[s-cars] 1/4 mile results

[Calvin & Diana Craig]

Chad,

Actually your tach may be off if you think you are at 7200 rpm at 96 mph.
You should be taching about 6600 rpm at 96.

--Calvin


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Thanks to all who checked out the results.  Calvin, I agree with you about
lost time shifting, but for a halfway decent track there was no marker for
the end of the 1/4 mile--it was impossible to judge how long to stay in 3rd
gear.  My best estimate put me crossing the mark at about 7200 rpm where my
car makes NO power; shifting at 6700 would have put me in 4th in the high 4k
rpm's where it makes really good power.  What's weird is 1st pulls strong,
2nd is a little less, 3rd starts to feel kinda weak, then 4th pulls strong
again almost like a 50 shot of NOS.  The loud factor from Bubba in the next
lane was definitely an issue.  I actually missed 2 calls to stage because
nobody could hear the announcers.  The tires I was running were Yok AVS
245/45ZR16 and gave me too much grip.  Anyone with the MTM setup notice a
3rd gear weak/4th gear strong issue?  Nothing way out of line, I just didn't
expect much pull in 4th @ 100 compared to what 3rd gave me.

Thanks,
Chad Hall
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