Dragster vs door car advantages - Page 2

will prater · 04-13-2007, 11:58 AM

Thanks for the replies. Because there is no dial in requirement to run this class at our track anything goes. Sounds like the really fast dragsters may have trouble slowing down vehicle reaction consistently or going red. And the biggest advantage would be better vision at the stripe. It all goes back to just cut a light and run your number. Everyone may be in panic mode for nothing.
thanks again.

wprater

Michael Beard · 04-13-2007, 12:35 PM

The trick to footbraking a dragster is deep-staging and running high-gear only. Saw Jim Harrington, Roy Hall, and some others do it at the 1st $10K Footbrake at Atco years ago. Told a friend in FL about it. First time he tried it, he won.

Just keep up with your tranny fluid maintenance.

Michael Beard
Staging Light Graphic Design & Printing
Duck Tape/Loctite Racing
J/CM '80 Volare 360 Magnum - World Record Holder

will prater · 04-13-2007, 01:19 PM

That's exactly what happened last week except for the deep staging. Not allowed but he ran it in high gear only. Everyone thought it was because he did not want to disconnect the air shifter mechanism.

thanks

wprater

04-13-2007, 12:35 PM	#12
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 8 Posts	The trick to footbraking a dragster is deep-staging and running high-gear only. Saw Jim Harrington, Roy Hall, and some others do it at the 1st $10K Footbrake at Atco years ago. Told a friend in FL about it. First time he tried it, he won. Just keep up with your tranny fluid maintenance. Michael Beard Staging Light Graphic Design & Printing Duck Tape/Loctite Racing J/CM '80 Volare 360 Magnum - World Record Holder __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

04-13-2007, 11:58 AM	#11
will prater Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Carthage, MO Posts: 108 Likes: 2 Liked 7 Times in 4 Posts	Thanks for the replies. Because there is no dial in requirement to run this class at our track anything goes. Sounds like the really fast dragsters may have trouble slowing down vehicle reaction consistently or going red. And the biggest advantage would be better vision at the stripe. It all goes back to just cut a light and run your number. Everyone may be in panic mode for nothing. thanks again. wprater

04-13-2007, 01:19 PM	#13
will prater Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Carthage, MO Posts: 108 Likes: 2 Liked 7 Times in 4 Posts	That's exactly what happened last week except for the deep staging. Not allowed but he ran it in high gear only. Everyone thought it was because he did not want to disconnect the air shifter mechanism. thanks wprater