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Heading to US131?
Should be a fun weekend!
Might have gotten close if the D/A was more favorable. I know you’d love to have 1600’ Mark!
Tried a few things, made some improvement on the day. Keep chipping away at the clock!
It validates my brain to outrun BigBlock Mopars, Fords AND Chevys w my 1960’s flat tappet, carbed 355!
some very nice cars present today, didn’t get to take much for pics, but got a few while a track cleanup was in progress. We’ve had 4+ inches of rain in the last couple days, and the ground is somewhat saturated. As such, when the full sun got on the track, the water was wicking up through the surface in the left lane, and a Vette got loose and hit the wall hard on the top end.
pretty much a total loss.
some very nice cars present today, didn’t get to take much for pics, but got a few while a track cleanup was in progress. We’ve had 4+ inches of rain in the last couple days, and the ground is somewhat saturated. As such, when the full sun got on the track, the water was wicking up through the surface in the left lane, and a Vette got loose and hit the wall hard on the top end.
pretty much a total loss.
I will be honest if they come up with a good sequential shifter for the TKX I’ll probably buy one. Last I knew in about January, they were still working and one in development but they had not gotten the final prototype yet.
I was watching that.
I guess I’m not getting it. That’s just a h-pattern shifter isn’t it? Why would any stick shift guy be afraid of that? Or is it that sequential shifters are that much easier to drive fast?
Pardon my being out of the loop on this subject.
Quicker shift.
Progressive sequential. Pull the lever, towards you it shifts up. Completely eliminates the gate.
Understand there are a lot of factions within the anti-automatic clan, and removing the gate out of the shifter, seems to get a lot of feathers riled up
The other two components that seem to be the biggest points of contention: transmission that will shift without using the clutch pedal, and using a linelock solenoid to control hydraulic throw out bearing to release the clutch pedal
Kind of the entire conversation is at what point should you just be using an automatic because you’re not really shifting it or driving it
And computer controlled air shifter.
that’s a whole another sack of worms
My take on that is they should not be allowed in any of the bracket or heads up competition classes. At some point you just need to play a video game.
I think it doesn't really matter, they use an automatic trans, convert it to full manual, then back to an auto shift be it air or electric solenoid. Sounds kind of funny, but does the same thing the auto did, just more consistent than hydraulic circuit shifting or manual ratcheting. Saying you can use an automatic trans and you have to shift it manually doesn't really make sense.
Stick shifts are more fun, just not as consistent as a glide that shifts once at exactly the same RPM every time.
You still got to drive it straight, still got to hit the light, and still got to run the finish line to be consistent, anything that does any of those things is illegal.
Now, in a corner carver pro touring/road race style, I'd take a stick shift every time, but then I'm in the wrong thread.
What about a lenco with a bruno drive? You don't need a clutch to launch or shift but still have to shift multiple gears, another gray area, but awesome. One of my uncles used to race a Lenco in a green Camaro back when I was a kid, that thing was cool, we called it the green hornet. I was pretty little, maybe 5, I'll have to ask him or my Dad if that had a clutch or a converter.
Stick shifts are more fun, just not as consistent as a glide that shifts once at exactly the same RPM every time.
You still got to drive it straight, still got to hit the light, and still got to run the finish line to be consistent, anything that does any of those things is illegal.
Now, in a corner carver pro touring/road race style, I'd take a stick shift every time, but then I'm in the wrong thread.
What about a lenco with a bruno drive? You don't need a clutch to launch or shift but still have to shift multiple gears, another gray area, but awesome. One of my uncles used to race a Lenco in a green Camaro back when I was a kid, that thing was cool, we called it the green hornet. I was pretty little, maybe 5, I'll have to ask him or my Dad if that had a clutch or a converter.
What about the Liberty style shifter??
I think the hardest part of a manual of any flavor is the launch. The possibility to bog it, or slip it too much or anything in between is where things are won or lost IMO. After that, the only other worry is money shifting it, which is where these vertical style shifters, or sequential shifters start to make sense.
The Bruno/Lenco combo looks cool, but is about as "manual" as a TH 400 where it counts, only not as efficient. More fine tuneable with the ratios and number of speeds I guess.
I think the hardest part of a manual of any flavor is the launch. The possibility to bog it, or slip it too much or anything in between is where things are won or lost IMO. After that, the only other worry is money shifting it, which is where these vertical style shifters, or sequential shifters start to make sense.
The Bruno/Lenco combo looks cool, but is about as "manual" as a TH 400 where it counts, only not as efficient. More fine tuneable with the ratios and number of speeds I guess.
Yes. Pretty normal in Comp Eliminator
Had some local guys running a rail in C dragster. 306” sbc with Buick heads (as per the day)
They used a 10500 light and rev in the water box, then switched it to 12,500
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