reaction time question?

[hamptonwsk]

I am new to drag racing and I have a question regarding your r/t. I have a 98 six speed z28 now, but before I had a 99 six speed. I ran it in the 1/8th with the only mod being a airlid and filter. My time was:

r/t: .968
60ft: 2.192
330ft: 5.821
1/8th: 8.764
mph: 83.19

My question is does your reaction time affect you et? The quy in the other lane had a .621 reaction time. If so then if I would have had a .768 r/t would I have ran a 8.564?
I am getting ready to run my new car for the first time and was just wondering how that works.:dunno: :dunno:

[Ed Blown Vert]

Reaction time does not affect ET's.

It will affect who will crosses the finish line first.

[warpwr]

Elapsed time is the amount of time from start to finish.
Reaction time is the amount of time from green to start.
You can have a quicker RT and beat a car with a quicker ET for the 'hole shot win'. Same as leaving from a traffic light first.
In drag racing it's quicker, not faster.

[mrr23]

reaction time is the point when you break the timer beam before/after it's time to leave. has zero to do with your ET. you could sit there for a minute and your ET doesn't start until you break out of the staging beam.

[hamptonwsk]

Thanks guys, now I just have to figure out how to launch better so maybe I can break into the 8.60s.