"Live" from Jegs Northern Sportsnationals 2012

[442OLDS]

Horsepower adjustments following the Jegs SportNationals
As the result of runs under the Automatic Horsepower Factoring System (AHFS) 1.20-second under policy at the Jegs SportNationals, the following change has been made.

The horsepower rating for 1999-2002 GM Camaro/Firebird, entries with the 346 cubic inch engine and a factory rating of 320-325 currently rated at 369 has been increased by twelve horsepower, to 381 horsepower; for Stock Eliminator

NHRA's 2012 Automatic Horsepower Factoring System outlines that any run of 1.20-second or more under the index will receive an immediate index decrease or horsepower increase. These changes are effective Sep. 24, 2012.



Is that basically the same engine as what is in a 2004 GTO in E/SA rated at 340?

[Andrew Hill]

Originally Posted by 442OLDS

Is that basically the same engine as what is in a 2004 GTO in E/SA rated at 340?

It's exactly the same as the engine in the GTO (and Corvette) rated at 340.

[69Cobra]

Countrypuppy,
Your argument does not hold water. If hitting the breaks gives you more mph then tell me the trick to run almost -1.00 and killing 20mph, do you drop the laundry and let the shoot do the work???



Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3578 Chris Mattingly 1 Joe Santangelo
C2 ****WINNER**** 0.035 10.304 128.66 0.002 10.541 124.65
C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -1.096 C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.859
Prior rounds:
C1 (P Boster ) 0.041 10.482 115.35 (D J Raiser ) 0.033 10.598 123.69
Qualified: #21 10.513 NS #99 No Time Car#-


Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3578 Chris Mattingly Bye
C3 ****WINNER**** 0.052 10.433 111.81
C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.967
Prior rounds:
C2 (J Santangelo) 0.035 10.304 128.66
C1 (P Boster ) 0.041 10.482 115.35
Qualified: #21 10.513 NS Bye

[Andrew Hill]

Originally Posted by 69Cobra

Countrypuppy,
Your argument does not hold water. If hitting the breaks gives you more mph then tell me the trick to run almost -1.00 and killing 20mph, do you drop the laundry and let the shoot do the work???

If you hit the brakes right at the finish line, the nose will drop and break the beam, shortening the time between the mph cone and the finish line. If you do it right at the end, you won't be on the brakes long enough to kill more than a thousandth or two and the overhang more than makes up for it.

[69Cobra]

Andrew I understand what you guys are talking about but his runs look like this
10:253@132.06 -1.147
10:304@128.66 -1.096
10.433@111.81 -0.967 on this pass he killed 20mph and still runs basically -1. under I think an extra 100# will be ok.

And this wasn't even the car that ran the -1.20 under.

[Darrin Christen]

Originally Posted by 69Cobra

Andrew I understand what you guys are talking about but his runs look like this
10:253@132.06 -1.147
10:304@128.66 -1.096
10.433@111.81 -0.967 on this pass he killed 20mph and still runs basically -1. under I think an extra 100# will be ok.

And this wasn't even the car that ran the -1.20 under.

On the 10:25 run he may have hit the brake at the last second and tripped it with the nose which would explain the quicker et and higher mph. On the 10:30 run he may have lost some in 60' or earlier in the run and ran it out the back door. On the 10:43 run he probably just shut it off before the firts mph clock. Just a thought. By the way, nice job on your Wally win Saturday night "Cooter".

[countrypuppy4865]

Kris,
For the record I didn't say they won't be OK, but the other 100 LS1 cars that were all probably atleast .15 or more slower than them it makes a big difference. Oh, and I never saw you on a qualifying sheet anywhere, so I would appreciate if you back off your keyboard a little bit. Also, he didn't kill 20 mph on the 43 run because the actual mph would probably be around 128-129 as he went 128 on the 30 pass. Also, Kris it appears he shut off at the 1000ft which usually kills around .13-.15. That's how you kill about 17 mph. However, to kill 17mph by shutting off at the 1000ft and still go -.96 you have to be able to run about -1.09-1.11.

[69Cobra]

Originally Posted by Darrin Christen

On the 10:25 run he may have hit the brake at the last second and tripped it with the nose which would explain the quicker et and higher mph. On the 10:30 run he may have lost some in 60' or earlier in the run and ran it out the back door. On the 10:43 run he probably just shut it off before the firts mph clock. Just a thought. By the way, nice job on your Wally win Saturday night "Cooter".

I understand the theory, I'm just not buying it. Do you understand that this was the final round of class eliminations. Jumping on the break pedal in a heads up run doesn't make much sense, its not like he was trying to keep from breaking out. Edmond went red anyway he could have just coasted down the track. In my opinion he made a full pass under power to help him dial for the next round.