j.j.&s.racing Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 i was wondering if the times have picked up since they redid the back straightaway. is there better passing at that piont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck99 Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 I don't think the lap times have changed for most cars, but the addition has made for some good passing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 I take many many lap times at THR during practice sessions. What I have found is that the bottom groove is about that same as it has been in the past. What is really interesting is that IF someone happens to hit the second groove just exactly right, it is faster than the bottom groove. If they miss the exact spot then it is about .2 seconds slower than the bottom groove. So far, no one has been able to consistently hit that higher groove so they move back down to the bottom. My prediction? If and when enough drivers try to find that upper groove, enough rubber will be layed down in that groove to make it consistently faster than the lower groove. Has that happened yet? Nope. Most drivers who try to find that upper groove only hit it about once every 10 laps or so. It used to be that you had to be .3 - .4 seconds a lap faster than the guy in front of you to make a clean pass on the outside at THR. Now that time differential is down to .2 seconds to make a clean pass on the outside. We have had some two- and even three-wide racing this season. Two of our evenly matched Hobby Stocks (both have won this season) raced side by side for 9 laps a couple of weeks ago and more and more Street Stocks are using the higher line to make clean passes. Nick Holt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.j.&s.racing Posted June 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 thanks, that what i was looking to for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker36 Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 Nick, I know somebody who uses the second groove quiet a bit in the race. Im just messin with ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.j.&s.racing Posted June 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 i looked at the THR web sight are those pictures on there from this year??? if so looks like everybody is still running on the lower groove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbeaver087 Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 im not sure about the pics but hey have been running two lines andat times this year they were doing three lines in the street stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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