[7tstang70]

Is beating someone by a second considered winning by a lot? About how many car lengths is that?....thanks guys

[RLG34750]

Originally Posted by 7tstang70

Is beating someone by a second considered winning by a lot? About how many car lengths is that?....thanks guys

Yes......

That is winning by tractor trailer lenghts......

[oneFASTmustang]

yea a second behind a car will make you wonder if your pressing hard on the correct pedal

[mmb617]

How far ahead one second is depends on how fast the car is going at the stripe. If we assume a 100 mph trap speed then one second is about 147 ft!

My car is only around 16 ft long so that would be over 9 car lengths. A large MOV in anybody's book.

[stkjock]

/\ what he said....

[kazman]

It depends on the speed and length of the car's (you and your opponents). Ballpark a second is about 10 car lengths. That means .10 is one car length. When I bracket race I'm trying to get a MOV of .010 to .019. That's a ballpark of a 3' or less mov.

[7tstang70]

thanks for all the replys everyone...i just needed to clear that up beacuse i raced a friend the other day and i beat him by a lil over a second. we raced out in the country and another friend recorded it on his phone. he said he was close to me but his headlights looked far away to me....

[RLG34750]

Originally Posted by 7tstang70

thanks for all the replys everyone...i just needed to clear that up beacuse i raced a friend the other day and i beat him by a lil over a second. we raced out in the country and another friend recorded it on his phone. he said he was close to me but his headlights looked far away to me....

Sorry i replied in this thread.......

That wasn't racing

That was an excerise in lack of respect for the rest of the world.....

There is just no place for street racing......

[mmb617]

I'm with Reggie on this one. I think his sig says it all.

[7tstang70]

ya i know street racing is bad...