I forgot to post this last week but I wanted to share what I thought was neat. We were racing at Capitol last Sunday and my friend that I race with cut a perfect .000 light. We got to talking and he said in the thirty years of racing it was the first time. I've been close, I cut a .004 the same day but some say that's just a good red light. So what's your best reaction time I generally average .10 -.20's
My first time at the track which was a year ago my first pass ever i cut a .064 and my best for the day was a .019 and it was inbetween those for my oother passes thhat day.Havent been back to the track since then but plan to with the new setup in the next couple weeks.
Both the wife and I are members of the perfect light club, have had several in the close area, average is around .024. The one I like the most is the first time I ran the new 347 combo, unloaded car off of the trailer warmed it up and drove it around to get tranny and rear end fluids warmed up, staged car and let it rip .001 green light and an 11.80et I was pumped I did not even expect it to be near that, expected it to be more like a mid 12s, now I have to try and stay above 11.49
The closest perfect reaction time was last year with a -.009..............that was also the fastest I've been in the Maverick.........with a 9.801. We will see with the new motor/trans in the car, but I really don't want to have to cert the car or get my license for sub 10.0's.
No, I will just probably put the throttle stop back on the car, I took it off to see what the car would do.
I've had a couple of .000 lights and a 12.000 on a 12.00 dialin. I won the run for the money with that one. Unfortunately my lights are getting to be all over the board. Last race had an .021 first round than -.011 second round.
Footbraking--Have had tons of .000's. Couple perfect runs. One .000 package during a bye round and one in a final round against a well known "tough" competitor. Went footbrakin' last year for a 6.00 index, had to do a little sandbagging to slow the car down some (normally 5.80's and low 90's). Rest of the crowd were transbraking and 'stopping. Went to finals. Both finalists were footbraking. Other guy won but his brakes are better than mine. His 6.06 to my 5.98 breakout. I had the light though but not by much (his .039 to my .030) Kinda fun footin' on a .400 pro tree but 3 speed cars have an advantage. Mine's 2 speed set up for brackets and .500 sportsman tree. Racin' is not easy but if you do something enough times, you tend to "get better". Repetition. Been in this for about 20 years and I can tell anyone from experience that there is a lot more to drag racing (and bracket racing) than what you "see". And you learn something new EVERY time out. If you don't, something's wrong.
I can't take credit for my reaction times. I just go when the starter walks over and taps on my window.
last year i cut about 9 .000 lights threw out the season and a hole hell of a lot of .00's but yes i have been .00 red also i like to run it that close cause everyone else loves double .00 around here to which makes for some tought racing congrads
I have had a couple triple 0's. Best pass was a .001 light on 6.550 (6.55 dial). Toughest beat ever was a .001 light 6.561 (6.56 dial) thats racing. Where I raced if you wasnt running dead on your dial and cutting .002-.004 lights, just was likely getting put on the trailer. But it sure was fun!!
I have had 3 .000 lights over the years . Racing is tough here in Phoenix. If you not in the teens your on the trailer. Best package i ever had was a .005 .001 on the tree and .004 over the dial.
my best ever I had were 2 passes back to back about 15 min apart.... ran a .008 and was so excited then ran a .007 the next pass
the last race of last season in my pick up i cut a 0.000 followed by a 0.001 followed by a 0.009 folleowed by 0.322 was almost a great day haha
I've had a perfect light with foot brake automatics, transbrake automatics, and clutch cars. Just one of those deals I inherited from my father. We can drive and cut lights. What I have learned through the years is that you don't always have to be dead-on perfect. Sometimes a .020 light will be just fine depending on your competition. If you don't know who is in the other lane and what that person is capable of then you are forced to go after the tree. Some people don't understand that and end up hurting themselves at the tree.
