What is "ProtectMode" ????

[danny waters sr]

It does not drop your index ,unless you get enough HP to take you out of your natural class. It actually makes you add weight to the combo.
example:
BEFORE = wt break is 12.00x 300 (HP)=3600 lbs+ 170 (for driver)=3770 lbs
Now say that combo gets hit with 5 HP

AFTER = wt break is 12.00x 305 (HP)=3660 lbs = 170 (for driver)=3830 lbs
This is just an example ,classes and weight breaks may vary.



I will be in Fayetteville Sunday if you would like to come by i will have my IHRA classification guide books with me and can show you how this works...

Unless he knows what (i.e. owns) the letters DP or CJ stand for do you really need to truly understand protect mode?

[Wade Mahaffey]

Well at least nobody on here has confused "Protect Mode" with "Racing"

Wade Mahaffey

[borninamopar]

Originally Posted by Wade Mahaffey

Well at least nobody on here has confused "Protect Mode" with "Racing"

Wade Mahaffey

Now that's funny; I don't care who you are.

[Hemiparts]

Originally Posted by danny waters sr

It does not drop your index ,unless you get enough HP to take you out of your natural class. It actually makes you add weight to the combo.
example:
BEFORE = wt break is 12.00x 300 (HP)=3600 lbs+ 170 (for driver)=3770 lbs
Now say that combo gets hit with 5 HP

AFTER = wt break is 12.00x 305 (HP)=3660 lbs = 170 (for driver)=3830 lbs
This is just an example ,classes and weight breaks may vary.



I will be in Fayetteville Sunday if you would like to come by i will have my IHRA classification guide books with me and can show you how this works...

Thanks for the info and the invite !@!@ I will stop by Sunday and see you !@@@!

[Hemiparts]

So for instance if you get a 5hp hit and have to add and est 60lbs, if your car is fast enough that you have to lift @ 1000 ft and coast the last 330, shouldn't the car be fast enough to carry the extra weight and run all the way through??

I have heard people on here speak of 1000 ft races in SS how do you decide who wins ??

I really have no intent on stirring up or making anybody angry on this forum, I'm just a second generation racer who wants to follow his father into the ranks of SS and I'm 'just trying to use every resource to learn what i can.Thank you as always.

Chris

[art leong]

Originally Posted by Hemiparts

So for instance if you get a 5hp hit and have to add and est 60lbs, if your car is fast enough that you have to lift @ 1000 ft and coast the last 330, shouldn't the car be fast enough to carry the extra weight and run all the way through??

I have heard people on here speak of 1000 ft races in SS how do you decide who wins ??

I really have no intent on stirring up or making anybody angry on this forum, I'm just a second generation racer who wants to follow his father into the ranks of SS and I'm 'just trying to use every resource to learn what i can.Thank you as always.

Chris

Chris the problem I see is that the guy that can go fast has to add the weight. The rest of the cars in the class (different combos) don't have to. You add 60 pounds once, then twice, the three times. It's going to hurt.
The one thing I like about the hood scoop cars is they hit the index, so everyone in the class has to go faster.
The problem I have with going fast is my motor is very rpm effected. The higher I shift it the quicker it has gone. (to a point). But by using the power I'm taking life off the motor. I can run for years shifting at 7000, but it really likes 8500.