Mike did a pretty good job on the tree too, (.078) considering he hasn't raced in several years. Reiff was .583 or something like that. He must have left on the green light.
Anyway I thought it was a pretty neat experiment!
Next time run it like a bracket race, only under full throttle! Give the Pony an 11.5 sec lead and run the TF'er full throttle. They can have "Depends" sponsor the event, as Dave will need a change as he gets passed by the TF'er at top end. AND A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL!:twocents:
Tell me, would you like to be driving a production car with no rollcage and a 3 point seatbelt at 88 mph and have an out of control TF car smash into you at 300+ mph? How many times have we seen cars drift out of the groove and take out the last 2 sets of timing blocks? Do you honestly think that's safe in any way, shape or form?I've heard that before, but actually it doesn't seem any more dangerous than any other TF or FC run. If the TF car gets out of shape, it'll most likely be well before the finish line, which is where the Pony would be. Do you recall when they ran TF and FC with the FC getting a tenth or so spot?
You're reading things into this that I didn't say. I didn't advocate it, or say it was safe. I said I didn't see it being any more dangerous than other TF runs. As I said, they've done things that I consider more dangerous, in the past. In the TF/FC races the chance of Blasting or getting blasted, broadside by a 250 MPH FC while you're at speed seems to be at least as dangerous and much more likely to happen than a TF loosing it at Top End before the lights and crossing lanes and hitting the Pony.Tell me, would you like to be driving a production car with no rollcage and a 3 point seatbelt at 88 mph and have an out of control TF car smash into you at 300+ mph? How many times have we seen cars drift out of the groove and take out the last 2 sets of timing blocks? Do you honestly think that's safe in any way, shape or form?