Off set wheelbase

[J&S Racing]

We run a older Mike Bos comp dragster in S/C that has the offset front wheels. We recently brought the chassis to him and had a new front end put on.. after long conversations we did away with the offset, Mike's point was the offset is really only usefull in Qualifying classes like comp Or alcoholic.

[Mark Markow]

yes not a good idea in a pro tree index class. it will slow you reaction time a little.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Mark Markow

yes not a good idea in a pro tree index class. it will slow you reaction time a little.

Isn't that the idea? Leave earlier without going red? Just like more roll out?

[Mark Markow]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Isn't that the idea? Leave earlier without going red? Just like more roll out?

Ed. please explain how this would be an advantage when throttle stopping to 9.90 or 10.90 index. they have delay boxes so they don't go red.

[James Sessoms]

More roll out is great for a faster ET it is bad for reaction time.

[Jeff Stout]

One car has staggered wheelbase the other does not. If the staggered wheelbase car rolls through the beams and the other car pops out of the beams with a wheelie and both vehicles have identical reactions times and both vehicles have identical et's. Doesn't the car with the staggered wheelbase get to the finish line first?

[Mark Markow]

Originally Posted by Jeff Stout

One car has staggered wheelbase the other does not. If the staggered wheelbase car rolls through the beams and the other car pops out of the beams with a wheelie and both vehicles have identical reactions times and both vehicles have identical et's. Doesn't the car with the staggered wheelbase get to the finish line first?

if they both have the same rt. and et. then it should be a dead heat, one just got a rolling start before the timers were started. if you had a car that couldn't run the index, than that may be an advantage. but in this case you are trying to go 9.90 or 10.90 . not go faster than the car in the other lane. if you look at most of the super/ gas and s/st. cars. they run a short tire and set them up to pop out of the beams faster. and lay on the throttle stop . if this were any other class where going faster mattered then yes go with as much stagger as the rules allow. just my opinion.

[Bill Baer]

Originally Posted by J&S Racing

We run a older Mike Bos comp dragster in S/C that has the offset front wheels. We recently brought the chassis to him and had a new front end put on.. after long conversations we did away with the offset, Mike's point was the offset is really only usefull in Qualifying classes like comp Or alcoholic.

Yep.

[Jim Hughes]

Thank You all for the reply. Good information.