This is just something I've been curious about since I started hitting the drag strip. What is everyon's average Reaction Times? I just kind of wanted to get a feel for how my reaction times are compared to the rest of the world. I know, with a perfect bulb being .500, I'm running about an average of .600. Gimme some comparisons here, how fast does everyone hit the bulb?

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"When the deliverator lays the hammer down...**** happens" -Neil Stephenson-'Snow Crash'

 

Anyone who races regularly should be able to get low .500 lights. It just takes practice. I consider it a bad day if I get anything in the 6's. There are other days when all I can get is high .400 lights trying to nail the tree. If you don't red light a few times, you're not trying hard enough. If you stage in the same place every time and leave at the same time when you see that last yellow light come on, you should be able to get low 5 lights. If your best is only in the 6's then try rolling a little deeper into the staging lights.

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Stephen's racing page

87 IROC-Z Pro ET Bracket Race Car and knocking on the SuperPro ET class
383 stroker (carbed) with double hump cast iron heads and pump gas
LS6 Big Block buildup now in progress

Best results before the 383 blew up
Best ET on a time slip: 11.857
Best corrected ET: 11.163
Best MPH on a time slip: 117.87
Best corrected MPH: 126.10
Best 60 foot: 1.662

Racing at 3500 feet elevation but most race days it's over 5000 feet density altitude!
Member of the Calgary Drag Racing Association

87 IROC bracket car
91 454SS daily driver
95 Homebuilt Harley

 

Mine are usually in the .700's... Haha

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1991 Camaro Z28
5.7L 5-Speed (originally 305)
13.25 @ 107.18 MPH
Southern California
Member: SoCal 3rd Gen F-Bodies
Webmaster: SoCal F-Bodies
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funny you should say that steve. last saturday i whacked myself in the fifth round with a .498
that hurt, the win woulda put me in the finals. oh well.

lata
tim

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91 Camaro RS-LO3,Auto.
14.390 @ 94.99mph
Edlebrock TES Headers, Cat Eliminator Pipe, Borla Adjustable Cat Back,Marche Pulleys, HyperTech Chip,Transgo Shift Kit,B&M Convertor(2000stall), 36mm Front 25mm Rear Sway Bars, Eibach Pro Kit Springs, Bilstein Shocks and Struts, Steve Spohn Rear Rig( all rod ends), Poly Front Bushings, Baer Track Kit Front Brakes W/ Baer Disc Rears, 17x9 4th Gen SS Wheels, Ported TB, Edlebrock Performer TBI Intake, Performer Heads, 1.6 Roller Tipped Rockers

 

I usually leave on the last yellow, and pull .525's to.545's.

 

here is my R/T's, only 5 ,started last friday night.
HTH,
RS

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(A.K.A FireBird88)
AOL SN: Zander0710
1992 Camaro RS 25th anniversary edition Adopted Feb,14 2000

Mods:
14x3 Open element w/ K&N filter, MSD GM blaster Coil and 8.5 SC wires, AFPR,Fuel Pressure gauge(60Psi max), 3-Row Al rad. , 180* t-stat, Hooker 1 5/8 headers, 3" Catco cat, 3" Hooker Aero Chamber cat-back, "Ultimate TBI" mods

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