>not trying to get anything started but your reaction time >does affect your overall time .... as soon as the last >light goes green the clock starts running your reactin >time is from when the light turns green till your tires >leave the lights and that time is still added to your over >all run ......next itme your at the track sit at the lights >for about a sec and your run will be slower , but then >subtract your reaction time and it will be how long it tok >for you to get down the track..... > >still a hella run one day i will be as fast .
No, your reaction time does not affect what your actual 1/4 mile time is. Your reaction time is not added to your overall run. I have 150+ drag races under my belt, trust me on this one
If I sit at the light for 5 seconds, I am not going to run a 20.5 second 1/4 mile, I will end up running a 15.5 sec 1/4 mile witha 5 second reaction time. If you have a slow reaction time, you could very likely loose a race against a slower car (since it's who gets to the end first that wins) but you will not actually run a slower 1/4 mile time.
On friday night one of my runs was a solo run. When the tree went down I did sit at the light, and had a 1.6 second reaction time. My final 1/4 mile for that run was 15.7. Now, according to your logic, if I had a faster reaction time I could have been able to run 1.6 seconds faster than this, or 14.1 seconds in the 1/4 mile. Ehh, while it would be nice to think that I could run 14.1 in my car, I don't think that can happen in it's current state of modification.
