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Old 06-09-2009, 08:29 AM   #5
Mike Voth
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Default Re: Selecting the first few pairings to run

It's not all about dial-ins and sitting back waiting to make sure you're dialed right. Most of the time, the predictor is accurate enough not to worry about that, however, mother nature does throw a curveball at you from time to time. For us, it's about the track. It seems NHRA stops the show after whatever "super" category runs directly in front of us. Then, they prep and spray the track. In our experience, being first out of the gate, the car tends to spin and doesn't repeat. We hate seeing the sprayer when we're next. After one or two pair, it's back to normal. This, quite possibly, is just us, but I imagine the automatic cars don't experience this.

Just my 2 cents.
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