Top end racing tips??

[RON NICKELS]

Kris,if i were you ,i would dial .010 hard and make dam sure your cutting .010-.015 lights and run it out when racing high mph. dragsters and cars.This way you put the pressure on the high mph cars as to let them make the decision to dump or take the light,believe me its as hard for a faster car to take the stripe by .010 as it is for a slower car to take a .010 stripe on a faster car.The odds are in you favor, or at least a push doing it this way,but keep in mind to also use my technique in watching your competition.
THE HAMMER 7316
RON NICKELS

[Ted Barnes]

I agree with Ron's comments completely. I've been bracket racing for 20 years in a high 10-second car...so I'm almost always the slower car. Left lane suggestion is good....and dialing hard when running anyone 9.0 or quicker works like a charm. I beat more dragsters that way.

[Michael Pliska]

Another thing I do is to drive the stripe even if the other guy redlights, assuming I have enough data at that track already. It's good practice at taking a minimum stripe.

[GaryGoFast]

I practice tightening it up on every time shot, I am generally the faster car and if I come around you early, I'll go to the 1000ft for data purposes and pedal you to the end and trying to guess what I took as stripe and then see how i faired with MOV. If I'm not getting there, I'll pick a spot to let you go and see how much I killed from that spot and adjust.

[68camaroSS]

Lots of good advice from a lot of good racers here. Sometimes a particular thing you try may work one time and sometimes they don't. Every run can be different. It also depends on the level of competetion at your track. Dialing .010 hard can be a good strategy as a safeguard from breaking out, but realize it does not guarentee you will win the round against a dragster or a good door car if he runs dead on. (But I agree dragsters, which I distain and would never own one personally, have several built in advantages we have to overcome.) Where we race, seems like about all the dragsters and the majority of door cars fast or slow are capable of laying down a .00 light and running dead on at any given time. I have had .00 lights along with my competetor but lost as I ran high up on my dial (dead on) in the thousands and he ran lower in the thousands. Sometimes it has went into the 4th digit, (ten thousands). Bottom line, winning rounds is tough. It is a lot of hard work, and at times you do your best and lose by a fraction and can get discouraged. Your car has got to be deadly consistent so you know what to dial, and the driver has got to nail the tree. When you come to the line, concentrate on your own race. If you happen to be lucky enough to be ahead at the first MPH light, then dump. Another thing, we only have 1/8 mile tracks where I race. I think it is a lot tougher than 1/4 mile, as no time for top end games. The guys who like to dial soft and play waaa waaa games don't last long. Just some thoughts that I hope fit in with what everyone else has said.

[mannymen]

Hate to say this, but all the top bracket racers play the waaa waaa game and dial soft all day long. SR starts pumping the gas at the 330 mark, but he's one of a kind

[TinSoldier 3215]

All the racers on here have a good point on driving the finsh line,but what it all comes down to is how well you know your car!!! the better your package is,you will win rounds and races. Me racing my car on dailing hard or soft depends on how tough the racer is!!! S.R is one of the best he does it for a living, but he puts his pants on like us and he can be beat!!!!! Happy Hoildays!!!!!