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Quarter mile vs eighth mile

1/4 mile is 402 m (1,320 ft); 1/8 mile is 201 m (660 ft). How the two relate and why many tracks now run the eighth.

The distances

Quarter mile: 1,320 ft / 402.3 m. Eighth mile: 660 ft / 201.2 m. Holeshot also times 60 ft, 100 m, 500 m, 1/2 mile, 1 km and 1 mile.

As a rough rule, a quarter-mile ET is about 1.55–1.57 times the eighth-mile ET for the same car and run.

FAQ

What is a fast quarter mile for a road car?
Under 12 seconds is very quick for a street car; under 11 is supercar territory; the quickest production EVs run under 10.

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