Thread: How Fast is Your Alfa?
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Old 06-11-2008, 06:05 PM
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I think there is alot more to drag racing...
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Originally Posted by redspiderveloce View Post
I've never really understood straight line racing... You can always determine the faster car by plugging in the numbers/running on the dyno. If the cars are equal the faster driver is just who puts his foot down first and can move the gear shifter the fastest...
I've not drag raced in years, but back when I did I had fast cars that required alot of finesse on the accelerator. You couldn't just push the "pedal to the metal" and expect any results besides tire smoke.

My autocrss car is the same way, but more so, because in autocross a car is seldom going straight while accelerating.

Throttle modulation is super critical to keeping the tires hooked up and pulling.

I would like to take it to a drag strip just once. The computer numbers say it should run in low to mid 12s. But that's with good hookup on a slick dragstrip. I'd likely be about a second slower!
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