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Lane Choice the Drag Racing and motorsport magazine with a diffrance, Slick-Wicked,Grace Howell, Art, Greee Dragway, Tina Stull, Burbage, Zmax,
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BURT JACKSON 1959-2011
WHATS’S IN OCTOBER
LANE CHOICE
SLICK WICKED
FURNITURE OR ART
GRACE SO FAR
THE RIGHT GEAR
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GREER DRAGWAY
SPOTLIGHT ON TINA STULL
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36 BURBAGE WINS
1959—2011
IN MEMORIAL
Drag racer Bert Jackson dies of injuries after Rockingham crash
Bert Jackson played football and basketball and ran track at Hermitage High School, and did them all well. But by the time he graduated in 1978, knee injuries had ended any chance he had of making it as a college athlete.
But He still had his two greatest loves to inspire him, cars and Vaness. Mr. Jackson was al-ready married to cars and on his way to becoming a successful professional drag racer. By the time he was 25, he was married to his high school sweetheart. "Actually, he always told me he had loved me since third grade," said Vaness Jackson.
Mr. Jackson, who lived in Glen Allen, died as the result of injuries suffered in a crash during practice for an American Drag Racing League event in Rockingham, N.C.
He was 52. Observers said his Extreme Pro Stock 2007 Pontiac went out of control and hit the drag strip's right wall, then the left wall, then barrel-rolled several times.
He was pronounced dead shortly after at a nearby hospital. He was driving for E. Love Rac-ing, owned by his long time friend and racing partner, Enoch Love of Richmond."Cars were his livelihood and his passion," said his wife. "He especially loved 1967,'68,'69 Camaros. He loved restoring them — he was restoring a'68 for me. "She said racing as a professional for Love's team wasn't enough for her husband.
For two decades he had also maintained his own drag racing team — Teal Green Racing — for amateur events and match races. He also ran Bert's Towing Service from their home and had a seven-car transport rig.
Mrs. Jackson said she sometimes travelled with her husband to events around the mid-Atlantic, and he enjoyed interacting with fans."He would let kids sit in his car," she said, "and they loved him. He was always joking. He was a friendly, warm man."At the Rocking-ham drag strip, competition fell silent on Saturday for a ceremony honouring Mr. Jackson's memory. The American Drag Racing League released a statement offering condolences and prayers to his family.
Mr. Jackson was "a passionate competitor, an incredibly kind-hearted human being and touched the lives of many during his drag racing career," the statement said.
His wife said it was not only his racing but also his character that made him who his was. "He was compassionate, giving," she said, recalling that he sometimes passed up towing fees and instead helped motorists get back on the highway.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his mother, Sarah Jackson of Glen Allen; a brother, James Jacksonof Richmond; a sister, Valdora Claiborne of Chesapeake; and two
daughters, Dakota Jackson and Montana Jackson of Glen Allen. All those at Lane Choice & Red Square wish to offer their condolences to all those who also
grieve at the sad loss of Bert Jackson his legacy will be long remembered.
LADIES ARE DOING IT “they look nice, but where can you drive them” the point is those people don't get the point, to them its still a
car or bike and I have always viewed them as art that the driver or rider became part of, as did the other 5% and that is how you need to view Slick-Wicked’s work.
If you are someone that looks at the sleeve to judge a good book then you need to adjust your position if you what to find out who the girls of Slick-Wicked really are.
The six girls are far more then the sum of their individual talents.
I once did a straw pole at a launch for a new product that had nothing to do with the motor industry.
When people asked me what my occupation was I said I was a automotive journalist, which brought the normal round of polite questions and statements.
I then ask the question “what do you think of custom cars and bikes”
95% said basically the same thing 10
In Monza there is a museum full of Ferraris presented on gloss white plinths and some in individual glass cubes and rightly so they are true art.
For me they have all the lines and form of any classic statue and the attention to detail is to the thousands of a millimetre.
A work of art, be it da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa ”
or a Enzo Ferrari car, the creator knew exactly when it was finished, there are no extra brush stokes no extra parts.
It has exactly what it needs to do what it does, and every effort has been exhausted to meet what the creator had in mind at the expense of all else.
No quarter is given only an eye for quality materials & workmanship.
Angie Young and the other ladies of Slick-Wicked are artist that happen to work with cars and motorbikes as their chosen medium.
Their attention to detail and innovative metal and paint finishes give the cars and bikes produced by Slick Wicked their own unique signatures' .
LADIES ARE DOING IT achieve, “We want to show everything from turning wrenches to turning heads, we had a
photo shoot and party scheduled in the downtown Anderson area which we hope will be our new garage.
For more than eight years the girls of "Slick Wicked," who also build, paint and race their own hot rods and motorcycles, have been on a road to their own reality Series.
In July the TV crew where in Anderson from the 14 to the 18 to film the Slick Wicked woman in advance of a proposed series.
Promoters describe the series being about “Six blue-collar country girls who build their own car’s with attitude, with ground up restoration and custom paint jobs and they drag race motorcycle and cars & go on road trips.”
I talked with Angie and asked her what she wanted a show to 12
We also shot some footage of us racing at the Greer Drag strip. We want to show the area as well as the customs we produce.
I love my home and town and want more to see it and love it as I do.”
The Slick Wicked ladies are, Ann Miller Arnett,
Reah Smith, Beth Marie, Angie Young and Donna Carman Blackwell and spokesmodel Jennifer Marie McAbee
They have already secured sponsorships with several area merchants including Timms Harley Davidson, EyeZinga, Burgundy Blues, Coe’s Roofing, the Twisted Spoke, Palmetto Shine and Anderson Motorsports, Truck Toyz Inc., the Greer Drag-way, Boneyard Cycles and local private investor Tim Moyer.
All the girls in the Slick-Wicked studio,
chosen to build their art as a collective and I believe its the better for it.
Angie believes that old
adage quality will out and it certainly does when it comes to Slick-Wicked customs.
Each project build is a one off, from
that's right “studio” that’s where artists do their thing and these girls do, do their thing!
I don’t think I would be to far of the mark when I say that Angie Young is the spiritual head of this group of girls, she has the drive and vision to recognise and embrace the skills she sees in the other Slick-Wicked girls.
There is competition here but no testosterone, which means that talent is recognised and if its the best thing for the piece that's being worked on then that idea ends up on the finished item.
Its all about Slick-Wicked, kind of one for all, and all for fun! Any of these girls could be out they doing their own thing, Building their own individual
pieces but they have 14
motorcycles to cars, from trucks to rigs, well there hasn’t been a rig yet but Slick-Wicked would take one on if the
opportunity arose.
The photos of the Slick-Wicked paint finishes may be impressive, but you can only truly appreciate the Patent
Pending technique by running your hand across it.
It looks and feels like the real thing!
With 14 years experience in professional
design Slick-Wicked will work closely with you and your ideas for anything that takes paint, or they will design it for you, and Prices will vary with
with each design and project.
There are 1001 ways to incorporate these textured finishes to suit each taste and all finishes are one of a kind and signed by the Artist.
You can ship your own stock or custom items, or they can provide stock hardware items.
Custom seats are available to compliment and they welcome questions.
You can contact them to begin your Slick-wicked project today here
Now signed with an Agent from Los Angeles, these girls are working towards their goals and the reality show is an unexpected but welcome addition to help profile the great work they do.
Slick Wicked ladies work
hard and play hard and I have no doubt they have the skills and drive to achieve what they want and I look forward to more of their creations as it is true art.
Over the page you can register for a copy of the Slick-Wicked Calendar of the Ladies for delivery by Christmas.
There are two styles of calendar, use the link here to register and an order form and calendar cost will be mailed back to you.
The first 100 of each will be personally signed to each purchasers.
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The
SLICK-WICKED 2012 CALENDER
Use the link to register and an order form and calendar cost will be mailed back to you.
MOTORSPORT AND CAR BASED FURNITURE
Some would not give it house room, others embrace the thought that a piece of furniture could once of been a race car or a small part of a classic. Myself I love the idea that my side table could of once been part of a formula One car travelling at
over 200 miles per hour or have been part of a car that won the Indy 500 and for many more like me
that are driven by that thought here are a few images of what I like to call Car and Motorsport
Art.
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GRACE Concord, NC - Well Grace Howell went into the weekend’s race at Zmax Dragway for the 4th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nations with confidence and a strong desire to get in the field.
Although Grace did not make the show at the recent Mac Tools US Nationals, she came away feeling very positive about her future in Pro Stock.
“We struggled through the first 4 sessions with our Mustang, but we were able to make a decent run in the final session.
“It wasn’t good enough to get us in the field, but it gave us a bench mark for the Charlotte race”. Our numbers had been very good in testing, so we know we have a car that is competitive”, added Grace.
Adding to that confidence is the fact that Grace posted the best average reaction time during the 5 qualifying
sessions in Indy.
The 4th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Nationals in Concord, NC, marked the first time Grace raced at Zmax Dragway as a Pro. “We have raced Zmax in Stock and Super Stock since the track opened, we consider Zmax our home track so I was really excited about running the Cunningham Motorsports Ford Pro Stock Mustang in front of our friends and family!”
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SO FAR The weather forecast for
qualifying looked to be some of the best conditions of the year to date, and racing at the Bellagio of Drag strips, could of created some of the fastest times we’ve seen this year. “There was no room for error,” said Grace, we needed to get a good number up on our first run”. But it was not to be with the cold temperatures and we had some mechanical issues, but we know it’s in the car so it’s on to Reading, and more about what happens there
GRACE SO FAR next month, “We have a great base line to build on at Reading and I will keep everybody up to date throughout qualifying. on my facebook & twitter”.
Fans of Grace Howell and Grace Howell Racing can find updates and photos of Grace and the Cunningham Motorsports Pro Stock Ford Mustang by checking out
Facebook.com/Gracehowellracing and
Twitter.com/gracehowellrace.
Howell Racing receives support from
K1 RaceGear,
WileyX,
Ignite Motorsports Marketing,
Ford Racing,
Cheerwine
and Howell Printing.
BEFORE YOU GO RACING
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helmets, and more to racers of all ages at a great value. Whether your son or daughter is just starting out in the sport or you have a life‐long passion for racing, they have the products for you in their full line of K1 Race Gear. If you are interested in purchasing karting or racing equipment, including racing shoes, suits, and driving gloves, contact K1 Race Gear today!
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Their karting product line, perfect for indoor or outdoor karting enthusiasts, is designed to meet all of your karting gear needs under one "roof", so to speak! For professional racers, we offer Level 1 and Level 2 karting suits that meet all CIK and FIA requirements for com‐petition use, as well as rain suits and boots for outdoor events. They also offer entry level racing equipment at K1 Race Gear, including racing suits, shoes, driving gloves, chest protectors, rib vests, CoolMax® fabric under garments, accessories, and bags. Everything you will need at the track can be found at K1 Race Gear! In addition to their standard range of products, K1 Race Gear also offers custom racing suits and gear for you or your entire team, racing hemets by renowned manufacturers Bell, Zamp and Fulmer (Fulmer helmets available at K1 Speed locations only), children's products, beautiful race art for your office or home, and a good selection of sportswear brought to you by K1 Speed. They are constantly looking to
expand their product line up to meet the needs of their customers, and if there is something that you need that they don't carry just let they know. They are committed to helping their customers get the racing equipment they need, and their K1 Race Gear driving gloves, racing suits, shoes, and other products are competitively priced for this reason.
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Greer Dragway is a 1/8th mile IHRA sanctioned dragstrip located near the city of Greer, South Carolina.
Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Greer is located between Greenville and Spartanburg in the North western part of the State.
The Greer Dragway was opened in the 1950's by the Greer Jaycees and was really a community project.
All labour used in getting the track started, built and running was done by the Jaycees, neighbours and several area groups of concerned citizens.
The original purpose was to provide money for needy children in the Greer, SC area.
Besides having races to raise money for the children, the Jaycees would, on holiday weekends, have fireworks and other entertainment 34
RACING SOUTHERN STYLE AT GREER DRAGWAY
for those children.
In the early 1970's the Jaycees were temporarily. disbanded and the land was purchased by a realtor. The land was later leased and bought by Tom and Sue Ferrell. Roland McAbee became the manager of the track in 1979. On October 25, 1988, Roland McAbee passed away. Mike Greer then became the new manager of the track.
Mike was the manager for over 20 years, and became the current owner in 2010.
After the last race of 2009, the old racing surface and metal guard rails were done away with. Beginning in 2010 we have a brand new concrete track, walls and new timing equipment.
FEATURES 1/8th mile concrete & asphalt.
Radio Station - FM 91.9.
Weather Radar on premises.
TSI Timing System.
Racing fuel available.
Concession Stand.
Clean Rest Rooms.
ROD BUWINS THE 2011 WEST COAST OUTL
In the final WCOPMA of the year...Sean Renteria and Rod Burbage saved the best drag race for last! Sean Renteria runs a career best 6.013 @ 246.77
and loses to Rod Burbage's 6.020 @ 238.22! Burbage left a little sooner than Renteria (.025 to a .061) and Burbage gets the event win and is the 2011 Champion!
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URBAGE LAW PRO MOD ASSOCIATION FINAL
(W) Burbage - 6.020 @ 238.22 (L) Renteria - 6.013 @ 246.77 (MOV .0296)
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SPOT LIGHT ON TINA STULL
Tina Stull is many things: mother, cancer survivor and NHRA Super Comp Dragster driver. In 1998, Stull went to the Frank Hawley Drag Racing School in Pomona, Calif., but didn't start drag racing until 2002 after being diagnosed with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. "In 2002, I was diagnosed with terminal cancer and was told I had three years to live" "I had to make some decisions about what I wanted to do with the time I had left. I decided that racing was one of the things I had been putting on the back burner but something I really wanted to do."
When Stull went back to the doctor they told her, "You don't have cancer, we can't find it; we don't know how to explain the pathology reports, so just go home."
During the time Tina thought she was dying, prayer became a major part of her life, because she felt she had no other options. "I made all my decisions based off my prayers. When I found out I was going to live I thought, why should my decisions be any different" 41
"If I was going to race when I was dying, why wouldn't I race now that I was living," she said.
Today Tina continues to pursue her racing career as a National Hot Rod Association Super Comp Dragster driver and is helping people everywhere overcome their obstacles and reach for their dreams.
On the race track and as a motivational speaker, Tina Stull has been making friends and winning hearts of people of all ages with her genuine commitment of facing your obstacles,
,supporting each other and Living Your Dream!
Tina has particularly hit a chord with our military families.
Tina has visited bases all over America, with her Dragster, and speaks about her experiences, visits with Soldiers and
signs autographs. Tina has created Team Troops, a support group for people in our military, and has been providing soldiers, and their families with the kind of support that can only be told in their own words: "I’m not suppose to endorse anyone because of my job being a Soldier. I would however like to tell you that Ms Stull has given Soldiers a way back to life in America after being deployed.
understand is we really can’t place a value on the hand-shakes, the Thank You for your service or the people who give their time helping the Soldier come back" Tina currently works with several military-focused ministries to provide on-going support for the service members and their Families, racing events to
members of the military.
Tina said, "I really appreciate the Soldiers who serve, because the job they do allows me to do what I do," she said. "My getting to drive race cars
is entertainment.
People in the military are changing history. It's important that when they go out to do their job, they know they are fully supported here at home."
She has a welcoming and captivating way of helping Soldiers by sucking them into the world of racing and how they can overcome the affects of multiple deployments and that adrenalin rush we live on while deployed.
We don’t get many folks that relate to that addiction helping us figure a way back
to our families and friends once we return. What she uses is an application of practical resiliency and down home caring my Soldiers need, love and relate to."
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Before it was called "John Wayne Airport" it was called "Orange County Airport", and during the 1950's it was
the place for drag racing.
A man named C.J. "Pappy" Hart was credited as having built the world's first commercial drag strip, named Santa Ana Drag
Strip" or "Santa Ana Drags", and held races there every Sunday.
The drag strip operated from
1950 to 1959, until the County of Orange forced it closed due to increasing air traffic.
When Hart passed away in 2004, several newspapers
LEDGEDS of the Quarter mile
June 19, 1950. They set the quarter-mile distance and made a deal with airport operators to rent out space on Sundays.
Drivers paid $1, spectators paid 50 cents. If you wanted to watch the mechanics work, that was an extra 25 cents.
Races continued to be held at the airport - now John Wayne International Airport - until 1959. Hart's wife, Peggy, who died in 1980, competed regularly at the track, and was one of the country's greatest drivers. Pappy Hart was inducted into the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame in 1991, and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1999. Read more: http://blogcritics.org/culture/article/cj-pappy-hart-creator-of-the/#ixzz1YVV0MhkS
ran articles that documented his fame in racing circles and
told the story of how he started the first commercial drag strip.
Hart and two partners helped popularize the sport by running the first commercial drag race on
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Drag Racing Terminology Glossary of Drag Racing Terms
1320: Number of feet in a 1/4 mile. Air box: Used primarily on Pro Stock Motorcycles, it settles “negative air” around carburettors the way a hood scoop does on a car.
Air Foil: also know as a wing - a stabilizer, used to create down force, which increases stability and tire traction at high speeds. Amber Lights: Lights used on the Christmas tree to warn the driver of the start of the race. The time between lights depend on the style of racing. Typically there is .4 for the 'Pro Start' tree where there is only one amber light then green, or 'Bracket Rac-ing' at .5 seconds between each light as the tree counts down.
Ballast: A controlled amount of weight positioned in either the front or rear of drag car used to help meet class weight require-ments and/or used as a tuning variable.
Big End: Far side of the track near the finish line.
Blower: A crank driven air-to-fuel mixture compressor which in-creases atmospheric pressure on the engine, resulting in added horsepower. Also commonly referred to as a supercharger.
Bottom End: Near side of the track past the starting line.
Breakout: Used only in handicap racing, “breakout” refers to a contestant running quicker than he or she “dialed” his or her ve-hicle (predicted how quick it would run). Unless the opponent commits a more serious foul (e.g., red-lights, crosses the center-line, or fails a post-race inspection), the driver who breaks out loses. If both drivers break out, the one who runs closest to his or her dial is the winner.
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Bracket Race: Bumped: When a driver loses standing in qualifying position. See Bump Spot.
Bump spot: The elapsed time of the last qualified driver in a closed field, (i.e. the 16th position in a field open to only the 16 quickest qualifiers) The driver can be "bumped" out of the field if bettered by a someone currently not qualified.
Burn down: An intense starting line psychological battle be-tween 2 drivers in which each refuses to fully "stage"for the race. The objective is to break an opponent's concentration, overheat their engine or cool down their tires.
Burnout: Spinning the rear tires in water (see Water Box) at a high RPM to heat them, clean them, and leave a patch of rubber on the tack for better traction. Produces billows of white smoke.
Burned Piston: When a cyl runs lean (too much air in the air-to-fuel mixture) and excessive heat burns or melts or incinerates the piston within the combustion chamber due to a lack of fuel within its cylinder.
Christmas Tree: The Tree, as it is often called, is the electronic starting line device between lanes on the starting line, utilizing a sequential "countdown" of lights calibrated to within .0001 of a second accuracy. See Tree.
Chute: Short for parachute, used for high speed braking.
Clutch Can: The bell-shaped housing, or bell housing, used to encase the clutch and flywheel.
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Clutch Dust: The thick, black smoke which emanates from the rear of many professional class race cars. It is a normal by-product of the friction and erosion of carbon clutch discs during full engagement.
Clutch Lockup: The progression of clutch-disc engagement controlled by an air-timer management system.
Deep Stage: A procedure in which a contestant positions a ve-hicle slightly over the starting line, (while still maintaining official staged status), either by accidentally rolling forward or in an at-tempt to gain a reaction time advantage. In that position, the driver is closer to the finish line but dangerously close to a foul start.
Delay Box: An electronic device, designed to improve reaction time, which permits a driver to initiate the run by releasing a button by hand, (rather than depressing the throttle by foot) at the first flash of the start-ing lights.
Dial In: Anticipated elapsed time of vehicle to cover the quarter or eighth mile distance, usually measured to 1/100th of a second. Derived from the earliest handicapping computers into which predictions were entered by thumbwheel dials. Modern handicappers utilize keyboard entry. Dial-ins are used to handicap cars in eliminations. When two cars race, the two dial-ins are subtracted, and the slower car is given the difference in a head start.
Dial under: when drivers in Super Stock and Stock (handicap catego-ries) select an elapsed time quicker than the national index. Drivers se-lect a dial-under, or e.t., that they think their cars will run based on pre-vious performance. The breakout rule is in effect.
Diaper: A blanket made from ballistic and absorbent, often Kevlar, that surrounds the oil pan and serves as a containment device during engine explosions. Required on Top Fuel dragsters, Funny Cars, Alco-hol Dragsters, and Alcohol Funny Cars.
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Displacement: The total theoretical volume of air/fuel mixture which a specific engine is capable of drawing into all cylinders during one complete cycle of operation.
DNQ: Did Not Qualify.
Doorslammer: A drag car with doors (as opposed to a dragster).
Drag Race: An acceleration contest from a standing start between 2 vehicles over a measured distance (usually 1/8 or 1/4 of a mile). Bracket Drag Racing is based on a E.T.handicap. In Bracket Racing, the slower vehicle receives a head start.
Dropper Cylinder: A condition in which a spark plug fails to ignite when excess fuel in the combustion chamber extinguishes its spark, thereby substantially decreasing total power output. A Dropped Cylinder is distinguishable by raw fuel spewing from the cylinder's exhaust header.
Elapsed Time: Also known as E.T. - Time required for a vehicle to travel from the starting line to the finish line. The time is usually measured to 1/1000 of a second. A car "starts" or triggers the ET timer by tripping the staging beam and ending when a similar light beam is broken by the vehicle at the finish line to end the timing.
Eliminations: After qualifying, vehicles race two at a time, resulting in one winner from each pair. Winners continue in tournament-style competition until one remains.
ET: See Elapsed Time. Fire Bottles: The slang term for fire extinguishers. In some cases the fire extinguisher is activated by a push or pull control within the vehicle. Fuel injection: A conventional delivery system which injects fuel directly and evenly into the airflow for each engine cylinder. Foul Start: also know as red lighting - A foul start is indicated by a red-light on the Christmas Tree when a car has left the starting line before receiving the green light, or starting signal.
Full Tree: A specific starting sequence produced on the Christmas Tree in which the contestants view a countdown of three amber signals and a green starting light at half-second (.500 sec.) intervals. Goose Eggs: A perfect reaction time (.000). Green Light: Light on the tree to signal the driver to go. Groove: A path of rubber laid down by other cars on the track surface. Guard Beam: A light beam-to-photocell connection located 16 inches past the staged beam that is used to prevent a competitor from gaining an unfair starting-line advantage by blocking the stage beam with a low-installed object such as an oil pan or header collector pipe. If the guard beam is activated while the staged beam is still blocked, the red foul light is triggered on the Christmas Tree and the offender is automatically disqualified. Handicap: The difference, in time, of 2 vehicles in a Bracket Race. The slower vehicle receives a head start based on the difference in the 2 dial-ins. Example: Vehicle "A" dials-in at 13.50, and vehicle "B" dials-in at 12.50. Vehicle "A" will receive a one second head start. Hat: Helmet. Headers: Fine-tuned exhaust system that routes exhaust from the engine. Replaces conventional exhaust manifolds. Heads Up: No handicap difference in 2 vehicles. Both vehicles leave the starting line at the same time. Usually the tree is at .4 seconds a light .Also known as a Pro Start. Hemi: An engine utilizing a hemispherical shaped combustion chamber (like a ball cut in half) known for exceptional efficiency when supercharged. Hole Shot: Having a quicker reaction time than your opponent, gained by quicker reflexes at the start of a race. Hydraulic: The slang term describing an extensive engine failure in which massive amounts of raw fuel fail to ignite within a cylinder during compression; since a liquid cannot be compressed, the tre-mendous force of the piston's compression stroke is directed to the cyl-inder head, which is then blown
off the engine (or the cylinder wall, which is blown out of the engine). Index: The expected performance for vehicles in a given class as assigned by NHRA or the governing sanction body for the track. It allows various classes of cars in the same category to race against each other competitively. Interval Timers: Part of a secondary timing system that records elapsed times, primarily for the racers' benefit, at 60, 330, 660, and 1,000 feet. Ladder: The eliminations pairing schedule based on qualifying positions. In qualifying performance is rewarded with a slower opponent in the opening round; in example, a 16 car qualified field would include the pairing of the quickest (#1) with the slowest (#16), while (#2) faces (#15), etc.. Lane Choice: The option, earned by superior elapsed time performance in the most previous round of qualifying or eliminations, to determine the racing lane to be used for competition. Lights: Has two different meanings, it can either refer to the starting lights on the Christmas Tree, or the top-end 'lights' or 'eyes', which is talking about the photocells near and at the finish line (ie, the last 66 feet). Line-Lock: Device used to keep fluid pressure applied to brakes. This aids in performing a Burnout. Loose: When a car loses traction or gets out of the groove. Methanol: Is the simplest alcohol, containing one carbon atom. A high octane fuel that offers excellent acceleration and vehicle power. Pure methyl alcohol produced by synthesis for use in Alcohol Dragsters, Alcohol Funny Cars, and various other classes such as Super Comp and Super Pro. Nitro methane: Produced as a fuel for drag racing. It is the result of a chemical nitration of methane with nitric acid. Nitrous Oxide Injection: A system delivering extra oxygen to the engine's air/fuel mixture to dramatically boost efficiency and power during combustion; injected under pressure into the intake manifold at 54 degrees below zero, oxygen levels increase more than 10% above normal atmospheric content while the nitrogen acts as a cooling agent.
On The Trailer: Term used for drivers eliminated from competition.
Perfect Light: A perfect reaction time. Perfect reaction time is .000
Perfect Run: The rare occurrence in which a bracket racer records a perfect Reaction Time to the 1/1000th of a second while clocking a perfect Elapsed Time against the run's performance prediction. (dial-in)
Performance Prediction: The projected elapsed time, within .01 of a second accuracy, of a bracket race car for each elimination round. Since the objective of bracket racing is to beat an opponent to the finish line while recording a slower elapsed time than the prediction, it defines the parameters in which a contestant must race. The difference between predictions of both vehicles in a race determines the handicap afforded to the slower competitor. Competitors determine each prediction by evaluating dozens of variables including engine power, weather conditions and available traction.
Point Series: A method of determining an overall champion within each of the sport's Eliminator categories by placing a value on performance and achievement at events held during a designated period of time. Value points are awarded to each team driver for entering and competing in each race, qualifying performance and final finishing position, attaining certified elapsed time and speed World Records and exceptional attendance. Series points totals, reflecting total accomplishment, produce ranking through which the highest point earns the title of champion. Pre-Stage: A position on the race track seven inches behind the start-ing line once a vehicle's front tires break a light beam located at the pre-staged line, a small yellow bulb is illuminated on the Christmas Tree in the appropriate lane to warn the driver he/she is approaching the starting line. See Staged. Progressive Times: A series of elapsed times and speeds recorded at specified distances on the race track used primarily for tuning and prediction of performance Although the finish line elapsed time and speed are regarded as progressive, each racer also receives a computer print out after each run (time slip),
which includes the elapsed times, beginning from the starting line, at 60ft (1/88th of a mile), 330ft (1/16th of a mile), 660ft (1/8th of a mile) and 1000 feet distances over the 1320ft course. A speed reading is also supplied from the halfway point (660ft).
Pro Start Tree: A specific starting sequence produced on the Christ-mas Tree in which contestants view a simultaneous flash of all three amber signals followed 4 tenths of a second later (0.40) by the green starting light. Heads-up competition. Rail Car: Dragster Reaction Time: The electronically clocked time it takes a driver to react to the green starting light on the Tree, measured in thousandths of a second. The reaction-time counter begins when the last amber light flashes on the Tree and stops when the vehicle clears the stage beam. (.500 is considered perfect on a full tree/handicap , but .400 is perfect on Pro Tree start). Red Light: A red-light occurs if a car starts before the green light comes on. During competition, this will immediately give the win to the opponent. Rev Limiter: An electronic unit which restricts the total RPM capability of the engine, both in order to minimize engine damage from excessive RPM and to maintain RPM consistency during the initial launch from the starting line. The electronics will "cut out" cylinders at random, after the engine rpm tries to exceed a certain point. RPM: Engine speed defined by the revolutions per minute of the engine crankshaft. Sand Trap: Located at the very end of the drag strip. It helps cars that have lost braking ability come to a halt. Shoe: Driver Shutdown Area: Distance between the finish line and the sand trap where cars slow down after the race.
Sixty Foot Time: The time it takes a vehicle to cover the first 60 feet of the track. It is the most accurate measure of the launch from the starting line. which in most cases determines how quick the rest of the run will be.
Slick: Race tire without tread. Slider Clutch: A multi-disc clutch designed to slip until a predeter-mined rpm is reached. Decreases shock load to the drive wheels. Speed Trap: The final 66 feet to the finish line where speed is recorded as an average of the last 66 feet of the track. By knowing the weight of a car, the trap speed is a good indicator of how much horsepower an engine is making. Staged: A driver is staged when the front wheels of the car are right on the starting line and the small yellow light below the pre-staged light is glowing. Each car is required to line-up their car at the starting line. Once a car moves forward enough for its front tire to block the beam from reaching the other side, the car is considered "staged". Once both cars have staged, the race can begin. Staging Lanes: Area behind the race track used to line up vehicles for the round of competition. Staging Lights: See Christmas Tree. Starter: The designated race official whose duties include the activation of the Christmas Tree, umpiring of each contest and judging of on track rule infractions. Stick Shift: Slang for a transmission that has a clutch and requires manual gear changes. Supercharger: A specialized compressor, traditionally mounted atop the engine and driven by a rubber belt connected to the engine's crankshaft, which forces air and fuel into each cylinder at a massive rate for dramatically increased power. Because it simply blows air into the engine, the supercharger is traditionally referred to as a blower. Supercharger Explosion: An extremely violent mechanical failure during which a broken or melted intake valve permits a spark plug to ignite the air/fuel mixture within the supercharger causing an explosion. Mandatory ballistic (blanket) contains the shrapnel. Tech Inspector: Directors of technical inspections who are the magistrates of drag racing. They verify the legality and safety of every vehicle in competition through lengthy examinations known simply as tech.
Throttle Stop: A complex component which, connected to the accelerator linkage on the engine, actuates a timed pneumatic closure of the induction system, effectively shutting down the engine at a point during the run before returning to full acceleration. Time Trial: A practice run with no bearing on official qualifying positions. Timing Trap: Area near the end of the track to measure vehicles speed. See speed trap. Time Slip: he results of the race. A piece of paper listing the reaction time, 60' time, 330' time, 1/8 mile time and speed, 1000' time, and 1/4 mile time and speed. Top End: Far side of the track near the finish line. Transbrake: A transbrake is a device which allows a car to remain stationary even when the motor is under power. It works by placing the transmission in 1st gear and Reverse at the same time. Since both gears have the same ratio, but in opposite directions, the car cannot move. The transbrake can be released with a button, which releases the Reverse gear. Tree: Also referred to as the Christmas Tree. A series of lights used to signal a driver on the starting line. Typical trees have Pre-Stage lights, Staged lights, amber lights, green lights, and the dreaded Red Light. Treed: Having significantly worse reaction time than the opponent. True Win Margin: The actual distance, beyond all other determina-tions, between two vehicles at the finish line, measured by each con-testant breaking the final light beam on the track. Turbocharger: An exhaust driven intake air compressor (see supercharger). Wally: NHRA trophy named after NHRA founder Wally Parks. Water Box: The designated area for pre race burnouts, named for the water trough, in which the tire heating exercise is performed. Wedge: An engine with a wedge combustion chamber, a combustion chamber resembling a wedge in shape. Need not have parallel intake and exhaust valve stems.
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Weight Transfer: Critical to traction. Vehicles are set up to provide a desired weight transfer to rear wheels. When the vehicle accelerates, the front wheels lift and the weight shifts to the rear wheels, which makes them less likely to spin. Wheelie Bars: Devices placed at the rear of the vehicle to prevent excessive front wheel lift.
