Drag Strip Racing Question…?
When you look at a time slip scan of a drag race, it lists a whole bunch of things. I know towards the top, it lists “reaction time” and at the bottom of the slip is your “ET.” Does the ET INCLUDE or EXCLUDE the reaction time or does it have nothing to do with ET???
For example, if I pull a 14.500 and my reaction time is .500, is my true quarter mile time 14.000 seconds? Or, is the reaction time just there to show how fast your reaction is???
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October 1st, 2009 at 7:49 pm
No the ET does not include the RT (reaction time)
You can sit on the line for 60 seconds then take off.. If your car runs 14.5, you will still run a 14.5 not a 74.5
Thats also the reason when a 14.5 second car can at times beat a 14.0 second car…
In a heads up drag race the 1st one to the finish stripe wins… No matter what the ET is.
If you get a better reaction time than the other guy by a large amount and run close to the same ET, you will win the race.
October 2nd, 2009 at 2:22 am
It includes the reaction time, the faster your reaction time, the lower your ET
October 2nd, 2009 at 6:29 am
What Chevyraceman said. Unless you’re racing heads up in a competition R/T means nothing.
Also, depending on the tree a .500 is a perfect light
October 2nd, 2009 at 1:21 pm
et is elapsed time from the green, to the finish