How does this work out?

[Subway]

My 1/4 mile time -

14.8 @ 96.19mph

Dave clio2 mile time - (hope you don't mind me using you m8)

Red 172 14.667 @ 91.86

How come he got a 14.6 but at 91.86, and i got two hundreds of a second slower them him but crossed the line at 96.19.

Reaction time or? I just dont get it lol

Someone please explain for me!

Thanks, Adam

 

[kully]

i think it has something to do with the cars . lol


no i mean they are both not constant accelerations , 1 may have a bigger acceleration rate in mid range than the other , or possibly lower down , take a bit of time to kick in even .

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE ????????? LOL

 

[Ali]

Nout to do with reaction time because the timer starts when you cross the beam!!!! Most likely better inital traction. Check 60ft times.

 

[mr_merc]

Let's use a very basic example.

Person A has:
A car with 500 bhp but a big turbo and a lot of lag

Person B has:
A car with 250 bhp


Person B gets a 60 ft time of 2.1 but person A only gets a 60 ft time of 2.8 (he's crap at launching lol). Person B already has a 0.7 advantage at 60 ft.

However, Person A's turbo spools up when Person B's car runs out of puff so Person A does the second half of the 1/4 mile much quicker than Person B.

Therefore they may well cross the line at the same time, but Person A will have a much higher terminal.

Shitty example, I'm sure but makes sense to me!!

 

[FlamingMonkey]

I've done a 14.0 @ 96 at Pod with a 60ft time of 2.048, helps having a good 60ft time I think

 

[Chris n nic]

yeah it`s all in the start. Dave will have got a good start but by the time you are crossing the line you would have benn catching him up

Chris

 

[Mondial172]

Red paint also adds 50bhp.

 

[FlamingMonkey]

Red paint also adds 50bhp.

Gold Williams wheels also add another 10bhp

 

[blink172]

Gold Williams wheels also add another 10bhp

Rust also ups the BHP per ton :clown:

 

[Ali]

Let's use a very basic example.

Person A has:
A car with 500 bhp but a big turbo and a lot of lag

Person B has:
A car with 250 bhp


Person B gets a 60 ft time of 2.1 but person A only gets a 60 ft time of 2.8 (he's crap at launching lol). Person B already has a 0.7 advantage at 60 ft.

However, Person A's turbo spools up when Person B's car runs out of puff so Person A does the second half of the 1/4 mile much quicker than Person B.

Therefore they may well cross the line at the same time, but Person A will have a much higher terminal.

sh*tty example, I'm sure but makes sense to me!!

PMSL, that really is the shittiest example ever! But good effort. Proud of ya!