I've been told to have a good reaction time it has to be in the 0.500ish. That any thing less would mean that your jumping the gun.

So question one; does R/T play role in your ET?

Question two; when do you launch, at the last yellow?

Can anyone enlighten this Noob in the import of a good reaction time and why?

 

Nope.

That's about right.

In bracket racing it plays a role, but in ET it doesn't. In bracket racing if you nail a .000 (or .500 in your case) light and both you and the guy next to you nail your dial ins, but he had a slower R/T, you win.

 

thats about the best explaination i can think of

 

Only in bracket racing, otherwise take your time, concentrate on your launch.

 

Yeah, don't worry about the r/t inless you are bracket racing. I get alot of guys on tnt days that tell me i jumped the gun and want a rematch, even though i beat them by .9 in the 1/4.. lmfao

 

Reaction Time matters when competing. #215 is the faster car with a ET of 13.68 seconds. But #141 crosses the finish line 5/100 seconds before #215. If this is a competition race, #141 wins.

 

The two times look so different seperately, but that was a good drag race. Do you remember what kind of car it was that you raced on that slip?

 

Sorry but no. September 2005 was a long time ago.

 

Thanks everyone, from your comments I've been reading up on bracket racing.

I think I've achieve nirvana!

 

It plays an important part anytime racing against someone. Better RT could mean the holeshot or the race in some cases.
It does not however effect your ET WHatsoever. If racing alone, or not competive, take your time and worry about a good launch and 60ft

 

.000 is perfect at most drag strips...

 

I guess, but plenty others use a .500 tree, so that would be considered perfect.

 

.000 is perfect on an LED tree ie the new style.
If on a bulb tree .500 is perfect

Leave on the last yellow

RT plays a part in the race, not the ET. The person leaving on a better light has a better chance at the holeshot and winning the race. Other factors come in to play here obviously, but thats the gist of it. So anything competition wise, the RT is very important unless you have a retarded fast car and can make up the holeshot on the big end. Another story for another day.
But it does not make any difference on the ET at all.

 

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