Top End Throttle Stop

Lenny5160_v2 · 01-28-2025, 03:19 PM

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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 · 01-29-2025, 12:43 PM

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 · 01-30-2025, 12:52 PM

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.

nickh · 01-30-2025, 01:29 PM

And I would think that a gust of wind can knock you down .03 and you just lost LOL

JP1738 · 02-03-2025, 09:47 AM

Oh yeah, I never said it was a good idea, just wanted to try it and see if it's worth pursuing further. Also, Ed, given the state of .90 racing these days and the big ci and big mph, I tend to think it's more effective now than it ever has been. The big mph that many cars are running now exacerbates the top end stop, taking both competitors out of the finish line game. That's sort of my goal since I'm already about 25-30 mph slower than everybody else in SG. Why not make it 50 or 60? I can't finish line drive 30 mph slower effectively, few can. So why not just make it impossible for both parties?

1700camaro · 02-03-2025, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by jp1738

oh yeah, i never said it was a good idea, just wanted to try it and see if it's worth pursuing further. Also, ed, given the state of .90 racing these days and the big ci and big mph, i tend to think it's more effective now than it ever has been. The big mph that many cars are running now exacerbates the top end stop, taking both competitors out of the finish line game. That's sort of my goal since i'm already about 25-30 mph slower than everybody else in sg. Why not make it 50 or 60? I can't finish line drive 30 mph slower effectively, few can. So why not just make it impossible for both parties?

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bigbrown2win · 02-09-2025, 12:19 AM

Dawson,

I like your thoughts, I thought the same. I ran a car 2 years ago and I was going 93 mph at 10.90, only ran it a few times before the car sold..
Made it to 3 cars at the divisional and down to 6 at the National in Phoenix

Message me if you'd like, I can tell you how I did it if you're interested

01-29-2025, 12:43 PM	#2
nickh Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Houston,Texas Posts: 819 Likes: 3,490 Liked 640 Times in 192 Posts	Re: Top End Throttle Stop 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.

01-30-2025, 12:52 PM	#3
1320racer VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,628 Likes: 160 Liked 759 Times in 379 Posts	Re: Top End Throttle Stop 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. Last edited by 1320racer; 01-30-2025 at 12:55 PM.

01-30-2025, 01:29 PM	#4
nickh Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Houston,Texas Posts: 819 Likes: 3,490 Liked 640 Times in 192 Posts	Re: Top End Throttle Stop And I would think that a gust of wind can knock you down .03 and you just lost LOL

02-03-2025, 09:47 AM	#5
JP1738 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2024 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 556 Likes: 1,590 Liked 1,161 Times in 326 Posts	Re: Top End Throttle Stop Oh yeah, I never said it was a good idea, just wanted to try it and see if it's worth pursuing further. Also, Ed, given the state of .90 racing these days and the big ci and big mph, I tend to think it's more effective now than it ever has been. The big mph that many cars are running now exacerbates the top end stop, taking both competitors out of the finish line game. That's sort of my goal since I'm already about 25-30 mph slower than everybody else in SG. Why not make it 50 or 60? I can't finish line drive 30 mph slower effectively, few can. So why not just make it impossible for both parties? __________________ Dawson Pauley #2827 N/SA 1980 Malibu SW 2S 305/180 #2827 S/ST 1978 Mazda RX7 w/ 383 sbc/glide

02-09-2025, 12:19 AM	#7
bigbrown2win Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 4 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Top End Throttle Stop Dawson, I like your thoughts, I thought the same. I ran a car 2 years ago and I was going 93 mph at 10.90, only ran it a few times before the car sold.. Made it to 3 cars at the divisional and down to 6 at the National in Phoenix Message me if you'd like, I can tell you how I did it if you're interested