Life Support?

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by heinriech

NMRA / pro media is gone that is why I came over here. We have a local class that is doing well and growing. Looking for a heads up solution. Looked at 9.90 class but when it says a 1000-1300hp car is needed to run 9.90 I am out. My car runs 9.70s with 500 hp. I would look to the sanctioning body to get things under control!

Cheers and happy new year!

It's a lot harder to run the X.90 heads up classes with a lower HP, lower MPH car, but some people are having some success. Those are the hardest working guys in the classes, though. You really need to be able to drive the stripe, and you need to have your car capable of being deadly consistent.

[Stan Weiss]

OK add some lead 2810 lbs on the stop for .25 less time



1000 Foot ET = 9.1797
1/4 Mile ET = 10.9024
1/4 Mile MPH = 131.6549


Stan

[pmrphil]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

It's a lot harder to run the X.90 heads up classes with a lower HP, lower MPH car, but some people are having some success. Those are the hardest working guys in the classes, though. You really need to be able to drive the stripe, and you need to have your car capable of being deadly consistent.

Bingo! That's about as accurate as it can be.

[JP1738]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

It's a lot harder to run the X.90 heads up classes with a lower HP, lower MPH car, but some people are having some success. Those are the hardest working guys in the classes, though. You really need to be able to drive the stripe, and you need to have your car capable of being deadly consistent.

agreed. From a guy running 9.90 @ 139, it is so much more difficult to be competitive in the class than if you're in the race at 165-170. I have no margin for error on tune-up because I cannot see 30 mph difference. When I run super street, its the same crap, but not quite as bad.

Strangely though, I've found that I have more success in SG than I do in SST. I'm not sure if it's because I have lower expectations so it feels like I'm doing better in SG, or if I'm just genuinely harder to race against because my opponents are dealing with the same MPH difference that I am and it's a much different look.