[Shotimes] Drag Question

[Donald Mallinson]

I usually just leave it in third and lift off the gas quick, 
but not super quick.  No real shock to the system, think 
about shifting gears as you get on an interstate with some 
verve (how's that for an old word?).

The only problem letting the motor decellerate from high 
rev's is if you have cat converters going bad, it could suck 
some of the junk back into the motor.

If worried, just make a shift to fourth as soon as you cross 
the line, then let off the gas.

It really isn't a big deal.  Main thing is to get off the 
gas and GET SLOWED DOWN!  ;)

IT is amazing that I think more about punishing the brakes 
at the drags from 94 mph (in my 89) than I do hitting them 
at 120 at a road course!

Don Mallinson

shewitt5656@cs.com wrote:
> Here is a question for y'all.  My first experience dragging was down at Mason-Dixie.  It was lots of fun, and I finally figured out how to start without too much wheelspin or bogging.  Had to do it by ear, not tach...
> 
> But I was always stumped on how to let off on the gas at the end of the 1/4.  I would slowly let off the throttle the first few times - but I was right at the top end of third gear, so I was running at about 6000 RPM or so.  Didn't seem right.  The rest of the day I would finish and then depress the clutch, quickly pop it in neutral, and coast - but it seemed like a big shock to the drivetrain.
> 
> What is the suggested method for letting off the throttle?
> 
> Scot H
> 95 Red MTX - 66k
> Lewiston, NY
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