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Originally Posted by ST1LE
Starts to highlight how hard it really is and why the pros are so dang good!
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Originally Posted by BlaqWhole
Also why it is important that these cars run consistently and don't overheat. You might lose time on one turn or one lap but you could run a better time the next lap. If the car overheats and fades off or can't maintain posture then that one lap will be it.
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Correct. Blaq can you please acknowledge that 1 second is not a large differential between laps? Could it be the car slowing down slightly? Yes, but it is far more likely driver inconsistency from lap to lap.
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Originally Posted by RobbyBeefcake87
The car is obviously a 10 second capable car proven multiple times already and I don't think anyone claims otherwise.... but these guys like to ignore the tons of 11s they run as well... look at palm beach dyno's lightly modded car, ran 10.5 once then a few 11.1s... and I guess the magazines were sand bagging lol
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Not really a direct reply to you, but relevant.
I got ripped on for taking my Hellcat to the strip without drag radials. Some people might not want DRs, cant afford another set of wheels/DRs, or many other reasons for just not having them; but when it comes down to it anyone who is serious about drag racing any of these cars (even Vettes) will have them. You can still blow a launch with DRs if they aren't heated up or are over heated, i've done it. With equal traction the trap speed tells the story. If the GT500 heat soaks after a couple runs, the smart owner will park it and let it cool, but i think the Vegas event proved that they can be hot lapped.