hey felt like saying thanks to anyone who gave me help/ opinions

went to a norwalk, ohio's drag strip and posted a new best in which bested my old time both in ET and consistency. My pervious best was a 11.76 @ 114( no wheels up action) that only happened once. After putting 90/10 struts on the front and 3-way adjustables on the rear that were set at 50/50 the car went 11.72 @ 113 three passes in a row pulling the both wheels about 1 1/2 to 2 inches right off the starting line. there was small differences in the runs but nothing big.

P.S.- the car on a normal night would run anywhere between a 11.90 to a 12.05 pass to pass


pass info: foot brake lauch at 2400, all gear changes at 6700 rpm

60 ft.- 1.584, 330 ft.- 4.736, 1/8 mile ET- 7.420 @89.94 mph, 1000 ft- 9.747, 1/4 mile ET- 11.722 @ 113.78

was very excited with these numbers and consistency that i had to share it

 

Thats a good pass. I definetely would like to know what that 60ft' feels like.

 

looks like its time to go bracket racing with that thing! those 90/10's make for some good wheels up starts

 

feels pretty good but i would like to know what 11.01 feels like so may be we should meet up some where and share lol

 

90/10 sure do and they also serve you a nice kick in the a$$ off the starting line. may first pass kinda startled me right out of the hole.

 

Bracket racing isn't about speed. It's about consistency. Whatever you can do to make the car more consistent can help you win races. You still need to cut a good light.

 

i totally agree with you and now that i got the car consistent i will have to work on my reaction times.

for example this trip to the track they went as follows .045, .091, -.068, they totally jump around and i am trying to figure out what way of leaving the tree is good for me. i have found that leaving off the last amber creates the red demon more times than not, so i have started with the 1, 2, go and if i could learn how to stage in the same spot everytime this method seems to give up the green alot more than the other but some of the lights are really green if you know what i mean.

 

The 1, 2, go method is terrible. Humans are terrible timing devices and doing it that way, you're trying to time the light instead or reacting off it.

I use a delay box and simply concentrate on the top bulb but the same idea can be used for bottom bulb racing.

Install a shield to your helmet so you can block out the top 2 amber lights and strictly concentrate on the bottom bulb. Train yourself to react as soon as you see the light come on. That way it's more of a reaction than a timing.

 

i have heard of doing this and i think i will try it to get my reaction times in order.

by the way glad you said this method was junk because i was beginning to think i forgot how to count