Top End Throttle Stop

[JP1738]

Wait wait wait. Are you saying you come back off the stop before the finish line? Or are you adjusting when you go on the stop and leave it on until you cross the finish line?

[Mike Gray]

Originally Posted by JP1738

Wait wait wait. Are you saying you come back off the stop before the finish line? Or are you adjusting when you go on the stop and leave it on until you cross the finish line?

I would, here?s something I did at the Winternationals back in the 90?s.
I was crossing on the stop and tried setting up high 9.80?s because you only have brake pedal (unless you have an on-off switch) to drive the finish line. As I approached the finish line the car in the other lane was right there and slowly coming around me. I hadn?t practiced hitting the switch to turn off the throttle stop so I was at the mercy of the timer and the other car took the stripe. I left on him and my 9.94 lost to a 9.92, if I had run just a little quicker I would have forced him into a breakout to take the stripe. Having use of the throttle at the finish line is easier and quicker than a decision to go for a switch to shut down the throttle stop.

[BKSG1198]

Originally Posted by JP1738

Wait wait wait. Are you saying you come back off the stop before the finish line? Or are you adjusting when you go on the stop and leave it on until you cross the finish line?

Yes, we have our come back on with about 200 feet left in the track to give you some wiggle room incase you feel like your going a little quick or if they try to wheel race you, they get quite surprised when you jump back out on them after they think they have you right where they want you

[Charles Stewart]

Not an answer for your question but some thoughts and view from Luke Bogacki.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=792661139585716

[jmcarter]

Nick Vogelsang In D3 has had good success and I don?t recall him coming back off the stop?and some seem to even have spot dropping pretty much mastered but sure don?t know how they can do it consistently (barring some sort of ?aide? LOL).

[Lenny5160_v2]

Originally Posted by jmcarter

Nick Vogelsang In D3 has had good success and I don?t recall him coming back off the stop?and some seem to even have spot dropping pretty much mastered but sure don?t know how they can do it consistently (barring some sort of ?aide? LOL).

I agree; I don't think Nick is coming back off the stop near the finish line. I can't say I'm a strong student of his game, but there wasn't anything confusing happening when we ran in St Louis last October.

With that said, he is real good at putting it on or near the number.

[nickh]

Alan Claunch used to TS on topend in IHRA years ago running 9.90 at 102, in a final in OKlahoma his opponent blew out a front tire against him.

[1320racer]

IIRC, the late Jim Harrington set up with a top end stop back in the day, might have been the first.

That said, that was a long time ago and the majority of S/ST, S/C and S/G cars make a lot more HP and are much faster now.. It’s not a strategy I think works well today.

[JP1738]

Originally Posted by BKSG1198

Yes, we have our come back on with about 200 feet left in the track to give you some wiggle room incase you feel like your going a little quick or if they try to wheel race you, they get quite surprised when you jump back out on them after they think they have you right where they want you

Interesting.