Got a 12 second timeslip NA!!
12-06-2004, 11:41 AM
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how do they not count? it only counts if you are racing heads up or just racing someone else.all he did was go b,f the green light like he said the clock starts when the beam is tripped it still counts you just want to be an ***.
12-06-2004, 11:47 AM
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Please do not put words in my mouth. I did not say or claim that I have any authority of what people said or claimed. All I said is that no body claimed or published any red-lighted-e.t. Like what I have said his Z car is very fast and I am not trying to take away his effort and dedication to make his Z car to be a very fast one.
12-06-2004, 12:23 PM
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Please read this article first if you want to know more: http://www.staginglight.com/guide/react.html
As it said in the artical : "Let's go back to the Christmas Tree. We said that each light was a half-second apart, and thus a .500 light was a perfect reaction time. The reaction timer starts when the third amber lights, and stops when the car's tire leaves the starting line (ie, stops blocking the Stage beam)."
His "0.001" reaction time was achieved by leaving the starting line before the light turned to red. In order word, he left 0.499 seocnd earlier and therefore his correct e.t. should be 0.499 seconds more.
As it said in the artical : "Let's go back to the Christmas Tree. We said that each light was a half-second apart, and thus a .500 light was a perfect reaction time. The reaction timer starts when the third amber lights, and stops when the car's tire leaves the starting line (ie, stops blocking the Stage beam)."
His "0.001" reaction time was achieved by leaving the starting line before the light turned to red. In order word, he left 0.499 seocnd earlier and therefore his correct e.t. should be 0.499 seconds more.
12-06-2004, 12:33 PM
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Do you not realize that the time shown is IRRELEVANT of the red light?
Like he said, the time starts when you break the beam .. NOT the green .... do more research, his time is valid and you made an **** of yourself calling bs here.
Do you not realize that the time shown is IRRELEVANT of the red light?
Like he said, the time starts when you break the beam .. NOT the green .... do more research, his time is valid and you made an **** of yourself calling bs here.
12-06-2004, 12:41 PM
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The reaction timer has nothing to do with ET. It measures reaction, hence it's name. I tripped the starting beam .0001 seconds after the last yellow light. That begins the ET timer, not the green light. 12.98 seconds later I tripped the beam at the finish line. Does this make more sense to you now?
12-06-2004, 12:41 PM
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Do you realize that the e.t. clock won't start clicking only after the light turned red? So the e.t. time is a time measured between the light turned red and the finsihing line, not between you leave the starting line and the finishing line. So, you could leave 10 seconds earlier before the light turned red, and your e.t. would be in the 3 seonds range.
12-06-2004, 12:57 PM
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All red lighted e.t. does not count. You have to show me a time slip which is not red lighted. No body published and claimed a red lighted e.t., may be except you.
All red lighted e.t. does not count. You have to show me a time slip which is not red lighted. No body published and claimed a red lighted e.t., may be except you.
Go spend some time at the track, then come back and try again. But until that time you have demonstrated that you know next to nothing about test and tune 1/4 mile and can not begin to judge things you don't understand.
12-06-2004, 12:59 PM
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Originally posted by speedy_k
Do you realize that the e.t. clock won't start clicking only after the light turned red? So the e.t. time is a time measured between the light turned red and the finsihing line, not between you leave the starting line and the finishing line. So, you could leave 10 seconds earlier before the light turned red, and your e.t. would be in the 3 seonds range.
Do you realize that the e.t. clock won't start clicking only after the light turned red? So the e.t. time is a time measured between the light turned red and the finsihing line, not between you leave the starting line and the finishing line. So, you could leave 10 seconds earlier before the light turned red, and your e.t. would be in the 3 seonds range.
12-06-2004, 12:59 PM
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lol when i went to the drag strip on test and tune i tried waiting a few seconds after the light turned green to leave (we had the whole track rented out so i was just bs'ing around) and lo and behold I still got an ET of 14!! maybe I ran the quarter at 10 seconds, NA!!!
oh yea, congrats on your time
oh yea, congrats on your time
12-06-2004, 03:05 PM
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sfarrah ... keep up the good work ... awesome times ... would love to see a vid of you in action sometimes ... your times indicate that you have some very good skills 
keep us updated on better times
Jim
keep us updated on better times
Jim
12-06-2004, 03:09 PM
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Originally posted by speedy_k
Do you realize that the e.t. clock won't start clicking only after the light turned red? So the e.t. time is a time measured between the light turned red and the finsihing line, not between you leave the starting line and the finishing line. So, you could leave 10 seconds earlier before the light turned red, and your e.t. would be in the 3 seonds range.
Do you realize that the e.t. clock won't start clicking only after the light turned red? So the e.t. time is a time measured between the light turned red and the finsihing line, not between you leave the starting line and the finishing line. So, you could leave 10 seconds earlier before the light turned red, and your e.t. would be in the 3 seonds range.
dude - when you go to the track for test and tune, and e.t. that is shown on the slip does not take into account the reaction time. you could leave a million seconds before or after the tree turns green and the e.t. will still be the amount of time from when the car leaves the line to the time the car completes the quarter mile.
12-06-2004, 03:15 PM
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JimRHIT, I have some vids from the first 2 nights at the track when I ran 13.6 and 13.17 but I had no one to work the camera last time out. I usually have the camcorder with me so maybe i can get some footage this friday. I'll have finally learn how to transfer it from miniDV to to my PC i guess!
12-06-2004, 05:08 PM
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Wow very quick NA z, this now makes me wonder if i want to go FI or not, the question is, how much $$ did it take to get the z to this point. Seems like it might be cheaper than going FI or maybe the same??
Edit: Actually seems like its def cheaper so far..
Edit: Actually seems like its def cheaper so far..
