[Hambo]

After having a great time at the track last night I went and grabbed my time slips. My best time was 8.342 with a mph of 81.434. On that same run the guy I was racing went 9.008 at 80 mph. Why is it that hes almost 6/10's slower but right at the same mph? We're talkin 1/8th mile here btw.

60' 1.783
330' 5.390
660' 8.342
mph 81.434
Thanks, Hambo

[shinerstang]

What were his 60fts?

[stkjock]

he was spinning out of the hole

[Hambo]

Originally Posted by shinerstang

What were his 60fts?

Originally Posted by stkjock

he was spinning out of the hole

I think both of you are right on the money.
His 60 foot was 2.053

[HPMcGee]

What people don't always realize is that different cars accelerate differently and at different parts of the track. Ever watch the jet cars? They go a million MPH but their times aren't as good as nitro cars. The reason is they take off slowly, but then 1/3 of the way down the track they really get cooking. Nitro cars get almost to top speed immediately but top out(or would very soon). Therefore they get to the finish line faster. If the strip was a little longer, the jet car would evetually pass him. Thats why you need to see ET, MPH and 60' times to figure out where you are fast or slow.

[samotrx7]

More than likely with a 2.05 60 ft. though he blew the tires off.

[Hambo]

He must have because I left on the converter and never saw him again lol. Thanks for the advice! I now understand the reason for the lower mph and the faster e.t.

[UBie]

Hambo - Since I've not been on our site for a few months, thought I would give my two cents worth. Since I'm old-school I prefer 1/4 mile tracks. In any case the principles are the same. The simples way to put it is the mph is directly related to hp, unless you totally blow the tires off the car and have to get out of it. The 1.434 mph difference is hugh, but the 8.342 is most impressive, because hp doesn't translate into good et's unless the car is setup properly. All things equal your 1/8 mile 8.342 would translate approximately to 13.0's his 9.008 translates to about 14.0s. Meaning you would have seen him at the end of the 1/4 mile in your rearview mirror about 10 car lengths back!

[Hambo]

LoL Yeah thats always nice when you can see a Camaro 10 car lengths behind you! I've got a Cheater nitrous kit installed on the car. I haven't used it yet but I'm pretty sure its going to pick the front end up on the car because they said the other night that when I launched that it wanted to come up then. That should pick my mph up lol!