> I'm sorry to say that I haven't been keeping up to whats allowed and what
> isn't these days.
> Last time I paid a visit to the local track was almost 12 yrs ago. I brought
> a "dial-your-own"
> 75 Pontiac Ventura 350 and made it to the third round of eliminations before
> being nosed out by a 65
> Grand Prix. I lost by 3/10ths of a second because I was worried about
> breaking out so I backed off near the finish and unfortunately it was too
> much too soon.
> Getting back to what Eldred was mentioning about how hard it is to be
> consistent, well, if you're an inexperienced racer, those problems happen a
> lot...and I'm sure the game is no different. Its just harder to have that
> feel for the car.
> One has to really know the feel of their car to know what consistency is in
> drag racing involving ETs. Guess that is what separates the men from the
> boys.
Atlanta dragway.
" http://www.racesimcentral.net/~ejgordon/Oscar2.jpg "
It took 12 rounds to get to the final that day.
The final round was a double breakout with me winning due to my .510 R.T. vs opponent's .622 .
Opponent was forced to run .018 under dial in while I went .010 under.
I'll never forget that day. :-)