Top End Tactics - Page 3

Ed Wright · 01-05-2012, 06:55 PM

Wish I had some tactics. LOL

Old as I am, I'm lucky to find the finish line.

art leong · 01-05-2012, 07:22 PM

I don't have to worry to much about people dialing "soft" I would welcome an 8 second car to dial 12.5 or 13.0.

Michael Beard · 01-05-2012, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by tpoh815

Michael I think people would like FREE info here. Lol.

Get what you pay for.

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Originally Posted by hHR9121

Man catches me at a 1000', he don't know how much trouble he's in.

Well, YEAH! You're running 1/8th mile!

Phillip marvetz · 01-05-2012, 08:03 PM

I had a race last year that stands out. I was dialed 12.00, My opponent was dialed a 12.15. I think he had my about .01 on the tree. As we got to the 1000ft stripe I finally caught him and was starting to come around, I took a look to see if I had him covered when I noticed he was looking right at me with a big smile and was wagging his finger back and forth. It took a second to realize that he was not giving me the bird but it was more of a "no you don't" finger wag, Thats when he dumped me like a sack of potatoes. I took the stripe by a car length and broke out by .002.

We raced again a couple months later and I didn't fall for that again, LOLO

K Stubbs · 01-05-2012, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by philbilly

I am curious to how you would handle someone dialing a tenth. Especially when you know they can be .010 at the tree.

who dictates the race?? theres the question

Anyone can be .010 on the tree but no one does it every time.

Ed Carpenter · 01-05-2012, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ross Family Racing

Let's hear about some of the finish line tactics or games that you use or you have seen in your racing experience.Slow vs. fast cars, fast vs. fast ect.
I know that on 2 occasions that a fellow stocker racer dialed up almost 1/2 second against me and about 2/3 way down the track put a 1/2 fender on me and whomped it the rest of the way down the track. The second time that he did that against me I felt like driving right into the side of him. Yea, he beat me both times but the experience was very valuable to my toolbox.
Let's hear some others.
Jeff Ross

Tree him run on your dial and push him out. That's how you fix that!

Michael Kilduff · 01-05-2012, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by philbilly

who dictates the race?? theres the question

Careful, careful, don't give away the candy store....keep talkin' like this and everyone will build a M/ or slower car...guess we could call that a 'race to the bottom'.

But it would be nice to be a trend setter..........

Larry Hill · 01-05-2012, 09:19 PM

Raced a multi world champ and beat him with a .088 lite. The only way I got by him is with a faster car. I know both statements are hard to belive!

Randy Parker · 01-05-2012, 09:24 PM

A wise old racer told me once if you leave the starting line thinking your beat 99% of the time you will be. Cut a light run your # problem solved!

HR9121 · 01-05-2012, 10:03 PM

Well, YEAH! You're running 1/8th mile!

[/QUOTE]
Wow it didn't take you long to catch onto that one! Lol

01-05-2012, 06:55 PM	#21
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Top End Tactics Wish I had some tactics. LOL Old as I am, I'm lucky to find the finish line. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

01-05-2012, 07:22 PM	#22
art leong VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Richmond Hill, Georgia Posts: 2,003 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Top End Tactics I don't have to worry to much about people dialing "soft" I would welcome an 8 second car to dial 12.5 or 13.0. __________________ Art Leong 2095 SS

01-05-2012, 08:03 PM	#24
Phillip marvetz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lynden ,WA Posts: 820 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Top End Tactics I had a race last year that stands out. I was dialed 12.00, My opponent was dialed a 12.15. I think he had my about .01 on the tree. As we got to the 1000ft stripe I finally caught him and was starting to come around, I took a look to see if I had him covered when I noticed he was looking right at me with a big smile and was wagging his finger back and forth. It took a second to realize that he was not giving me the bird but it was more of a "no you don't" finger wag, Thats when he dumped me like a sack of potatoes. I took the stripe by a car length and broke out by .002. We raced again a couple months later and I didn't fall for that again, LOLO __________________ 2009 V/SA Record Holder

01-05-2012, 09:19 PM	#28
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,629 Likes: 1,919 Liked 10,681 Times in 2,222 Posts	Re: Top End Tactics Raced a multi world champ and beat him with a .088 lite. The only way I got by him is with a faster car. I know both statements are hard to belive! __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

01-05-2012, 09:24 PM	#29
Randy Parker Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 171 Likes: 0 Liked 16 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Top End Tactics A wise old racer told me once if you leave the starting line thinking your beat 99% of the time you will be. Cut a light run your # problem solved!

01-05-2012, 10:03 PM	#30
HR9121 Live Reporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 3,467 Likes: 146 Liked 3,363 Times in 731 Posts	Re: Top End Tactics Well, YEAH! You're running 1/8th mile! [/QUOTE] Wow it didn't take you long to catch onto that one! Lol __________________ James Williamson W200 J/SA. SS/JA