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kazman · 08-14-2009, 11:09 AM

Almost every example given here of a slow car running consistant is really seasoned driver dialing very soft and making the car look consistant. Check out Atco or Maple Grove on a Summit ET points day. Lots of 9 and 10 second cars running dead on. There are a number of reasons to run a slow car however being more consistant that a fast car is not one of them. Most of the bracket racers favor a faster car having the advantage. Last time at maple I went against a blue 3rd gen camaro. I was dialed 14.22 to his 9.60. At the 1000' marker I knew I wasn't going to get to the stripe first so I tapped my brakes just before the finish line. Win light went to the camaro. I was .008 and .03 over. If I didn't hit the brakes I would of been .02 over my dial and still lost. Camaro was .008 on the tree and ran a 9.608 on a 9.60 dial. I still have nightmares of a 9.0 s10 pickup at Atco. Pro eliminator in my mid 11's firebird, I was .002 and dead on with a 5. I had a .007 package and lost to a better package. Guy match my .002 tree and went 9.002 on a fast 9.00 dial.

08-14-2009, 11:09 AM	#11
kazman Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 218 iTrader: (0)	Almost every example given here of a slow car running consistant is really seasoned driver dialing very soft and making the car look consistant. Check out Atco or Maple Grove on a Summit ET points day. Lots of 9 and 10 second cars running dead on. There are a number of reasons to run a slow car however being more consistant that a fast car is not one of them. Most of the bracket racers favor a faster car having the advantage. Last time at maple I went against a blue 3rd gen camaro. I was dialed 14.22 to his 9.60. At the 1000' marker I knew I wasn't going to get to the stripe first so I tapped my brakes just before the finish line. Win light went to the camaro. I was .008 and .03 over. If I didn't hit the brakes I would of been .02 over my dial and still lost. Camaro was .008 on the tree and ran a 9.608 on a 9.60 dial. I still have nightmares of a 9.0 s10 pickup at Atco. Pro eliminator in my mid 11's firebird, I was .002 and dead on with a 5. I had a .007 package and lost to a better package. Guy match my .002 tree and went 9.002 on a fast 9.00 dial. __________________ '95 Pontiac Formula Blue-Green Chameleon LT1 Auto '07 Ford Mustang GT Alloy Metallic 4.6 Auto, 3.73 gears, C&L CAI, Diablo 91 octane tune, drag radials, and a saftey loop. What else do I need for a 14 second bracket car? Last edited by kazman; 08-14-2009 at 11:45 AM.