I think Mack Savage has a handle on late stage clutch management.Seems they are safe off the line, but 330' in they are getting after it and locking the clutch up sooner...........maybe its that infamous "Force traction control device" lol
This can only happen if the track is there
Looking at the live timing, you can see where they are consistently quicker and faster
believe he did @ milan? ran it out the back door @ 1320'? it's on utube i thinkDidn't Dom Lagana do it at an IHRA track?
Yeah, he had an extra 320 feet to do it.Didn't Dom Lagana do it at an IHRA track?
They can and do 'slingshot' past the rev limit a bit (it's 7900rpm) and tire growth allows for more speed without additional rpm. Still, if the 340 barrier is to be broken my money is on a funny car to do it.Lets all remember the 'x factor'...an 8500 rev limiter. So the past few years have seen what I think is a mechanical cap on speed. These teams have to have the perfect track for the whole 1000' to hold the power and even at that, the first 100-250' most of the power is taken away from these monsters so they don't blow the hoops off.
Btw, I look for those wet pipes near the finish line (rev limiter) and I haven't seen it that often in recent years. Crew chiefs have learned to work within that window. Just incredible.
That window is so small to run these big speeds, so huge kudos to the teams that can make it happen