In a message dated 11/12/01 9:22:50 AM Pacific Standard Time,
76067.1750@compuserve.com writes:
>
> I hope we can reduce drag strip starts to a minimum. NOTHING tears up
> pavement better than a succession of hgigh horsepower cars literally
> ripping up the pavement.
>
> The 90 degree requirement is there to protect against
> 1) engine and transmission dumping as well as
> 2) ripping up pavement.
> Oakland is covered by a slurry finish. It is NOT of highway quality.
>
I'll take the blame for the 75 degree start, as opposed to a full 90. I
thought it was safer than coming back closer to the South fence... I also
think that the same start at GGF would not have been flat out. My mistake in
not realizing the available grip.
CHD
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