2011 V6 runs very low 13s consistently

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Jan 7, 2011 | 08:46 PM

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Ltngdrvr

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Originally Posted by Gaspi101

You know, mathematically, you could the have a race where the time board says one car ran a 14 second 1/4 mile, and the other car, ran a 13 second 1/4 mile, but the 14 second car actually WINS because the 13 second car had a quicker reaction time and the 14 second car arrived at the finish FIRST. Is that right? That just sounds wrong....

Good reason it sounds wrong.

If the slower car had a much faster reaction time than the faster car the slower car could win but in your example that would be one whole second of difference but your example says the faster car had the better reaction time when it would have to be the other way around.

Jan 7, 2011 | 08:53 PM

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Gaspi101

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Originally Posted by Ltngdrvr

Oops! You're right, I meant to say that the 14-second car had a faster reaction time. If he had a 0.5 second reaction time and the 13 second car had had a 2 second reaction time, then the 14-second car would get to the finish line 0.5 seconds before the 13 second car, right? Good Car Talk puzzler we've come up with, I think!

Last edited by Gaspi101; Jan 7, 2011 at 09:24 PM.

Jan 7, 2011 | 09:19 PM

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tacbear

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Originally Posted by Bert

thanks for that explanation

Just wondering -- do the staging lights have a regular rythm? Being a (hack) drummer it will be fun (someday) to try to time the green light by the rythm of the others.

So the driver influence on the 60-foot times is mainly wheel spin?

to satisfy the hijack police: yeah, that V6 sure is quick!

If you are going on the Green light and racing someone in a car that runs identical times to yours, that knows what they are doing...you all ready lost.

Jan 8, 2011 | 07:05 AM

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WhiteBird00

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Originally Posted by Gaspi101

Your numbers are a little extreme but the math is correct. It is entirely possible for a slower car to win a race because the driver had a better reaction time.