AA/sa heads up final

[Floyd Staggs]

Originally Posted by Dan Bennett

I'm surprised that big wheelstand didn't hurt the Camaro. Interesting that the race was essentially even at 60, but the Camaro made a much quicker move to 330. Gearing? Horsepower? Hard to tell from here, but this was one of the most enjoyable videos I've watched in a long time.

Congratulations to both racers - that was a display of how it's supposed to work.

I was with Brian once at Pomona and he tightened up the shocks 1 click to calm it down. After the run Mandella came over and said what did you. That 1 click cost almost a tenth. Phil took it out and the tenth came back. The Cobalt will wheelstand the same way. So does Kirbys Duster. All Mandella cars stand up.

[Dan Bennett]

Originally Posted by Floyd Staggs

I was with Brian once at Pomona and he tightened up the shocks 1 click to calm it down. After the run Mandella came over and said what did you. That 1 click cost almost a tenth. Phil took it out and the tenth came back. The Cobalt will wheelstand the same way. So does Kirbys Duster. All Mandella cars stand up.

That's some interesting stuff. There's no doubt that the force used to lift a couple thousand pounds of car could be used better in moving the car forward. But maybe it serves to plant the slicks better and there would be a loss because of slight tire spin. Looking at both Brian's and Mandella's records I would never question what they say.


My experience is mainly in Comp and Pro Stock, where it always is quicker to keep the front close to the ground. Maybe it's the difference in the suspension and/or chassis stiffness each eliminator allows.


I'll shut up now, since I may be embarrassing myself with a lack of knowledge about Stock and Super Stock.

[Dan Fahey]

Any other Videos of Heads up Finals?
Not necessarily A/SA

[Troy Henderson]

I got the great A/S final in 2010 too.

A/S 2010 Indy

AA/S 2010 Indy

[Jeff Stout]

Drove a friends S/S Camaro and if it hit the wheelie bars it was faster. The thought was it spun the tires to get RPM's in a happier place sooner. Lots of gear changes in trans and rear end. Same result.

[Randall Klein]

The Hemi’s have gone to tied down fronts & going faster
In my opinion they have lost some of the appeal of watching them
I like a wheels up launch, part of the fun

[1matcoman]

Originally Posted by Randall Klein

.....In my opinion they have lost some of the appeal of watching them
I like a wheels up launch, part of the fun

A most excellent point! Most any of us enjoy a double wheels-up start. Look at the ones in this thread alone - super cool.
I'll add this: Just last spring at the Baytown national event, I overheard a group of guys saying they were headed up to the stands to watch the "wheelie cars". While they may not understand Stock and S/S racing, it was refreshing to hear someone say they were going up to watch our door cars for a change.