FREE et reduction..........

[fast88]

when you guys stage up ....do you just roll in and light both bulbs???

FYI.....if ya light the first bulb....then gently bump in till the second bulb just flickers a bit itll help your et.....this is cause you actually get more of a "running" start staging far back as you can.


just a little tid-bit to remeber the next time you stage up......anybody else got any tips or tricks they do????

rich

[frdfandc]

Never do a dry hop right after your burnout. This takes heat away from the slicks(dot cheater slicks, drag radials).

[RdRunnr]

Why do people deep stage? I never understood that.

[my95GTHO]

Why do people deep stage? I never understood that.
I think it has to do with helping your reaction times if you can't get them low enough with both lightes on..........also to get you a couple of inches closer the the end lol...........i don't see the point either

[VANZ]

FWIW......i found this surfin.


My friend has a car that travels the quarter mile in 9.75 seconds when he shallow stages. But if he deep stages, the same car will earn a 9.90 time slip. Anyone who has to race against a hard index (7.90, 8.90, 9.90...etc) is very familiar with this principle. It allows you to fine tune your times. With a 9.90 car, the difference between a deep and shallow stage is 15 hundredths of a second. With slower vehicles, it's more. My 10.90 Vega gave up over 2 tenths if I deep staged vs. shallow. It had 1.45 60ft times.

It has a lot to do with how fast your car can cover the first couple feet of track. I bet you our Neons give up over 4 tenths of a second on a deep stage. That's because the slower vehicle takes longer to cover the first 15 inches of track beyond the starting line. The bottom line is; if you are careless about how deep you roll into the second beam, with a 15 second vehicle, you could be giving away 3 to 4 tenths of a second easy! It's safe to say you could give away a little over a tenth, just by rolling into the beams 5 inches too far.

Remember, even if you don't officially deep stage but aren't as shallow as you could be, the principal is always there, so shallow stage for the best time slip! Where else can you pick up a tenth or two while spending no money at all? A shallow stage (instead of a sloppy stage) will help your 60 foot time, your 1/4 mile time, your consistency and your MPH...It's like a legal head start. Experiment with this .. (after you get over the initial fear of the guy at the starting line).

Can't think of much to add, other than the ETs get better as the air cools at night. You should always be aware of what the "consistent" racers are running (faster / slower) as you get ready to run in eliminations. If they dialed down a tenth since their last time trial, and are still breaking out, the air is prolly good enough for you to dial down more than a tenth.. and if everyone dialed down and can't run the number, don't be so optimistic that you'll be much faster than the last time trial.

[VANZ]

I have always tried to shallow stage, but have never really concentrated on trying to stage as shallow as possible. It definetely makes sense, the idea of getting a jump start on the run. Beings my car is so consisent, I will run a few passes shallow and deep next time out to test out the theory.


Professor VANZ is on the case :mrgreen:

[my95GTHO]

please do report back on that one.......i would want to know by a consistant car like yours

[itslegal]

you should always stage your car the same way each and everytime if your trying to be consistant. If you go shallow on one run then the next you go in a little deeper( but still not " deep " ) your times will be off. I light the pre stage bulbs up and then stop the car completely. Then bump the car in till the stage lights come on then stop completely again. This insure your in the same spot each and every time and covering the same distance every time. Going deep gives you no " roll out ", the clocks start the instant your car moves, where as if you shallow stage your car is actually moving BEFORE the clocks start. Going deep stage is usually good to knock off .1 off your R/T and slow you car E.T. wise by a tenth or so. Its all about being consistant ( this goes for engine temp, burnout technic, ETC ETC ETC ) Find what works for you and then stick with it.