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08-12-2009, 08:59 PM

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Matt45

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Originally Posted by kena

You are going to be a little nervous the first time you go to the line without a doubt, remember to make a mental check list or tape one to the dash for that matter and go through it before you stage because there is going to be lots to remember when you hit the line and the more you remember the less chance of error.

Might be asking a lot but any chance you could post one so I don't miss anything?

Thanks guys you will make my first track run a good one

08-12-2009, 09:31 PM

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kena

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Originally Posted by Matt45

Might be asking a lot but any chance you could post one so I don't miss anything?

Thanks guys you will make my first track run a good one

Well it depends on the car you have and your routine, in my case I have an automatic with drag radials and a 3000 stall converter.

1) When I am in the front of the staging lane I make sure my traction control is off and overdrive is off.

2) Shift into 1st gear and go to the burnout box

3) Start my burnout as soon as directed to do so and shift manually to 2nd gear at 5000 to 6000 rpm's

4) Finish my burnout and drive to the staging area in 2nd then before tripping a light shift into drive (very important)

5) If I go past the staging lights you have to back up after that make sure you are in a forward gear to stage.

6) Pre-stage (second in my case meaning I let the opponent pre-stage first)

7) After I am pre-staged I load the torque converter to about 2500 to 2750 rpm's and ease up on the brake a tiny bit to stage (I am the last to stage) then firm on the brake when staged.

8) On a pro tree I pound the hell out of the gas the second the yellows flash and let off the brake at the same time, on a sportsman tree I count the rhythm of the yellow lights one...two...go!! I try to red light....yes you heard me right red light, now I don't go when the first yellow lights cause that is just stupid but when the third one lights I am on it and now to try to red light. If I red light I play with my timing a bit on my mental count down if I do not red light I usually get a good reaction time but on the next run I will try to red light again until I can put a zero as a first RT digit.

Now when I am racing, I race bracket (handicap start) so when your dial is in the 100th's to the 1000th's of a second (in plain terms your car is running extremely close to the time you dial in on your car I am usually within a couple of hundredth's but I won a couple weeks ago in Calgary and ran within 4 1000th's of my dial in the final) you have to win with your reaction time that is why I try to red light at least in the test and tune, that is a lesson I picked up from an old racer out your way in Ontario.

Well that is enough rant from me.