Drag Racing

This area of Hidden Power will deal with drag racing specific topics.

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  • Big Pic – Overview of basic drag race physics
    • Big Pic video – Performance impact of Power, Weight, Traction and Aerodynamics.
    • Car Setup Estimates Table – Summary of car setups based on power, weight, and traction differences.
    • Handling More Power video – Increasing impact of Aerodynamics with increasing Power and how to compensate.
    • RunSim1 Demo – The RunSim1 program uses basic car setup inputs to simulate drag race time slips.
    • Power Limit Chart – The traction limit to power limit transition time and speed based on power to weight ratio and accel G’s.
    • Performance Projections Chart – RunSim1 projections of future performance trends in drag racing.
  • RunSim2 – a greatly enhanced web app version of the RunSim1 drag race simulation program.
  • Car Setup Changes – an overview of the tuning adjustments needed for drag racing.
  • Slip Ratio – A Slide Presentation describing how to use slip ratio control to maximize acceleration.