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Chris Barnes · 12-02-2016, 01:45 AM

I hope I'm not giving away secrets or making anyone mad by saying this:learn everything you can about qualifying to the 1000' line. Qualify as slow as you can then pick it up if you need to. With a decent log you can extrapolate enough to dial in to the quarter from your 1000' data. It took me a couple of years to start doing this but as the owner/builder/driver of a .6 under C/SA car I can assure you that it made all the difference. Your experience will be different with a rare stick car I'm sure but every race I go to has at least one car that can "eat my lunch" heads up and you better believe they're gunning for me! I'm just a guy on a budget trying to have fun with my old Max Wedge and it's really all good when I'm racing but I need every advantage I can think of that doesn't cost a bunch more money. Finish your car and come on in, the water's fine!

12-02-2016, 01:45 AM	#33
Chris Barnes Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 139 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How far under index? I hope I'm not giving away secrets or making anyone mad by saying this:learn everything you can about qualifying to the 1000' line. Qualify as slow as you can then pick it up if you need to. With a decent log you can extrapolate enough to dial in to the quarter from your 1000' data. It took me a couple of years to start doing this but as the owner/builder/driver of a .6 under C/SA car I can assure you that it made all the difference. Your experience will be different with a rare stick car I'm sure but every race I go to has at least one car that can "eat my lunch" heads up and you better believe they're gunning for me! I'm just a guy on a budget trying to have fun with my old Max Wedge and it's really all good when I'm racing but I need every advantage I can think of that doesn't cost a bunch more money. Finish your car and come on in, the water's fine!