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Re: 4/10's Pro-Tree
[Re: 1976 Aspen]
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01/16/10 06:36 PM
01/16/10 06:36 PM
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Quicktree
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I Win
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I still don't understand how people can say "my car can go .380 red on a .400 pro tree" It's called anticipating the light... I've heard people saying the same about a .500 full tree. "I'm trying to slow my car down because it will go red on a .500 tree" It's called leaving to early on the last yellow...
with a light car with power you can go red on a .400 tree. I had quite a bit of delay in the dragster to keep from going red.
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Re: 4/10's Pro-Tree
[Re: 1976 Aspen]
#583563
01/16/10 06:47 PM
01/16/10 06:47 PM
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Oregon
sg66mopar
pro stock
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pro stock
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Oregon
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I still don't understand how people can say "my car can go .380 red on a .400 pro tree" It's called anticipating the light... I've heard people saying the same about a .500 full tree. "I'm trying to slow my car down because it will go red on a .500 tree" It's called leaving to early on the last yellow...
We're not leaving on the last yellow on the full tree. We leave on the first yellow and use the delay box to adjust for the difference in lights.
As for the .400 pro light it's basically the same thing. We let the button go as soon as we see yellow. If the driver and car can react faster than .400 then the light's red.
Pretty simple math really. No anticipating necessary. Just concentration and a car that will move when the trans brake lets go.
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Re: 4/10's Pro-Tree
[Re: Blucuda413]
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01/17/10 08:13 AM
01/17/10 08:13 AM
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Quicktree
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Al, the AHRA Gas class is basically Super Street with 2 exceptions that I noticed. One is the .400 tree and the other is V8 cars w/driver must weigh 2600 lbs vs NHRA 2800 lbs.
that even worse imo. they should weigh at least 3000lbs. 
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Re: 4/10's Pro-Tree
[Re: Al_Alguire]
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01/17/10 04:53 PM
01/17/10 04:53 PM
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Mo.
supercomp
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I still don't understand how people can say "my car can go .380 red on a .400 pro tree" It's called anticipating the light... I've heard people saying the same about a .500 full tree. "I'm trying to slow my car down because it will go red on a .500 tree" It's called leaving to early on the last yellow...
Like already stated we are not anticipating anything. We leave at first flash of yellow and I think all of us that do it are pretty consistent at what we do. Either that or we dont win many rounds a year.
That AHRA rule is ridiculous to me. If indeed they have a 2600lb minimum and a .400 light then you might as well keep the heavy stock suspesnion cars on the porch, cause it is gonna get ugly.
3000lb minimum would be ok with me, I would just have to ad a little ballast.
You better be able to redlight on a .400 pro tree or your going to be frustrated preaty quick. All tracks don't react the same.
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Re: 4/10's Pro-Tree
[Re: Al_Alguire]
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01/17/10 05:08 PM
01/17/10 05:08 PM
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Mo.
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Who me? I carry numbers or both trees so no worries here
Al, you know I wasn't talking about you. 
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Re: 4/10's Pro-Tree
[Re: supercomp]
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01/17/10 05:16 PM
01/17/10 05:16 PM
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Las Vegas
Al_Alguire
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I Live Here
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Hey I am gonna try some S/C stuff later this year. So if you see me in the lanes try to beat the crowd wanting to run me first round Quack Quack
"I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know."
"It's never wrong to do the right thing"
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