On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Alberto Aguirre wrote:
> This past friday I made my first visit to Houston
> Raceway Park.....I must say I loved it!!! I had been
> paying attention to little visible mods I could do but
> now I got bitten by the performance bug. Too bad I
> dont have the money for some of your more effective
> mods.
Welcome to the club! :-) The performance bug is an
evil, evil thing. :-) My truck was bone stock before I
ran at the strip, but once you get that first number, the
desire to keep lowering it is like some kind of sick
addiction. :-)
[...]
> I guess I expected better but all in all it was a fun
> experience. I am not sure what all the numbers mean
> but here they are:
> 0.921
> 2.337
> 6.680
> 10.311
> 67.96
> 13.491
> 16.204
> 82.93
> Can anyone tell me what this little bundle of numbers
> means???
>
Yep!
0.921 - Your reaction time. It took .421 seconds from the time when
the green light came on to the time when your truck left the
staging beams. (.500 is perfect)
2.337 - Your short time. It took 2.337 seconds for your truck to
travel the first 60 feet of the track.
6.680 - Your 330' time. It took 6.680 seconds for your truck to
travel the first 330 feet of the track.
10.311 - Your 1/8mi ET. It took 10.311 seconds for your truck to
travel 1/8 mile.
67.96 - Your 1/8mi speed. When you hi the 1/8 mile mark, you were
going 67.96mph. (10.311@67.96)
13.491 - Your 1000' time. It took 13.491 seconds for your truck to
travel 1000 feet.
16.204 - Your 1/4mi time. It took 16.204 seconds for your truck to
travel 1/4 mile.
82.93 - Your 1/4mi speed. When you hit the 1/4mi mark, you were
going 82.93mph. (16.204@82.93)
-Jon-
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