Re: re:going racing

From: DodgeBoyz3@aol.com
Date: Thu Sep 24 1998 - 20:34:29 EDT


In a message dated 9/24/98 7:00:25 PM Central Daylight Time,
droopie@bellsouth.net writes:

> Yep. The same reason racers love a 55 degree day! Cool air is more
> dense and makes more power. The only problem here is if you are a
> serious bracket racer, going faster is not necessarily better. Bracket
> racing is 2 things...reaction time and running the dial in. I went to a
> huge money race here at Memphis a few years ago. We were running 7.07
> in the 1/8th. In the first 7 rounds we never faced a car slower than
> 6.06. Beat every one of them because I consistently cut .50? lights and
> run 7.07? to 7.85. If you have enough ice and do it the same every
> round, it's a good thing. But if you run out of ice your time will
> increase. Of course if you're just testing and trying just to see how
> fast your truck is, then it's a really good idea. Might also try taking
> the air filter out (only at the track).
> --
> Drew Schofield
> 1998 Sport 4x4 5.2 CC Black
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Thank you Drew for a very good point!

Gene
(no ice here)95 SLT...14.57@93.88mph



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