|
Critic's Corner Discuss a review. Provide constructive feedback. Talk to the industry. |
|
|
|
Critic's Corner Discuss a review. Provide constructive feedback. Talk to the industry. |
|
In Reply to: Classes in Stereophile posted by John Marks on February 18, 2007 at 17:25:07:
>>An NHRA drag race is won by the car with the lowest elapsed time<<Sorry John but that's not correct. A drag race is won by the car that gets to the finish line first. It's quite possible for a slower car to beat a faster car if the slower car leaves the starting line quicker than the faster car and the slower car arrives at the finish line first. The subtlety here is that the timers don't start when the cars are given the green "go" light, the timer in a lane starts when the car in that lane breaks an infrared beam shining across the start. The interval between the green light flashing and when the car moves enough to break the starting beam is called the "reaction time." For example, if car A breaks the start beam .14 seconds after the green light and runs a 6.80 elapsed time while car B sits on the starting line for a tenth of a second longer (.24 seconds reaction time) before moving but runs a 6.72 ET, slower car A wins the race by .02 seconds. Slower cars beating faster cars by virtue of a quicker "leave" is so common in drag racing that the situation has a name. It's called a "holeshot."
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
Follow Ups
- Re: Classes in Stereophile - Rob Doorack 07:11:35 02/19/07 (2)
- OK, I got that backwards - John Marks 09:44:42 02/19/07 (0)
- Re: Classes in Stereophile - TomLarson 07:40:12 02/19/07 (0)
Top of Page ]
[ Contact Us ]
[ Support/Wish List ]
[ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
