OK Sean, KJ, here is my stoopid question for the week.:biglaugh:
It's a "piece-of-string" question, but you guys should have some idea. Roughly how much time will the 3" extension knock off the 60ft, tyres and such being the same? This is assuming you launch the thing to capacity with the new arm of course, what do you guys rekn, 1 tenth, 2 tenths?
It's all a matter of what your used to. When I was getting used to the old dragbike, I was launching at an embarassing 1.70's, but once I got used to it, It was 1.20's were it belonged.
Strapping the front end, longer swingarm, raked front end are all things that help reduce the wheelie effect and plant the power to the ground, and that is the key to a good launch and 60' time. Wheelies eat power if the front end rises too high.
Lauch RPM, body position (where you sit on the bike, not so much if you launch upright or from a tucked position) and how you stage are factors that you can change. Stage shallow, you'll have a better 60', but reaction time tends to be a bit off pace if you normally deep stage or stage in the middle. Stage deep you can cut a light, but 60' is going to be off. don't under estemate how much the little things can effect your launch.
My suggestion is practice your launching to to find what is comfortable to you. Up here we used to have mini drags at the car shows. where they would set-up the xmas tree and have a 60' track. You would do the burnout, then launch. It was pretty cool and a great way to test your launch.
I'd love to see them bring that back. I figure you could get the winner by adding the 60' with the RT and the low number wins. Maybe I'll bring that up at the next Racing Lions meeting.
The main thing is just get as much seat time as you can get.
unk: and things will come together.
