9.339 @ 143.03 !!!!

[Sean Kennedy]

Originally Posted by Steve Williams

Just imagine what would happen if that car locked up the brakes in the lights, turned hard and struck a lower class car that is not required to have much safety equipment. 145 MPH car hitting an 85 MPH car in the door. Food for thought. Time to move these rocket ships into Super Stock, if for no other reason than safety. When I said that these cars could run in the 8's fairly easily, most everybody looked at me with the stink eye. How much are they opening the throttle to achieve 9.30's? 65%?

I've been in this situation many times, as much as 90mph difference, me being the slow car. I'm perfectly fine with it, and it does not make me uncomfortable.

I'd be a hell of a lot more nervous being the dragster going 185 and driving up under my street car going 95......

[inthe9s]

Originally Posted by steve williams

just imagine what would happen if that car locked up the brakes in the lights, turned hard and struck a lower class car that is not required to have much safety equipment. 145 mph car hitting an 85 mph car in the door. Food for thought. Time to move these rocket ships into super stock, if for no other reason than safety. When i said that these cars could run in the 8's fairly easily, most everybody looked at me with the stink eye. How much are they opening the throttle to achieve 9.30's? 65%?

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