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Anybody here ever listen to how people exaggerate their track times?
Even though I could do it and no one would ever find out.....I always say exactly what my car has run. I never try to add a couple tenths or even a hundredth to make it sound quicker.
For example...if a car is said to run a 10.4, that implies it ran a 10.40. Based on my experience in drag racing, there's a big difference between a 10.40 and a 10.49. But when a car that is said to have run a 10.4 really ran...let's say a 10.58, then that's even more misleading.
Make no mistake...all of these times are very quick and to most occasional drag racers, it's probably insignificant. However, as a long time bracket racer, nearly two tenths of a second IS significant because I've lost and won races by 8 thousandths of a second.
One other point I'd like to make...are people really proud that they can run ONE good ET, then another nearly two seconds slower, or run ONE 8 second pass but never win against another opponent in competition?
I personally get my thrills beating the competition by running consistent ETs round after round and running within 2 or 3 hundredths each round and with a manual tranny.
I know...I know...what works for me won't work for the next guy, but it's something to think about.
Even though I could do it and no one would ever find out.....I always say exactly what my car has run. I never try to add a couple tenths or even a hundredth to make it sound quicker.
For example...if a car is said to run a 10.4, that implies it ran a 10.40. Based on my experience in drag racing, there's a big difference between a 10.40 and a 10.49. But when a car that is said to have run a 10.4 really ran...let's say a 10.58, then that's even more misleading.
Make no mistake...all of these times are very quick and to most occasional drag racers, it's probably insignificant. However, as a long time bracket racer, nearly two tenths of a second IS significant because I've lost and won races by 8 thousandths of a second.
One other point I'd like to make...are people really proud that they can run ONE good ET, then another nearly two seconds slower, or run ONE 8 second pass but never win against another opponent in competition?
I personally get my thrills beating the competition by running consistent ETs round after round and running within 2 or 3 hundredths each round and with a manual tranny.
I know...I know...what works for me won't work for the next guy, but it's something to think about.
:munchstrechcouch2: Rumors, rumors...........
2001 Trans Am All Motor 9.75 @139mph
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