wow, is that over quick. went to the track for t&t last night. the track asked if we wanted to try an 1/8 mile gambler race. they've never ran 1/8 before. 19 of us threw in $20, with the winner getting $260 and the runner up $120. i dialed an 8.02 and ran 8.018 but won on a double breakout. dialed 8.01 and ran 8.020. 3rd round dialed 8.02 and ran 8.037. 4th round had a bye run luckily cause i spun and ran 8.12 on a 8.03 dial. then red lit in the finals against a super gas mustang, but really picked up and ran a 7.97 on the 8.03 dial. got $120 anyway. going back tonight for the last summit series team race.
when you're used to 1/4 mile, it seems to be over very quick when u go to 1/8. less time for "games" & need to be awake from the start. no long pause to settle down & watch the finish to judge opponent.
WTG, Don! 1/8th mile fan here (anything after, you're "riding" . AND most racers gain less than 20mph through the last half of the quarter)
I never looked at it that way... I have only done 1/8 and always wanted to do a 1/4 run, just because everyone rates cars based on their 1/4 times (I would like to state that I have a 13 second car, and have some proof ). But now that you state THAT, it makes sense, not much happens at the last half of the track. That is why everyone tries to sit in the bleachers near the beginning at the races.
your right about not playing games. 2nd round i dialed 8.01 and ran a mid 6 second car. getting to the finish line i looked around and saw he wasn't there. i thought about lifting and he went flying by me. luckily, i didn't have time to do it.
For me the first 0-115 mph (1/8th) is racin the car, the second 1/8th, 115-140 mph in the next 1/8 mile is driving it. Runnin a 1/4 mile was a lot of fun the one time I did it, the biggest thing it showed me is the car can handle 140 to 150 mph speeds with no problems...now all I need is one of them Mountain motors to knock another second off my best ET in the 1/8
9.39@76mph. I have only tried 1/8th. I am guessing that would put me just breaking into the 13s on 1/4. Not sure, which is why I would like to try it just once. My main problem is getting off the line with 2.18s 60' due to peeling out at takeoff. I figured with traction, my 1/8th is probably a little lower, then I would be doing fine the last half with accelleration though the long haul.
I guess I was going off that statement (I'm still :confused:ed ) A "rule of thumb" (which I'm sure will be challenged - lol) is: to estimate one's 1/4 e.t. based on the 1/8th mile e.t., multiply the 1/8th e.t. X 1.56. ...... which puts you in the mid-14's. I'm with you - once the 60' problem is taken care of, you'll be running much better numbers. ..... although (here we go again - lol), the MPH does not drop off drastically if some spinnning at the line occurs. Noting back to the relative small MPH gain in 1/4 vs the 1/8th: The distance a car spins at the line is virtually the same as traveling the quarter mile only minus that relativley short distance spent spinning at the line - which, end the end, does not affect the mph that much. (Are we BOTH confused now? )
Here's a clear illustration to what Don is talkin about...I talked with the guy in the Camaro after the race..he said he could hear me comin, looked and didn't see me,barely lifted and looked again and bam...I was by him...he was .03 off his dial I was .01 off with a better light. The next pass against the dragster (have i ever mentioned i hate them bastids) I had dialed 5.86 all night long (4 passes) and ran 5.87's...so I said the hell with it and dialed a 5.87...I can hear him comin and know ya never peddle it against a dragster...so what happens.... I breakout on a 5.86....grrrrrr. One of these times I'm gonna stop second guessing myself A video...http://www.neptune.com/users/riporter/videoWMP/riporter474772.wmv
scoop, im thinkin mid 14 also for you. im going to have to drive down to a sea level track and see if i can get a little closer to your 1/8th time
i was so ticked off at myself for red lighting that i was almost to the 1/4 before i realized i'd passed the finish line. i can see it now at the roundup. corn for dinner.
