[Jimabe]

Originally Posted by SSE 4 2SS

Couple of questions....

I understand you stating there were two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, did you run both, and were you mandated to run every pass possible.... I'm just thinking it's your car, and I wouldn't let anyone tell me I had to run if the car is heat soaked.... In the Mile events I run, they run from dry track sunup time in the am, until lunch, and then again after lunch until sunset30.... Some folks tried to run every pass they could, and others set a goal and tried to reach that.... With my car, and the complexity of it, and the power level, my goal was two passes a day for three days.... If I was in a normal power range, I might have tried for maybe three a day, but not to the potential detriment of my car.... Just curious...

Next, and this is for your safety and the longevity of your car.... You may be side by side with another car on the grid, with a start tree.... but there is no clock and no need to launch with the lights.... My car launched with all the rapidity of a battleship in mud, and most any other car would out run me off the line, but I'll pass 99 percent of all other cars by the 1/4 to 1/2 mile... I also know my car can get really really loose... and... I've seen others in relatively stock powered cars, or lightly modified cars that couldn't drive for crap, so there is no way I would run side by side with another car.... Fortunately, the Standing Mile events are one lane, one car.... and so I didn't have to worry about others.... Having said all of that, why not let the other car take off with the lights and head down track, and when it's a safe distance out, then launch your car and know you are safe.... If the other car loses it, you have plenty of time to stop, and it's not like you are racing them, you are racing an inanimate speed trap....

Yes, our event was in am and in afternoon. We didn't have to go down every run for each session but almost all of us did. We'd take turns going down in pairs, side by side, wait at end for all to race down, then ferry back to do it again. We all opened hoods, etc to cool as much but can't really deal with consecutive runs like that from a heat standpoint. Yes did cross my mind, what if the other guy comes in my lane, but at end of day, i was OK with it. In all but one case, i was the guy out front... Was cool just to get to full speed pass a 1/2 mile. From competitive part, sucked from standpoint knowing that your first run was going to be your fastest...