In a message dated 3/20/99 8:51:10 AM Pacific Standard Time,
rotrottmann@davidson.edu writes:
<< I was just looking over my little paper prizes from last night and
realized that my times varied between a worst of 14.848, to a best of
14.679, but my speeds only varied from 91.55 to 91.87. Is this some
evil trick by the coefficient of friction gods or what? When I ran a
15.076 it was at 90.10....shouldn't there be more variation?
Just wonderin'
Robert >>
ET usually represents your chassis configuration & tires ... the ability to
launch the car (or truck) from a dead stop, and sometimes shift if your car is
a manual. For eg; If your truck ran a 12.5 @ 108 mph on street tires.... It's
probably still going to go 108 mph on something sticky (maybe slightly less),
but your ET will probably be in the low 12 - high 11 second range. Usually if
you spin more, your MPH will be slightly higher.
MPH on the other hand is more of a horsepower figure than anything else. I
like to look at my MPH numbers more than my ETs .. . this is a better
indicator that my truck's still making the horsepower it should. FWIW - My
best ET is only a 14.5, but it was at 98 mph on a fairly humid night.
Also, if you like to street race, when you're out at the local test & tune or
grudge night, pay attention to other's MPH more than their ET.... For eg; If I
see a car running 14.5s at the track at only 94-95mph.. I know I've got a
fairly good chance of catching this guy on the other end of industrial park,
or where ever you like to race. :-)
ttyl
Patrick
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