Will a gear change help a redlighting problem in my bracket car?

[HawkBrosMav]

"The car will stall higher if you drop the gear ratio."

ummm can you explain this theory to me?

"The vast majority of bracket racers use a delay box. This is a sure fire way to correct your red lighting problem."

i beg to differ... there are just as many racers that run in a "footbrake" or "No-e" class and delay boxes are illegal. there is more to bracket racing than big block dragsters.... i still have no idea how some people consider bracket racing different from stock/SS yea there are more rules as far as motor and car combo but the 99% of the rules on the track are exactly the same....

[Everett Vassar]

Originally Posted by HawkBrosMav

"The car will stall higher if you drop the gear ratio."

ummm can you explain this theory to me?

"The vast majority of bracket racers use a delay box. This is a sure fire way to correct your red lighting problem."

i beg to differ... there are just as many racers that run in a "footbrake" or "No-e" class and delay boxes are illegal. there is more to bracket racing than big block dragsters.... i still have no idea how some people consider bracket racing different from stock/SS yea there are more rules as far as motor and car combo but the 99% of the rules on the track are exactly the same....

I dont consider this particular car extremly competitive in the "Box" classes.However it's as good as anybodys in the Footbrake classes.Our Footbrake class pays the same as our Pro class.And I dont have any desires to jump in to the S/Pro class where I can watch dragsters in the mirror chase my little Duster down at 150MPH plus!
I thought footbraking would prepare me to drive my first stocker someday. But now you guys are hanging buttons all over your cars.-----sorry different debate.
Yesterday I took my control arm rubber stoppers completly out,Dropped the front end a little more,Installed 2nd throttle return spring,dropped front tire press to 22.
Going to T&T tonight----- Car may be For Sale tommorow!
Will also get a couple .5 pro trees Thats going to be ugly!!

[Everett Vassar]

I would have to say that after last night I am still pretty lost..
I took one a .5 pro tree leaving at 1500 I was .077
Too bad the driver is struggling The last 3 passes I ran all out (not pinks) Car went 7:08.9 7:08.9 7:08.6

[bobby]

I footbrake at HRP. I don't ever change anything during a race to the car, I learn how to drive around what I did change before the race. I usually leave the same rpm, shift the same,etc. Probably need to get a practice tree and train your brain to wait another .02 seconds. And lower your launch rpm.

[novanicks]

I think you are probably pretty close with your -.018 red light. My car has similar 60' times and that's about where I would be given your tire/gear combination.

I think on the pro tree you likely went slow because you're not used to that set up. I notice when racers block the tree their r/ts get slower because the tree shocks them a little.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by novanicks

I think you are probably pretty close with your -.018 red light. My car has similar 60' times and that's about where I would be given your tire/gear combination.

I think on the pro tree you likely went slow because you're not used to that set up. I notice when racers block the tree their r/ts get slower because the tree shocks them a little.

I'll give you that one. Sometimes ,when changing to a pro tree, a driver will be so tense in anticipation, they will actually react slower.
Still , about what I thought we'd see. I still think the whole situation is controllable by RPM.

[Everett Vassar]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

I'll give you that one. Sometimes ,when changing to a pro tree, a driver will be so tense in anticipation, they will actually react slower.
Still , about what I thought we'd see. I still think the whole situation is controllable by RPM.

O.K. Mark Tommorow we will try leaving at 1K or 1200