Want to run 9.90

[Lenny5160]

How fast does the car run wide open? That will influence the options you have. As Hacksaw mentioned, you can go all the way to High gear while on the stop, but you probably want to be a full second quicker than the index (say a 8.90 or quicker car when trying to run 9.90) to pull that off. I get the feeling that your car isn't that quick.

I've never run a 3-speed, but here's what I think I would do in your situation. I'd launch the car hard, then put it on the throttle stop. Have your shifter hooked to a timer which would put the car in 2nd gear shortly after the throttle stop turns on. When the car goes wide open again, I'd either have some way to put the car in 3rd based on RPM or just shift it by hand at the desired RPM.