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Originally Posted by countrypuppy4865
The E.T. you gain with the nose is minimal and really irrelevant in a bracket racing situation. If someone dials .15 over what they can run in case they spin, they will probably still be able to run the number. You can't stop anyone from doing that. Like Billy said in a heads up this might be more beneficial, but you are still only talking about .01-.02.
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Obviously you can't stop anyone from dialing up .10-.15 in case of a spin but you
can stop anyone from making the track 1 to 2 feet shorter on a given run in a frantic, strategic moved as opposed to the early model car that has no choice but to run the full 1320'. That's the whole reason for my post. And that is by making the beam 2"-3" like at the starting line. Actually you can make it lower than the starting line because who really goes through the finish line with the front tires in the air? Why not make it 1" ?
In my scenario I said the guy was behind in a wheel race and the nose saved him. I never said he lost .10-.15. Maybe he short shifted or sputtered or something that only cost him .01-.02. I am in agreement with you guys that in a heads up race it may be more beneficial but I think some may be underestimating the importance of this in a bracket race. Nonetheless, the poor guy on pinks lost out on his $10,000 ! And some poor guy in class elimination could lose out on 300 bucks, a coveted Wally, and some bragging rights.
Go through your past issues of
National Dragster and turn to the sportsman winner's quotes. On more than one occasion you will see how their "lucky round" included dipping the nose from behind to get the win. Or, read Dan Fletcher's article in the last
Dragster, he was pretty angry about recently being on the losing end of the same thing. You would be too don't you think?