TSR unapproved device?

[z28]

I should have said "stab", not "dab".

back 20 years ago a lot of drivers would use the brakes to calm the car down and finish the run. Don't hear of any of that today.

 

[ironpony]

That's a totally different topic. You mentioned COST in your previous post and that is what my reply was referring to.

Traction control is heavily used in other forms of drag racing. It's not 100% fool proof. It can't save a run that is totally out to lunch. For example, the no-prep guys, Lights Out, No Mercy, World Cup, etc, etc.... pretty much everyone in this type of drag racing uses TC and the shows are usually sell-outs. These door car guys can run 3.50's in the 1/8, and in the 5 second range in the 1/4. They put on an excellent show.

And you can tell them all apart from each other WITHOUT decals on the windshields. I wonder if you could track NHRA's decline to the decline in car brands, style reduction. Really what have we gone from 15 body styles to 1 ??

 

[Marchboom]

The driver has no control over the clutch timers coming in. So what's the difference? No one complains about that. The driver would still be driving the car with traction control, the same as now. Actually, the drivers would get to actually drive the cars a LOT more, instead of idling down the track after going up in smoke.

Note how many rounds in the fuel classes went bust yesterday due to cars breaking the tires loose. That is not good racing.

The difference is that the clutch is set up to come in at certain times and this is defined by the crew chef BEFORE the run. Traction control would be based on a computer reading what the sensors tell it and then adjusting the brakes, the clutch, the engine, etc. to compensate for the lack of traction. It is changing conditions as the run is occurring. It really would be a stab & steer car.