One of the great joys of veteran LSR competitors is to watch the disastrous results of drag racers who attend Bonneville armed with only the attitude of "How hard can it be?".

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Bret, I've heard this before, and I have no doubt that it is absolutely true...but it's really hard for me to wrap my primitive drag racer mind around this concept. LSR is something I've always wanted to try my hand at...and once my twin is finished, I'll probably start to build something along these lines.
Is this difficulty something that can be quantified? I know it's hard...but hard in what way. What are the issues, and what are the common mistakes?
Tony