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  1. Again, reaction time has absolutely nothing to do with ET. What obviously changes is that, when you leave late, you arrive late, and lose the race. Your ET will be the same no matter when you leave the line, though. Bruce
  2. I think MY10_3.6L_Oz has taken the point, and I think it was an initial misunderstanding on his part.
  3. What's with the nastiness? So, you're saying that if you leave late you'll lose the race? Wow. You get the Bronze Figligee with Oak Leaf Cluster award for stating the completely obvious. By the way, I've stated that in two previous posts in this string, so I get the award, as well. The point is, even though you lose the race, the ET clock in your lane starts when your tire leaves the beam - not before, so even though you lost, your ET will not vary from what it would have been had you cut a perfect light. What you have been saying, in effect, is that if Fati LGT had cut a perfect light on that run, he would've turned a 12.828 ET - which is clearly untrue. I don't mind getting into pissing contests from time to time, but in this case, I believe there is a basic misunderstanding between us as to what we are actually discussing. Ease off a bit, won't you?
  4. WOW! Off your meds today? Lately, I only visit the strip maybe once a year, mostly to check out how a given vehicle may be running with more miles on the clock, or establish a baseline for a new one. I used to be more interested until I got into running on road courses. Over the years, a few hundred passes at various strips. I would say almost definitely less than a thousand passes, although I haven't kept a count, obviously. I started in 1963. But, how is this in any way important? Drag racing particulars are available to anyone who cares to learn about them, regardless of actual track experience. On one of my earliest visits to a strip, I visited the tower and asked stupid questions about how it all worked, and they were glad to explain it all - in detail. There is no, repeat no, difference between time trials and actual racing, bracket or otherwise. The ET clock in your lane starts when your tire leaves the beam - not before. I do in fact watch the NHRA cars on TV from time to time, and if you do as well, you'll see that on any given Sunday that you have been laboring under a misapprehension. It's routine for someone, sometime during the coverage to be late on the lights (and thus probably lose the race), but his or her ET will be right in line with their other passes.
  5. No sir. You can hang around the starting line (after the green) until the sun starts to set, and you'll still turn the same time and speed as if you left precisely when the green filament began to warm up. Reason: The ET clocks in your lane don't start until your front tire leaves the "Staged" beam. Of course, you'll lose the race if you hang around. However, Fati LGT would've still turned a 14.612 even with a perfect reaction time on that run. You might want to lighten up a bit - and next time you're at the track, experiment a bit with when you leave the line so you can "watch n learn some", yourself. Bruce
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