bone stock on my 05 last year I did 13.497@101.67 60' 2.036. In Phoenix at Firebird raceway.

I've posted this before, but I will say it again. I dont like dragging my car so everyone knows before I get flamed for such crappy 60' (btw 23k on my stock clutch and still counting)

 

This reply confuses me as it says 2 different things. First I see that reaction times have no bearing on the ET. This is straight forward and I understand (but don't agree).

But then I see and he's only going to improve that by .2 at most (not .4). Now this tells me that there will be some IMPROVEMENT with a better reaction time.

C O N T R A D I C T I O N.

Since I'm here to learn from others (especially as knowledgeable as Warr (no joke or insult meant)) I shall ask a specific question with hopes that the answer leads to a better understanding this:

If 2 matched cars with same driver, same conditions, perform perfectly matched runs but one has a reaction time .5 of a second lower. Would both times be the same?

 

Hmmm....

If ET starts when the car moves. When does reaction time (RT) start?

This is all part of bracket racing. The RT is used to know if the DRIVER, not necessarily the car, has improved, or needs improvement. It's good to compare your RTs. also you shall find that once your RTs are close you will have better control of the launch of your car.

 

If you're not racing against anyone your RT doesn't mean anything. WT was talking about 60' time earlier, not RT. IMHO, a better RT is not related to a better 60' time. However, practice will.

 

We're losing sight of the original question. Was his time of 13.45 good for a bone stock evo and my answer is still YES!

It came up that his TS was only 99. and now we're all focussed on 60s and everything else. It was never mentioned that we were racing AGAINST anyone else .. yet, just his slip times were being discussed. By the way, the winner of a race is sometimes determined by best time, and that can be against an empty lane.