Drags this sunday 11th

[N I B]

The 1.6m bit i said is right. My customer Drag cars prove it when

testing.

[adam 32]

another thing i know they try in the states is 2nd gear launches. this keeps wheelspin down and if you can get it off the line on boost itll mean a higher mph and hopefully lower ET

never tried it, it may not work. just an idea

[Cake]

if ur clutch is up to it

burnouts (dump) in 2nd yes, but slip into 2nd? hehe

u can try if first adam

[rob77]

what makes it worse is i used to get 2.2 60' times when the car was more stock, so i'm not handling the extra power/boost at all.

[PSIKO]

Originally posted by Steve-SST

The 1.6m bit i said is right. My customer Drag cars prove it when

testing.

The track would still be the same overall length whether you take the 1.6m off of the beginning, or at the end

therefore the cars are travelling the same distance overall

and if you cross the line at 102mph, 1.6m is seriously insignificant

only interval times will be different, but total ET will be pretty much on spot, apart from being 0.015s out or whatever was worked out

[adam 32]

yeh if they simply subtract the 1.6m at the end it would be the same difference

the only way times would change is if the launch-area surface was different but on a non-prepped track i would think that would also be insignificant

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Rob, Buy some Nitto's and launch from 5000rpm:D

[rob77]

that thought has crossed my mind. I was thinking of putting a set on my stock rims after I pickup those enkei rims off you.

[Butters]

Psiko,

What i dont think you guys are getting with what steve says is the track is 401.6 metres inestead of 400 metres. FOR EXAMPLE ....

And your 60ft is 65 ft so higher time. It is something i would like more info on.

I have heard drag racers who are practicing on street nights complaing as it makes it hard for them to compare.

I'd like to know for 100 % that it is 1.6 metres longer on street nights. If it is, its a bit of a rip i think, really not taking some of the street cars seriously.

[PSIKO]

Butters: no I understand perfectly

the track may be that bit longer (402.336m + 1.6m), but that 1.6m could be taken from the beginning of the track, or from the end of the track; but wherever it is, it's going to make a 0.0x second difference to your 1/4 mile time

and like I said (and yourself), the only real differences are the 60' times etc

[Butters]

Ok,

Am I correct in saying ..... ??

We agree that it "IS" going to make a difference to your 1/4 time.

You just beleive it is so small a difference it wont measure on your time slip ?

[PSIKO]

yup

a 0.035s difference on your ET

not really worth writing home about

[RB20LagWagon]

second gear launches are not fun in a turbo car maybe a big na but not in a turbo and you would have to have a killer clutch set up it just doesnt work, ive tried with a brand new clutch.

[Butters]

PSIKO,

I think your not taking street drags seriously then. If your sitting on a 13.02 .... How much is that 1.6 metres going to be F###ing you of ......

Ask Lag Wagon ... He's been there , ran a string of 13.0's ... 1.6 metres would have brought his time in the 12's.

I dont want to get into a big arguement about it. I was more interested in finding out whether the 1.6 metres extra is a FACT !

So can we agree to disagree Psiko ?

[PSIKO]

dude,

why do u keep goin on about it?

I'm not trying to start a fight, I merely said that it doesn't make a huge impact on your 1/4 ... as I've read numerous times before on diff forums

drive at 170odd kph and look out your window

how bloody long do you think it takes you to go 1.6m??

the amount of ppl that are sitting on 13.02 second 1/4 miles wasn't worth me saying that it'll make a diff for them

tell them to take a dump before they do the 1/4 next time and they'll get the 12's

jesus

[N I B]

If a car runs 1.4 60 footers on the pro track and 2.0 on the long

track that time must ad up Ask Peter pike or just bash me up or sumin as this is pointless. I can tell my customers their time cards

are wrong when testing on the long track even when fully prepped.

[adam 32]

u know theres only 1 car in the HPI drag records which ran its time at kwinana... bit dissapointing. but seeing as the entry level time for a under 2400cc RWD is a 12.87 im a fair way off myself

[PSIKO]

Originally posted by Steve-SST

If a car runs 1.4 60 footers on the pro track and 2.0 on the long

track that time must ad up Ask Peter pike or just bash me up or sumin as this is pointless. I can tell my customers their time cards

are wrong when testing on the long track even when fully prepped.

that'll be because it's not a 60' time, its a 65.25' time

[N I B]

So that .6 must ad to the total time.

[PSIKO]

nah, because the 65.25' time should be moved back to make it 60' ... and therefore you'd have an extra 1.6m at the end of the track (where upon you'd be travelling at ~170kph)

like I said, the track length is the same whether the 1.6m is taken from the start, or from the end

it's still a 1/4 mile

it'll only affect interval times, and the total ET by a mere fraction