No burnout
I raced last weekend in a 1/8 mile local event which was done on an airstrip. The majority of the cars there, and there was 140 of 'em, were door cars and so, most of the rubber was from the water box to the lights. The track crew really laid on the VHT to keep the traction up. Now, when I rolled through the water box and started my burnout, the tires would spin very little (with no smoke) and the car would just hook up. On launch I was getting very little spin and a couple of times got some very violent tire shake at about 60'. The 1/8 times were good at about 5.20 and 134 MPH. Is there such a thing as too much VHT? Did the lack of rubber at the lights have anything to do with it? Any ideas?
BTW: I got low ET of the meet - $250 and a radar detector. Red light first round though. I had a bit of a brain fart and let go of the transbrake button a bit early.......Oh, well, I'm sure I'll learn.