[Michael Beard]

Given traction, faster cars are generally more consistent. It's easier to drive the stripe as a chaser. It's easier to hit the tree in a faster car (depending on suspension type), since deep staging is not legal anymore.

That being said, the reigning IHRA World Champ is an L/SA Chevy II, and the final round of the Pro-Am at Pittsburgh was a Q/SA over an I/SA.

I feel competitive in my EF/SA Turismo, but realistically my chances are better still in a faster car. In a game of thousandths, even small variances in starting line and finish line driving consistency adds up dramatically.

Why *do* faster cars generally win more often? Self-fulfilling prophecy... there are simply more of them.