Definitely a bit to much strip there Vern. Things can happen fast at the stripe for sure especially with big MPH differences. As someone said sometimes you have to trust the car, but then again no need to take to much stripe either even when you trust the car.

Basically,
You use the amount of time between the cars finish line times, X the MPH of the second car, X 1.47, which changes mph to fps.

Having an opponents incrementals is absolute gold!! Knowing 1000'-1320' split times helps you understand the closing rates. What the drivers sees in that emotionally charged moment, as his adrenaline is spiked...and what the numbers spell out are often 2 different stories!! And the numbers don't lie!!!

Jamie you weren't the only car picking up 4 on random passes. I think I was 10.43 on a 10.48 5th round?? My opponet was about the same 10.41 on a 10.45 that round. I knew he was ahead and I wish I would have just cut him loose at the end but its just so tough for me to lift in that situation.

I don't know if it was the wind, the starting line, poor staging or what but my car was all over the place too.

I'm ready to try Mt Vernon next week where I can usually etch 6.63 on the window for the weekend.

My car was all over the place too. B/o by .05 in the 2nd pedalling it.

I was on the other end of that deal. I lost .05 by the 1000 ft mark 4th round. Lawson went down right in front of me and lost .04

quit sandbagging
9.04 dial runn 8.80s mmm
looks like both you guys doing it
rolling dice pretty hard

It's interesting that the math doesn't match the time slip.

Left: +.011 rt -.050 b/o = -.039 from perfect
Right: +.022 rt +.017 over = +.039 from perfect

Left First = -.039 -.039 =.078 NOT .0827 shown

CompuLink?

Best finish line strategy I know is get there first ! Sorry couldn't resist. Ron

Thanks for all the interesting information and ideas. Tomorrow I will most likely go to Beaver Springs and I will give some of the advise listed here at try at the track.

BTW, on the run in the video I won by .0298 seconds or about 5'4". Round two I tighted up to about 1'4" and round three 1'6". Fun, fun, fun!

Chris