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Post by AJR on Apr 13, 2024 10:31:43 GMT -7
Race 8 Racin Rob blue Willys vs Mrrcape 55 Chevy The '55 is struggling today and will need a miracle to get past Rob. The blue Willys slows slightly but gets the win nonetheless and moves on.
 Mrrcape, The reaction time and 60' time are a reflection of how well the tires hook up and gain traction. This is a combination of clean tires and magnetic down force. Were you using rubber tires or silicone? Rubber does not play nicely with silicone and will lose traction on a track where silicone is the standard. Silicone tires also pick up dust like a magnet and need to be cleaned regularly. If I had to wager, I'd say one of these two scenerios explains your car's performance on the reaction and 60' time. |
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Post by cozwurth on Apr 13, 2024 11:59:32 GMT -7
Jeff, My hauler arrived today, safe and sound. You must have given Lamont better directions for the ride home because the Sanford & Son truck made excellent time hauling that big trailer on the way back to VA. Looks like he got around the weigh stations just fine, and earned a bonus for the quick return. The Nova body from Hairy Canary is incredible. Love it! Thank you! The bonus from AJR looks incredible, too. Thanks, Jeff!
And now for some useless info from this race... Since I am in process of building my own track I took time to scroll through the pages and copy all of the results from the T-jet races into a spreadsheet so I can reference the data when I'm testing my own cars. Mine will only be a scale 1/8 mile, so the 60' and 660' is what I will be keying on on. I will be adding a 330' segment in mine while I'm at it.
Quickest run of all rounds:
EC Bill with Challenger STR at .5872 ET in the quarter finals.
Quickest 660':
EC Bill with Challenger STR at .4424 in the 2nd round.
Quickest 60':
Gnome with White Henry J at .1007 in the quarter finals.
I'm pretty sure I got these numbers right, and I'll be doing the same thing with the 4-gears soon.
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Post by Steve-E-D on Apr 13, 2024 13:39:19 GMT -7
My team hauler arrived today as well. Thanks for a great race weekend, Jeff and everyone else who participated.
The Hairy Canary body is beautiful! Thanks for the bonus AJR body as well. You guys are *R*O*C*K*S*T*A*R*S*!
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Post by pete on Apr 13, 2024 15:20:35 GMT -7
Hauler got in today. Thank you Jeff
Rick its crazy man I love it, Thank you bro.
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Post by cozwurth on Apr 13, 2024 15:46:20 GMT -7
A bit more useless info from the 4-gear races:
Quickest overall ET:
Swiftkart - Brand X Mustang - 0.5116 in Round 2
Quickest 660'
Swiftkart - Brand X Mustang - 0.3854 in Round 2
Quickest 60'
EC Bill - Heavy Metal Cuda - 0.0832 in Quarter Finals
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Post by AJR on Apr 14, 2024 17:07:21 GMT -7
Jeff, My hauler arrived today, safe and sound. You must have given Lamont better directions for the ride home because the Sanford & Son truck made excellent time hauling that big trailer on the way back to VA. Looks like he got around the weigh stations just fine, and earned a bonus for the quick return. The Nova body from Hairy Canary is incredible. Love it! Thank you! The bonus from AJR looks incredible, too. Thanks, Jeff! And now for some useless info from this race... Since I am in process of building my own track I took time to scroll through the pages and copy all of the results from the T-jet races into a spreadsheet so I can reference the data when I'm testing my own cars. Mine will only be a scale 1/8 mile, so the 60' and 660' is what I will be keying on on. I will be adding a 330' segment in mine while I'm at it. Quickest run of all rounds: EC Bill with Challenger STR at .5872 ET in the quarter finals. Quickest 660': EC Bill with Challenger STR at .4424 in the 2nd round. Quickest 60': Gnome with White Henry J at .1007 in the quarter finals. I'm pretty sure I got these numbers right, and I'll be doing the same thing with the 4-gears soon. Not useless information at all! Thanks Dave for taking the time to research and post. Did you happen to see what top MPH was for each Class? |
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Post by cozwurth on Apr 14, 2024 18:06:09 GMT -7
I did not look at the MPH. I was concentrating on time, not speed. But, now that you've asked you've got me interested. I'll have to go back and look.
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Post by Steve-E-D on Apr 14, 2024 18:43:04 GMT -7
Compiling these stats is actually extremely useful data. Knowing what ET it takes to run mid-pack and to make finals in each class would be great to know while building and tuning any car.
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Post by skillet on Apr 14, 2024 18:43:23 GMT -7
He's got the bug JJ... im digging the new members
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Post by skillet on Apr 14, 2024 18:44:24 GMT -7
I got a book of track records here SteveE. I'll get that up for you to see
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Post by AJR on Apr 15, 2024 5:39:50 GMT -7
I did not look at the MPH. I was concentrating on time, not speed. But, now that you've asked you've got me interested. I'll have to go back and look. That is why I asked you and did not look it up myself. I thought it would be interesting for you to look at. I know a lot of the tuners use MPH along wit ET. I reference past race data all of the time. I also just like to go back and check out past races. |
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Post by pete on Apr 15, 2024 6:34:19 GMT -7
I look to see what mph always. If I see my mph is close or matches a top car, I then compare the data down track and its very easy to see where your being gapped. 60 foot is a big tell.
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Post by cozwurth on Apr 15, 2024 7:00:02 GMT -7
It's settled then. I'll go back through and add a MPH column to my data and post back. Either update the original post, or regurgitate it into a new post with the added data. It might take me a day or two...
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Post by AJR on Apr 15, 2024 7:17:14 GMT -7
It's settled then. I'll go back through and add a MPH column to my data and post back. Either update the original post, or regurgitate it into a new post with the added data. It might take me a day or two... No pressure I just thought you might want to see that as well. I appreciate the enthusiasm  . |
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Post by cozwurth on Apr 15, 2024 13:08:31 GMT -7
Not a problem. Any info that helps me with my cars is good info. I did scroll through the results a little and saw several where the fastest car (highest MPH) didn't always win the race. I may add in a W/L column as well, but that will be pretty useless without the other cars time & speed associated with it. It would be interesting if the actual fastest run was also a loss, though.
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