
Top Performers
Craig Capraro raced in King Street on Saturday. With a new torque converter in the car, last weekend was about getting seat time. Craig raced to an 8th place finish in King Street on Saturday.
Sunday was Ford Day at Bandimere Speedway, and several team members showed up for the event. John Crooks was Roadkills best performer, winning 3 rounds in Pro Ford and 6 rounds in Street Ford. Ford day was Shawn Weigel's first race of the season and he won 5 rounds in Street Ford. Craig Capraro won 2 rounds in Pro Ford and 4 rounds in Street Ford before traction issues ended his day in both classes.
The Ford Day car show is always a good one with many beautiful cars in attendance. Bill Allen's '70 Torino, Jeff Allen's Focus, and Sharon Allen's Lightning all received car show trophies. Dan Montana's '64 Galaxie aslo received a show trophy.
NEW BEST ET's! Craig Capraro and John Crooks both posted new best ET's after both made torque converter changes. John's Mustang ran 12.76 and Craig's Fairlane tossed a 12.02. These are extremely quick ET's for all motor, street driven cars at high altitude.
Racing a Street Car
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Building and racing street cars is challenging but satisfying. The car needs to be capable of idling in traffic as well as going down the track consistently. Because of this, a dual purpose car is sometimes harder to race with than a car that is race only. The give and take nature of a performance street car makes racing them that much more exciting. It's a lot of fun to drive a car to a racing event and perform well. It takes a good driver and well prepared car to do so. Some race cars are equipped with electronic components that aid a drivers ability to race the car. None of the Team Roadkill cars have these devices. They are pure "foot brake" cars with no electronic controls, meaning the drivers have to be on the ball to win rounds.
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, Craig Capraro's '64 Fairlane has run 12.22 at Bandimere. That run, corrected for altitude using NHRA's correction figures, would be in the 11.30's at sea level. Not bad for a street driven car on 8.2" wide tires.
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What's New
- Andrew Montoya purchased an '89 Mustang to build.
- Justin Capraro is workingon and racing a '92 Mazda Miata.
- The 390 CID engine for David Capraro's '68 Torino is complete and installed. Some tune work needs to be performed before the car is put on the track but otherwise the car is ready to go.
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
