Throttle Stop ?

[SmBlkFord]

Thanks for the great info guys. Not sure what you guys mean about the wind factor, I know wind is difficult to predict, But wouldn`t wind have a greater effect on a faster speed ? more friction against 160mph then 100mph right ? Thank you again for the replies.

[BKSG1198]

The wind does effect a car like ours. It's a 64 Nova Wagon, it's like a brick going down the track so when you have a tailwind it pushes it down the track and a headwind it's like trying to fit a block down a narrow hallway. To take an example this past weekend at the Dutch on Thursday we made 3 runs. On the first 2 runs everything was exactly the same except for the numbers in the stop. Went a 9.875 & 9.910, we left the numbers the same for the 3rd shot but, we got a tailwind for the 3rd shot. The car picked up 1 mph in the 1/8 mile (Right past where the grandstands end at Maple Grove) and it picked up 2 mph because the wind was basically pushing a coasting car. The car went 9.852 all because of the wind. Wind factors into a lot of things even if you have a 110mph or 170mph car. Thats why the weather stations become so critical.

Glad we could give you some info
Rob Keister

[SmBlkFord]

Great info, Thanks

[nickh]

Alan Claunch IHRA Div 4 super rod did the same thing with some success, and yes wind would affect his car as well. I think in Tulsa or Nobile he won the race and the runnerup was a high mph car and he blew a front runner out trying to slow down. Very hard to judge a car running 106 to 110 mph.