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voltdr · 07-15-2010, 02:04 PM

Drooze,
Super Class racing is just like Stock or Super Stock or ET Brackets, except that someone else tells you your dial-in. What if in SS and STK you raced on the index and not a dial-under. How would you kill you ET? We use our throttle stops. That's where the problem starts. It's the time ON the stop that causes all the trouble with really knowing what your car will run. The longer on the stop the more chance for error. If you wait until after 660' you will be on the stop way too long. There was a SC car at INDY last year only running 118 MPH. However you are right that winning is about leaving on time and running your dial-in, just like other classes. Why do some Stk and SS racers hold .03-.05. It's because of the RT. If I'm .04 late on the tree but my car is setup to run a .86 then our race may look close to the other guy running .90x and .005 RT. That's where driving the finish line comes in. That is where it's easier to race the stripe if you can see your opponent, and the finish line w/o turning around, especially if there is a 15-20MPH difference in speed. We always like to have someone new come in show us how simple it appears to be. Just let go of the button and run the number. Nothing to it, come on in, the water is fine.

07-15-2010, 02:04 PM	#17
voltdr Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 706 Likes: 77 Liked 100 Times in 51 Posts	Re: .90 questions from mars.... Drooze, Super Class racing is just like Stock or Super Stock or ET Brackets, except that someone else tells you your dial-in. What if in SS and STK you raced on the index and not a dial-under. How would you kill you ET? We use our throttle stops. That's where the problem starts. It's the time ON the stop that causes all the trouble with really knowing what your car will run. The longer on the stop the more chance for error. If you wait until after 660' you will be on the stop way too long. There was a SC car at INDY last year only running 118 MPH. However you are right that winning is about leaving on time and running your dial-in, just like other classes. Why do some Stk and SS racers hold .03-.05. It's because of the RT. If I'm .04 late on the tree but my car is setup to run a .86 then our race may look close to the other guy running .90x and .005 RT. That's where driving the finish line comes in. That is where it's easier to race the stripe if you can see your opponent, and the finish line w/o turning around, especially if there is a 15-20MPH difference in speed. We always like to have someone new come in show us how simple it appears to be. Just let go of the button and run the number. Nothing to it, come on in, the water is fine.