I know this was all debated before, and really don't want this to get out of hand again...but this is what I have learned, and had personal experience with track timing systems...just bare with me please

I believe there are several timing systems out there..but this one I know about, and have raced at:

When you are staged, both your staged lights are on..good.
Now, to get a reaction time, the timer looks for the time it takes from when the light turns green, until your tirs leave the broken laser beems, and the laser eyes see each other. That amount of time is your reation time. This bares NO effect on your 1/4 time, as you can sit at the green all day long, and your timer will NOT start until the beams are connected again(tires leaving the line)

Now, this is the KEY part here:

The 1/4 timer will NOT start UNTIL the green light has activated AND the tires leave the line. So what happens when you leave the line BEFORE the light turns GREEN: You Redlight, and you get NO reaction time. YOu dont get a reaction time because the light hasn't turned green yet, and the timer has not started.

This means that your 1/4 timer will NOT start UNTIL the green light has come on. The timing circuit will not start. If you redlight, your timer will start AS SOON AS the green is on, since your tires are no longer breaking the beams.

If you think about it, your timer prob started maybe inbtween your front and rear tires, or after the rear tires(just depends on how early you left). This means your car is prob aprox 10 feet out the track alreay. YOu basically have a 50 foot time, not a 60 foot time.

All in all, its a damn fast run regardless, at least a 13 flat, or high 12, with a 1.9-2.0 60. Thats just a guestamate though..

A 1.5 60ft is something really damn amazing for a FWD. That kind of launch takes LOTS of great driving skill, and lots of practice, not to mention a very HARD, SHOCKING, instantaneous lauch. If you don't have upgraded axles, then there is no way in hell stock axles would take that kind of launch.

CASE IN POINT: Out at the track in my part of town, a kid had a 16 some second auto 4 banger car. On one of his runs, he redlighted, and his slip showed he ran like a 14..

I still love ya Jon Your run was still fast as hell..that's all that should matter. Whip out another 1.5 60ft to shut the rest of us up ok? haha

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