Jerry Emmons speaks his mind

[Buick6]

Originally Posted by Coleydog

Back to dial in racing 101, the other driver has NOTHING to do with whether you win or not. YOU cut the light and run dead on your dial, the other driver can slide or whatever, he can't beat you. He CAN make it easy (bad light) or hard (better light than you) but that's it. So know your car and dial it right. He's able to do his thing because the other driver can't drive.

My post was meant to point out that something is basically wrong when part of a driver's drag racing strategy to win is to slam on the brakes. I have won races off the throttle, but not on the brakes.

[Coleydog]

Originally Posted by Buick6

My post was meant to point out that something is basically wrong when part of a driver's drag racing strategy to win is to slam on the brakes. I have won races off the throttle, but not on the brakes.

I agree with what you say. Jerry's stratagy is easy in a way, just cut a great light and end up in front at the stripe. No need for weather stations, spun off the line, air changes, temp changes, track from day to day, morning runs, nite runs, it eliminates all the variables that effects dial ins.

[HR9121]

What's really alarming about this thread is all the dumbass comments about being made to dial honest and hold it wide open at the finish line. Of that's the way you race that's fine! Just don't worry about the other no need to even look over there. Keep hitting the tree and dialing it as hard as you can lol. Here's a clue for you next time you spin a few hundreds or miss your shift by a couple hundreds, good luck getting your **** loaded up because you just lost, you ain't got no chance at all against a guy like Emmons or any other good driver for that matter!!!!!

[Paul Precht]

Originally Posted by HR9121

What's really alarming about this thread is all the dumbass comments about being made to fail honest and hold it wide open at the finish line. Of that's the way you race that's fine! Just don't worry about the other no need to even look over there. Keep hitting the tree and failing it as hard as you can lol. Here's a clue for you next time you spin a few hundreds or miss your shift by a couple hundreds, good luck getting your **** loaded up because you just lost, you ain't got no chance at all against a guy like Emmons or any other good driver for that matter!!!!!

A winning driver yes, but a good driver doesn't risk other people's cars and lives.

[Coleydog]

Originally Posted by Paul Precht

A winning driver yes, but a good driver doesn't risk other people's cars and lives.

I read that five times and still don't understand what he wrote, maybe a generation gap thing

[Lee Valentine]

As Jim Harrington once told me a winning driver very seldom is under power at the finish line.

[James Perrone]

Originally Posted by Lee Valentine

As Jim Harrington once told me a winning driver very seldom is under power at the finish line.

Oh so true. BINGO

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by Lee Valentine

As Jim Harrington once told me a winning driver very seldom is under power at the finish line.

This is true, but he didn't say you had to be sideways to do it. Harry would crack the throttle long before the finish line to get rid of much of what he was holding early, and then fine-tune it at the stripe. You don't have to hold any more than what you could possibly misjudge the weather/track conditions plus how far you could be behind on the tree. You want to introduce the least number of variables possible.

If your car is set up right, you can be aggressive and kill a bunch of ET without smoking the tires or getting sideways.

[Ed Wright]

The guys telling a better way, and how Jerry was doing it wrong, how often do you actually beat Jerry? I don't run mine that way, but I'm certainly not going to say he is doing it wrong. He wins more than I ever have.

[HR9121]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

The guys telling a better way, and how Jerry was doing it wrong, how often do you actually beat Jerry? I don't run mine that way, but I'm certainly not going to say he is doing it wrong. He wins more than I ever have.

And most of them don't ever show up on a sheet either Mr Ed!