ET with and without wheelie.

[Dan Bennett]

Originally Posted by Ellis V Buth

if you slow down from a 1.280 to a 1.340 in the 60' then you're inherently going to run .06 slower in the 1/4 mile.

Billy's already commented but I disagree with this concept as I did yesterday. Remember that "all things being equal" part.

If on one run with the same 60 but you run quicker to 330 you're going to have a better ET. How does that happen?

Hard to explain clearly but I've always thought the engine always needs to be ahead of the car. If one sixty resulted in the car dragging on a struggling engine, it's going to be slower to 330. And if during the other, the engine was happy, singing, and bringing the car along with it, it's going to be quicker. Yes, I'm talking about finish line ET being quicker.

I have seen that happen many times on more graphs than I can count.