Oh, and by the way, one of our group had a 2006 Ford Mustang GT, with the 24-valve 4.6L and 5-speed manual. Even with the CAI and a performance exhaust, he turned 14.4xxx-14.6xxx all night long, and barely broke 90mph in the traps.

So, I have no idea where these auto magazines get these phenomenal 1/4-mile times and estimates from.

When I can afford to go to the track, yes.

It cost me $25, just to run my car for the night.

That doesn't count the gas to to get there, the oil I burned going down the track, and the extra strain on my drive train from being pushed to its limits, repeatedly.

If I had the money, time, and capability: I would practice weekly, for the "Street Gamblers" races they do.

It is a $40 entry, at the track I was at, with a $500 payout for first place.

The thing about bracket racing, the most CONSISTENT car will win the race, over the "fastest" cars.

Here is how bracket racing works.

Car #1: 1978 Chevrolet Malibu, with a 350 Small Block pushing 600hp, estimated 1/4-mile time of 13.56

Car #2: 1990 Camaro IROC-Z, with a TPI 350 small block, pushing 375hp, running estimated time of 14.44

When these two cars line up, Car #2 gets a head start of about 1 second, over Car #1.(The idea is that if both drivers run their exact time, and both driver get a perfect reaction to the green, they will end the race in a dead tie)

Now, here is where it gets interesting:

To win, YOU still have to cross the finish line FIRST.

BUT, you HAVE to run your dial-in(the estimated time written on the windshield of your car).

If you run faster(say you sandbag to get a bigger lead), you still lose the race.

That is called "breaking out".

The yellows are timed to be EXACTLY 0.5000 seconds.

A PERFECT reaction time to the green is 0.0001 seconds(which is only possible running a delay-box class vehicle, because it launches with the push of a button)

So, basically, the quicker reaction time to the green and running consistent tikes will help you won more races than running the fastest vehicle.

I watched a guy run his 1991 Buick Regal, with the 140hp 3.1L Chevy at that track.

He ran 17.6s in the 1/4-mile, but he had reaction times very close to 0.020s on every run, and he always ran his dial-in.

He would destroy Mustangs and Camaros, and even beat Vettes.

Drivers run too fast, and break out from their dial-in, or they red light, trying to beat his R/T to green

hey have you heard of hot August nights

hey have you heard of hot August nights

they show old school cars to modern at Reno every year

That's cos you a broke back nigga!!!

That rusted-out, stolen Cadillac would still outlast that German-built, overpriced pile of shit you drive around, and cheaper to fix IF something breaks(as opposed to EXPENSIVE, WHEN something breaks on your scrap heap Mercedes....)

Shut up, simp.

But, he likes having his momma's titty in his mouth, at the age of 47.....

I'm all about American muscle cars.. Ground pounders..

Some impressive GIFs.

how do you put pics on threads

Back when Ford made a REAL CAR....

C'mon now. I hope you didn't expect me to lie, or not know about cars here. I thought I did a better job of showing some of what to expect from me.