LEBANON VALLEY DRAG WAY 5/25/19

[mybigsho]

Most definitely..

[76fomoco]

Run order 12.41@112.39 182 60'
               12.33@113.45 185 60       
               12.24@113.79 180 60
               12.18@114.02 178 60

Would love to see the DA next to each of these I bet the end DA was close to sea level or better.
AWESOME TIMES.

[jman]

The reaction time doesn't affect the time.  The time starts when he moved across the line.  Reaction time only makes a difference when you're racing someone else.  So you could get an 11.5 for instance...but someone who reacted quicker and made it to the end of the track with a 11.9 would be considered the winner even though they were not as fast as you.

Track I used to race at (not with the SHO) didn't allow for that, so even for practice runs you had to be good at your reaction time. Good to know.

[18SHO]

The reaction time doesn't affect the time.  The time starts when he moved across the line.  Reaction time only makes a difference when you're racing someone else.  So you could get an 11.5 for instance...but someone who reacted quicker and made it to the end of the track with a 11.9 would be considered the winner even though they were not as fast as you.

Track I used to race at (not with the SHO) didn't allow for that, so even for practice runs you had to be good at your reaction time. Good to know.

Never heard of that, the pre stage and stage beams until they're tripped time doesn't start. Interesting to hear they would do that when your cars still dead stopped at start line

[bamsho]

That is very weird for sure.  I know I lose a good tenth deep staging my car.  Deep staging is turning off the pre stage lights.  Had to do this cause bye runs for next round went off best reaction time of previous round.  What's weird, my first ever pass in the '13 was a .000.

[mybigsho]

Run order 12.41@112.39 182 60'
               12.33@113.45 185 60       
               12.24@113.79 180 60
               12.18@114.02 178 60

Would love to see the DA next to each of these I bet the end DA was close to sea level or better.
AWESOME TIMES.

I don't have that info.. The first run was about 45 minutes after a 2 1/2 drive to the track.. Then i started putting a fan and ice to cool
down between runs.. When i started i heard somebody say it was 800 ft DA.. My last run was at 9:30 pm it could have been closer to 200..
Thanks for the complements..   

[shoNoff]

Go here. This will give you the da for any date at any track. https://www.dragtimes.com/da-density-altitude-calculator.php?track=34&month=5&day=25&year=2019&getweather=Get+Weather+Data

At 9am you guys were around 400 feet da. By noon time it was 1200 feet. Around 4pm 1630 feet then 9pm 1305. I always check the da on this site after running. Works really well. Hopefully this helps some of you.

[shoNoff]

That is very weird for sure.  I know I lose a good tenth deep staging my car.  Deep staging is turning off the pre stage lights.  Had to do this cause bye runs for next round went off best reaction time of previous round.  What's weird, my first ever pass in the '13 was a .000.

This is correct how "deep" you stage changes your rollout. So if you stage as shallow as possible. You get more of a "run" at breaking the starting line beams. There for you are already moving when you break the beams. If you stage deep your first movement breaks the beams and starts the clock. It's an old bracket racer trick to deep stage and shallow stage.

[mybigsho]

That is very weird for sure.  I know I lose a good tenth deep staging my car.  Deep staging is turning off the pre stage lights.  Had to do this cause bye runs for next round went off best reaction time of previous round.  What's weird, my first ever pass in the '13 was a .000.

This is correct how "deep" you stage changes your rollout. So if you stage as shallow as possible. You get more of a "run" at breaking the starting line beams. There for you are already moving when you break the beams. If you stage deep your first movement breaks the beams and starts the clock. It's an old bracket racer trick to deep stage and shallow stage.

100 percent.. When am TNT i go as shallow as i can thats why i get 1.74 60's.. When i am bracket racing after qualifying go deeper for reaction time and getting to the stripe first.. You have to adjust your time for it..

[SM105K]

Yep, I shallow stage as well.

[802SHO]

I just go by feel...it if feels good I go for it.....wait lol

I might learn how to shallow stage this year.  Doing well being a noob though

[Jordan]

Y'all just made me realize I've been staging pretty deep. Just did a bit of reading on it and I really need to get on that shallow staging as it may help my et...

[shoNoff]

I just go by feel...it if feels good I go for it.....wait lol

I might learn how to shallow stage this year.  Doing well being a noob though

I will teach you kemosabe. Very very simple to do. Really I pre stage and I roll into stage as slow as possible. As soon as I see the staged light flicker I know one more inch and I'm in. At the speeds of our cars you are talking most likely only .01-.02 tops in et. And I'm not even sure it's that much. I believe a top fuel dragster is only effected by less then .05 at their speeds of 330mph.

[Jordan]

I just go by feel...it if feels good I go for it.....wait lol

I might learn how to shallow stage this year.  Doing well being a noob though

I will teach you kemosabe. Very very simple to do. Really I pre stage and I roll into stage as slow as possible. As soon as I see the staged light flicker I know one more inch and I'm in. At the speeds of our cars you are talking most likely only .03-.05 tops in et. And I'm not even sure it's that much.

Haha, every hundredth counts when you are only a quarter second from the overall record

[shoNoff]

Y'all just made me realize I've been staging pretty deep. Just did a bit of reading on it and I really need to get on that shallow staging as it may help my et...

Not to bark up my own tree. But I've won a few NHRA Wally's in my day. Was also division 1 NHRA champion. Drag racing knowledge I've got you covered buddy.