Official 1/4 Mile Drag Times

[SlaughterR]

Hey guys, so I noticed no one seems to be posting any 1/4 mile times. I know the car is meant for road course tracks, but I grew up with drag racing and the track is less than 10 mins away.

So.... Today I finally decided to give her a run for fun. I was surprised my first pass was my best but all other times were mostly consistent. This thing will wheel hop the sh#%t out of you if you don't leave right. Still tons of fun and it put a smile on my face.

Car is factory stock, air pressure and all.

 

[jonnys_honda]

Nice job. Others have posted drag times.

 

[SlaughterR]

Nice job. Others have posted drag times.

Really!? I just haven't seen any yet myself. So I figured I'd be the guinea pig haha

 

[jmayo1056]

 

[heavyD]

Is it true that 3500 is the max RPM you can rev it to on a launch? If so that's holding it back a bit as a higher RPM launch would probably bring down the times a bit.

 

[SlaughterR]

Is it true that 3500 is the max RPM you can rev it to on a launch? If so that's holding it back a bit as a higher RPM launch would probably bring down the times a bit.

That is correct 3500. And honestly if it reved higher it would just spin or hop its ass off. It already spins and hops baddd now. If you don't have throttle control it will hop through 1st and all of 2nd

 

[heavyD]

That is correct 3500. And honestly if it reved higher it would just spin or hop its ass off. It already spins and hops baddd now. If you don't have throttle control it will hop through 1st and all of 2nd

I agree it makes it easier to launch for most of us but I'm sure the magazines could get better times as they could probably squeeze an extra tenth of a second or so.

 

[Tim818]

My question is what kind of car was #261? Lol

 

[DevonK]

R/T of .009? Not physiologically possible. Driver got very lucky, or there is something wrong with the timing system at that track.

 

[SlaughterR]

R/T of .009? Not physiologically possible. Driver got very lucky, or there is something wrong with the timing system at that track.

Lol drag racers get .000 lights all the time. Sometimes its luck, sometimes your red.

 

[Night Fury]

Hey guys, so I noticed no one seems to be posting any 1/4 mile times. I know the car is meant for road course tracks, but I grew up with drag racing and the track is less than 10 mins away.So.... Today I finally decided to give her a run for fun. I was surprised first pass was my best but all other times were mostly consistent. This thing will wheel hop the sh#%t out of you if you don't leave right. Still tons of fun and it put a smile on my face

Thanks for sharing, I've been to the drag with other cars and it seems to be the pattern, the first run is always the quickest due the tires have proper temperature to stick better.

 

[jmayo1056]

Is it true that 3500 is the max RPM you can rev it to on a launch? If so that's holding it back a bit as a higher RPM launch would probably bring down the times a bit.

I launched at 3500 and it spun. I did the 13.8 run at 3000 and it bogged a bit. I think 3200 may be a good number.

 

[jdmorangefever]

R/T of .009? Not physiologically possible. Driver got very lucky, or there is something wrong with the timing system at that track.

Its possible ive hit .004 at track before in my eg

 

[Mikeybc]

R/T of .009? Not physiologically possible. Driver got very lucky, or there is something wrong with the timing system at that track.

As the amber lights count down you can anticipate when the green light goes on. if your very lucky you can get it perfect but it's hard, the car itself has its own reaction time to your inputs. Guess too early you redlight and lose the race.

 

[typemismatch]

As the amber lights count down you can anticipate when the green light goes on. if your very lucky you can get it perfect but it's hard, the car itself has its own reaction time to your inputs. Guess too early you redlight and lose the race.

The NHRA changed the timing system requirements in the last couple of years because racers figured out how to go based on timing the ambers. Now there's a random delay between the last amber and the green to keep people from "counting down".

In all honesty, RT only matters in heads up racing. It's not about who crosses the line first, it's about who runs the fastest time. ET doesn't start until you actually leave.

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