Throttle stop down track?

voltdr · 09-07-2009, 09:00 PM

At INDY, SC 228, Paul Fink, runs only 116 - 199 mph. He lost in round 2 (112 mph) because he was unable to judge backing into his opponent. It's just as hard going backwards.

Chris Williams · 09-07-2009, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by voltdr

At INDY, SC 228, Paul Fink, runs only 116 - 199 mph.

I sure hope you mean 116 - 119, otherwise that's a pretty darn big window

Michael Pliska · 09-08-2009, 11:56 AM

It's not much of an accomplishment, but I did manage to be #1 qualifier with a 6.301 (1/8-mile) at the recent D6 National Open, and ran a 6.300 1st round (then screwed up and ran 6.292 with too much stripe in the next round, trying to decide whether to race the nose or tire of the opponent), all at around 103 mph. The next slowest mph was around 113, while most were in the mid-upper 120's (and at least one over 130 mph). I was using a borrowed Dedenbear stop, hooked to a switch on my shifter. No timer at all, and manually shifting. I have good visibility in my car, so I can see them coming up on me. If I can afford it, I will run the upcoming D6 LODRS race the same way, should be fun.

Regards,

09-08-2009, 11:56 AM	#3
Michael Pliska Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Happy Valley, OR Posts: 260 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Throttle stop down track? It's not much of an accomplishment, but I did manage to be #1 qualifier with a 6.301 (1/8-mile) at the recent D6 National Open, and ran a 6.300 1st round (then screwed up and ran 6.292 with too much stripe in the next round, trying to decide whether to race the nose or tire of the opponent), all at around 103 mph. The next slowest mph was around 113, while most were in the mid-upper 120's (and at least one over 130 mph). I was using a borrowed Dedenbear stop, hooked to a switch on my shifter. No timer at all, and manually shifting. I have good visibility in my car, so I can see them coming up on me. If I can afford it, I will run the upcoming D6 LODRS race the same way, should be fun. Regards, __________________ Michael Pliska 643 S/G

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09-07-2009, 09:00 PM	#1
voltdr Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 706 Likes: 77 Liked 100 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Throttle stop down track? At INDY, SC 228, Paul Fink, runs only 116 - 199 mph. He lost in round 2 (112 mph) because he was unable to judge backing into his opponent. It's just as hard going backwards.