ET with and without wheelie.

my69396 · 10-16-2024, 06:15 PM

How this got started was a conversion about wasted energy going up and not forward. I was of the thought that given our [stocker] kind of vehicles with a small tire and in some cases a lot of torque that to get the car to move forward the mass has to move to the tires which is a wheelie. Yes in a perfect world there would be just forward motion but given our limitations that just doesn't happen. So given every combo is different a wheelie is needed more or less given the vehicle and track condition. One thing about doing wheelies is that it should hook anywhere and you know it is moving forward.

10-16-2024, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by my69396

How this got started was a conversion about wasted energy going up and not forward. I was of the thought that given our [stocker] kind of vehicles with a small tire and in some cases a lot of torque that to get the car to move forward the mass has to move to the tires which is a wheelie. Yes in a perfect world there would be just forward motion but given our limitations that just doesn't happen. So given every combo is different a wheelie is needed more or less given the vehicle and track condition. One thing about doing wheelies is that it should hook anywhere and you know it is moving forward.

Exactly, straight up out of the beams is not the fast way. If you watch a fast stocker it will go forward first then up. Or should I say; a good working stocker…

Signman · 10-17-2024, 10:25 AM

Have been intermittently following this thread.

Has this discussion included 330" time comparisons wheel stand to none if not why???

10-16-2024, 06:15 PM	#1
my69396 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 286 Likes: 0 Liked 46 Times in 20 Posts	Re: ET with and without wheelie. How this got started was a conversion about wasted energy going up and not forward. I was of the thought that given our [stocker] kind of vehicles with a small tire and in some cases a lot of torque that to get the car to move forward the mass has to move to the tires which is a wheelie. Yes in a perfect world there would be just forward motion but given our limitations that just doesn't happen. So given every combo is different a wheelie is needed more or less given the vehicle and track condition. One thing about doing wheelies is that it should hook anywhere and you know it is moving forward.

10-17-2024, 10:25 AM	#3
Signman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lower Slower Delaware Posts: 535 Likes: 22 Liked 269 Times in 99 Posts	Re: ET with and without wheelie. Have been intermittently following this thread. Has this discussion included 330" time comparisons wheel stand to none if not why??? __________________ Frank Ferrucci I/SA 1271 "Be Thankful for the Gifts You are Given"