Drag vs roll racing????

[gregsdart]

Rjames18 you obviously have not bracket raced much, or not at all. Any decent bracket racer knows the proof of my statement is on the time slip and the distance it made is in his memory. So again another uneducated answer by someone not wise by experience ,BUT ONLY BY WHAT THEY THINK IS SO.
Whether a car is late by .10 at the starting line or at the finish line, the time is the same. At the starting line, speed is very low making the difference very hard to see. But at the finish line the distance it takes to cover that .10 is much larger due to speed. At 120 mph in a dragrace, the feet per second is 176fps, or 17.6 FEET FOR .10 seconds. You can't change the law of physics. If two cars are going 120 mph, and one crosses the finish line .10 later, that later car has to be 17.6 FEET behind the lead car.

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[Sivi70980]

I got in a little roll race last night after work. A couple years old obviously modified (no clue how much but at least exhaust and no cats) STI was in front of me and from about 30mph he takes off. I'm in 2nd and stay on his ass like I'm glued to him, he couldn't pull away but I also couldn't pass him, pretty even. Speed limit is only 40 and we're on base so I shut er down at 70 and then continued on my marry way. He kept going probably up to 100-120 before slowing down. We both showed our age I think lol. It was fun though!

 

[bluebeastsrt]

Rjames18 you obviously have not bracket raced much, or not at all. Any decent bracket racer knows the proof of my statement is on the time slip and the distance it made is in his memory. So again another uneducated answer by someone not wise by experience ,BUT ONLY BY WHAT THEY THINK IS SO.
Whether a car is late by .10 at the starting line or at the finish line, the time is the same. At the starting line, speed is very low making the difference very hard to see. But at the finish line the distance it takes to cover that .10 is much larger due to speed. At 120 mph in a dragrace, the feet per second is 176fps, or 17.6 FEET FOR .10 seconds. You can't change the law of physics. If two cars are going 120 mph, and one crosses the finish line .10 later, that later car has to be 17.6 FEET behind the lead car.

While all the math is fascinating. I don’t put nearly that much thought into it. I try to set my dial. .010 slower. Than my fastest qualifier. Cut a good light. And Run My race. I’ve lost more races tryin to finish line drive the other guy. Than won. So that’s out. It is nice to know the math for your car. If you expect weather changes. That might save you from a break out when you get a 20 degree temp drop over a few hours. I’m guessing by all the math you run a delay box?

 

[gregsdart]

While all the math is fascinating. I don’t put nearly that much thought into it. I try to set my dial. .010 slower. Than my fastest qualifier. Cut a good light. And Run My race. I’ve lost more races tryin to finish line drive the other guy. Than won. So that’s out. It is nice to know the math for your car. If you expect weather changes. That might save you from a break out when you get a 20 degree temp drop over a few hours. I’m guessing by all the math you run a delay box?

Yes I run a delay box. I switched in 81 when the car had enough power that I couldn't leave on the bottom bulb.

 

[w3rkn]

Soooooo, what's your take on the actual difference then? All you've gone on about is your disdain for something that's been around longer than you have. Do you find roll racing equally pointless? Why even comment on the thread at that point?

I am saying that "drag racing" time slips don't demonstrate the "PERFORMANCE" of a car, only the driver's reaction time. Drag racing doesn't test the brakes of your car, or the handling of your car, or the sustainability of your car... it test the personal reaction time of the driver, in that car.... at a light. Nothing else...

And yes, roll racing is a much better example of the car's engine performance, because reaction time isn't critical.








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[w3rkn]

Well as usual. You’re wrong. The title of the thread is DRAG vs roll racing. Since that’s the case. People are offering a prospective on which they prefer and why. And explaining the nuances of their preferred activity. Now like I said before. Since you have nothing to offer. Let the big boys talk. And you can go back to sucking on your crack pipe.

Too bad you don't know how to drive...
Also, does it bother you I can go faster down the Drag Strip than you...?

 

[FruityJudy]

I am saying that "drag racing" time slips don't demonstrate the "PERFORMANCE" of a car (actually time slips are very accurate in demonstrating a cars performance if weight of car is known), only the driver's reaction time (you must be referring to index racing). Drag racing doesn't test the brakes of your car (yeah most of the time the gravel or sand pit just catches the car), or the handling of your car (making sure you dont hit the wall or cross the centerline is irrelavent right?), or the sustainability of your car (wait, wut?)... it test the personal reaction time of the driver, in that car.... at a light. Nothing else...

And yes, roll racing is a much better example of the car's engine performance, because reaction time isn't critical.








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[gregsdart]

W3rkn your lack of knowledge AND experience in either type of racing is glaring! You have no idea what you are talking about, and of one simple fact- you don't know what you don't know.

 

[bluebeastsrt]

Too bad you don't know how to drive...
Also, does it bother you I can go faster down the Drag Strip than you...?

It took ya two days to think that stupid question up. That you thought was witty little quip? You don’t do anything fast.

 

[w3rkn]

I don't post every day you tard. I don't sit on a forum explaining to people how great I am, or post how fast my time slips are... because I am not about myself.

I am still faster than you, so...

 

[Sivi70980]

I don't post every day you tard. I don't sit on a forum explaining to people how great I am, or post how fast my time slips are... because I am not about myself.

I am still faster than you, so...

And I'm faster than both of you.....till you ask me for proof lol

 

[w3rkn]

And I'm faster than both of you.....till you ask me for proof lol

Don't try too hard, otherwise you will become faster than yourself... and create a wormhole vortex size ego.

 

[Sivi70980]

Don't try too hard, otherwise you will become faster than yourself... and create a wormhole vortex size ego.

If you don't skip gears, then you 'll drive like an idiot in traffic. I don't think I've ever went 1-2-3-4-5-6 in any of my cars, ever... not once.

To do so, would imply you start off real slow and maintain that exact same acceleration while you shift though 6 gears & accelerating up to speed at the same given pace. Traffic isn't like that... so driving like that is idiotic.


1-3-5 does the same thing as 1-2-3-4-5...

Nope not too hard at all....

 

[w3rkn]

Nope not too hard at all....

You ever watch a really smart and logical person shift gears..?

hint: it is called an automatic and they don't sequentially go up & down through the gears either... because it would be an idiotic jerky experience.

 

[bluebeastsrt]

You ever watch a really smart and logical person shift gears..?

hint: it is called an automatic and they don't sequentially go up & down through the gears either... because it would be an idiotic jerky experience.

Does anyone every understand what this ding dong is talking about??? Is he talking cars or his sex life right now?

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