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Originally Posted by D.Johns
First I'll start off by saying this is fantastic! Heads up 1/4 mile! I loved it when the ADRL with its supercar showdown gave a stage for the new factory Drag cars to flex their muscle in competition for king of the strip. Its just I'm more of a "drag racing is 1320" person.
2nd I would like to see this happen at more events. Although Indy is my home track I'd still like to see it branch out and even go divisional.
3rd I think some of you don't realize weather/elevation really affects the blower cars also. It's not like a turbo car that will simply spin the turbine faster or slower until it reaches the desired boost level dictated by the waste gate. Now if we could change pulleys based on weather/altitude change........... The positive displacement blower draws in a fixed amount of air per engine revoulution and is very sensitive to inlet restriction and air quality. It can only compress the air that it draws in. Less air in means less air that can be compressed. A supercharged car can lose easily 40+HP(low ball figure) because of IATs telling the computer to yank timing over a certain temp at any point of a run. We have our own issues on this side of the fence also. It's not all just sunshine and lollipops.
So in conclusion. I'm excited about the heads up aspect of it and would like to see more of the heads up action take place in the future. See everyone in Indy.
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Seeing as the blower cars went as quick as 5.82 at 119 mph at 3550 lbs in Bristol, I think it's obvious they are not affected nearly as much as N/A cars are by weather/elevation.