reaction time has nothing to do with the quarter mile run concerning your ET or MPH. It matters with the third aspect of a race which is getting to the finish line first. A better reaction can get a slower car to the finish line before a faster car.

Anyways, it sounds like you need to shift faster. Keep in mind also that not all tracks read the same. Some of the guys in cali have tracks that read amazingly fast. you can only really compare with people at the exact same track. there are two tracks in san antonio that read drastically different MPHs. don't worry, just do the best you can.

 

You can sit at the tree for 10 seconds with the light on green and still run the same time & trap as you would if you cut a perfect light. The timing equipment does not start until you cross the beam. Now, the course workers won't be too happy if you sit there for 10 seconds .

And, yes, 60' does effect trap. Think about it like this: 60' time is really a measure of acceleration. In other words, it's how quickly you can cover 60' of track from a dead stop. Therefore, a 1.8 60' dictates you are accelerating faster than a 2.3 60'. Right? That also means you should be travelling faster at the 60' marker (although this is not always the case) and this should carry with you for the rest of the track. Oddly enough though, with cars that wheelspin a lot you will generally find your trap speed lowers when you get traction and a good 60'.

 

the launch will definitely affect your 1/4 time...but like everyone else is saying, reaction time doesn't matter. You could sit at the light for a minute before launching and you will still pull a 13.xx (as long as you don't break the beam)

 

that's not considered reaction time genius. that's 60' time. reaction is how long it takes your wheels to leave the starting line beam from when the green light glows. that does not affect your time or speed since the clock starts when you leave the line and not when the light turns green. laugh to yourself next time.

 

HAHAHAHAHAHAA YOU have no clue on how to race then so be it
what you doing bracket racing so a wrx beating a shelby cobra which the wrx pulled a .50 light and the shelby .590 had nothing to been beat by about 1 sec whatever

 

yea see you at the track then

 

Bracket racing is a completely different story. We're not talking about bracket racing here. And besides, even in bracket racing you still run the same 1/4 mile time regardless of your reaction time; your total time is what's affected by the R/T, not the 1/4 time.

 

believe whatever you want hmmm now if reation time was of no importance why would the print out i guess the track guys are idiots too

 

One more time,your reaction time has NOTHING to do with your E.T. period!!!!!!!
Your reaction time is purely based on how quickly you reacted to the light and how quickly your car broke the beam,which BTW is what starts the timer.you could sit in the staging beam after the light turned green and your ET will NOT begin untill you roll out of the beam,it is that simple.

 

you i did forgot something cant argue with evo 8 guys think the know everything even thought they cant race their own cars you know you would still get your @#$ handed to you if chill at the light

 

Please,if you are not going to contribute anything nice,then please dont ruin this thread.As far as "EVO 8" guys and drag racing,you have that totally wrong.I have drag raced for 18yrs and have Been there,done that.Your statement about sleeping at the light is Correct,you can have an 11 sec car and get beat by a low 12 second car,to the finish line if you are sleeping at the light.As far a reaction time having anything to do with ET,it has nothing to do with ET,end of discussion.You should try going to the Drag Strip some time,you might like racing,and it doesn't matter what you drive,if you are bracket racing,your car is consistent and you cut good lights,you Go Rounds.

 

I am no expert at drag racing, but I do know that a 2.2 60ft time is not good, I have done that with my Civic Si, 15.4@ 89mph. My Evo has only been to the track once, 3 runs 1st, 1.9 60ft, 13.9@97mph , and two identical 1.87 60ft's and 13.67@99.8 and 99.7, the last two was squirting the intercooler, all the way to the start line. My only mod is a Greddy Ti Exhaust. Launched at 5k, a tiny bit of slip/feathering of clutch, felt awsome, don't need to go again. Unless I get that reflash I've been promising myself.
R/T has nothing to do with drag time trials, only pro and bracket racing. I've only ever ran at Englishtown, GSX 13.9, Del Sol VTEC 15.7, Conquest 14.5, I always take my cars there once.....just to see what I can do. Good luck and just launch the car a little better, everything is in the launch !! There is NOTHING like an AWD perfect launch, 5.1 0-60, as per G-Tech !!
I Autocrossed all year with the SCCA at Englishtown, that is what I'm best at, 2nd for the year in A Stock, got beat by an M3, but also beat a bunch of M3's, 911's, STi's and so on. Next year is going to be real tuff, S2000's do very, very well ! I will have my work cut out. There is more to life than Drag Racing, it's fun, but these cars love to turn too you know.
Well that's my 2 cents....!!!!!! Good Night

 

umm spent many weekends at a drag strip build a 9 sec car so i know a thing or two myself but whenever someone comes along who doenst own a evo 8 then all the evo 8 guys get bent out of shape

 

Nice sentence.

 

Right, we're ganging up on you because we all own Evos. We're not ganging up on you because, oh I dunno, you're wrong...

I tell you what, seeing as you have a 9 second car and go out to the drag strip all the time then try this: Sit at the light for 2 seconds before launching. On your second run, launch as usual. Compare time slips and try to explain to me why there isn't a 2 second difference in your 1/4 mile time.