Controversial Teardown

[Jeff]

Staying off topic....

GPS systems in hi dollar bracket racing is what we hate hearing about.

Bill, my wife runs a 6.70 e.t powerglide top dragster and we definitely need a certain amount of wheel speed to get her on down the track briskly. Most of us look at the RPM to driveshaft differential at certain times into the run. If we suffer tire shake most of it occurs within the first 1.7 seconds of the run . . . the tire progressively (hopefully) hooks somewhere between 1.4 and 1.7 seconds into the run. As we have dropped below 7 second ET's tire shake has become a significant expensive challenge in terms of damaging parts and figuring out how to solve it. At anything above 7 seconds, in our car, it is a non issue -- you can just dead hook and go.

 

[haagar]

GPS systems in hi dollar bracket racing is what we hate hearing about.

I can imagine that would be a nightmare.

Based on experience with navigation gps systems I just wouldn't think that a gps system small enough to easily hide would be accurate and fast enough for a drag car. I have also read that civilian gps uses a degraded signal compared to military gps. Does anyone know if that has changed? From what I have read it doesn't seem to have. Definitely not claiming gps to be an area of expertise though.

 

[Turtle]

I agree that no one enjoys a runaway contest, but a side-by-side pedaling smoke fest is just as entertaining, if not more, than a side-by-side four second run IMHO as a fan of the sport Pedregon v Force Pedal Fest

I couldn't agree with you more Gerald. A pedalfest is a rare race where it 100% comes down to driver skill.
I just had to throw this one up: YouTube - topfule fannycar 8000hp pedelfest!

 

[Bill]

Well, everybody likes something different. I don't think we can learn much from watching two Fuel cars, both spinning the tires uncontrollably, beyond, which driver is the best at salvaging a run that can't in any way, display the tuning skills of the engine guy...

I'll admit, it may be "show biz".... BUT,

I am a whole lot more interested in the mechanical side of drag racing than I am the driving aspect of it.

But, that's just me...