Originally Posted by Al_Alguire


Wet air can be compensated for with timing. The biggest thing that will affect a naturally aspirated car is barometric pressure. As actual altitude goes up barometers go down. Also storm fronts can have a great affect on ACTUAL barometer readings. Not what you get on TV weather which is ALWAYS a corrected barometer reading. This is a big factor in calculating DA's. For instance where Brad runs his car the barometer is usually high 29's to over 30. Out here where I am we do back flips if the baro reading reaches 28.00! Why NHRA factors altitiude tracks and changes indexes for the various classes. Those only adjust for the physical altitude not the weather.


Al, would you expand on this please.