Beginner Racing Questions.

[sYc]

You are on the right track, if by nothing else of not being afraid to try your hand at drag racing. Just keep going and make as many passes as they will allow. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/[/img]

As per tires and pressure, do a burnout on a clean patch of pavement and check the pattern. You want it to be dark all the way across. Adjust tire pressure to do this. As per shifting, we shift manually, it just takes practice to learn to get the feel of the car, how much throttle, when to shift, etc. That is why you must do it at the track. Seat of the pants might feel better, but time slips do not lie. Try something, if you go faster, good, if not, try something else. Only change 1 thing at a time. Otherwise you will not know which change did what. KEEP NOTES, matching them up with your time slips. That way you remember what works and what doesn't.
There are a 1000 little things you can do, but the most important one is PRACTICE, and of course, have FUN. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

And, by the way, nice 60'. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif[/img]

[hvychev]

Thanks Tom! Wow I just noticed that my 60' time was better than Robs! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] No Rob I just kidding! I don't even know how the hell I did it or what makes a good 60' time. That's why I need your advice!

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

It looks like the possiblility of me ever 'treeing' Rob is out of the question!! Nice R/T there, not to mention 60' - man I have a lot of work to do!

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[sYc]

Marlin, actually the tree is Rob's weak point. Most races he looses is because of a poor RT. But, he is getting better. That is why he is hitting the test and tunes, to work on his RT and 60". In factory stock racing those two things are very important. I think he gets that from me, I have been known to "sleep" at the tree. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img] Now Jonathan is a different story. He has been almost dead on since his made his first pass at SCR 4. Just kills Rob that Jon is so good at it, with so little experience.