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Originally Posted by -The Stig-
Hmm, are the cars identical?
If they both trap 103mph in the 1/4, which one is getting there first? (quickest ET)
Whichever car has the better performance might be the one winning in a 60-120mph sprint even if it only hits 103mph in the trap.
Such as, say a 2001 6-speed LS1 Camaro... say it's hitting 103-104mph consistently. And say it's racing a 2005-2009 Mustang GT that's hitting the same traps. The LS1 has a bit more power, so in a 60-120 race it'll probably get there a bit quicker have a bit more torque and an extra gear. Also helps that the LS1 car has a bit more aero friendly design rather than a blocky front end.
Despite all that, the cars in our imaginary race are running similar times, but up top... the LS1 should be the faster one.
Of course you can have two cars run the same traps, but have drastically different ET's. For instance, a common time for a stock LS1 Fbody is say 13.8-14.0 and trap in the 103-105mph range, back in the day when I had my LS1 Fbody I took it to the track with a bad clutch and got 14.4 @ 105mph.
I would tend to agree that trap speed means everything in a roll race, that shows how fast your car is... but if the traps are very similar between two cars it'll probably come down to how they get there and how they're powered.
Not even sure if that makes any sense, or if it's even remotely correct but that's how I take it... and I take everything I say with a grain of salt as it is... :P
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The way I see it, once the 2 cars exceed their 1/4 mile trap speeds during a race it means nothing what their 1/4 mile times are because they are going above it.
If you are roll racing from down low and up to the trap speed of the 2 cars or a hair past it then I can see using 1/4 mile times to determine outcomes during roll races. Roll races are usually top end runs so 1/4 trap times shouldnt even be considered on higher end runs.
Maybe I am dumb...