Nov 4th, 2019: Forces to be Reckoned With

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Diaphone Jim

A runaway by 5 thousandths of a second!
At about the time I went to my first drag race at the LA County fairgrounds in Pomona, it was common knowledge that a 200 mph trap time was the maximum possible.

I remember when 160 was the theoretical limit, then M&H came along and blew that away.

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

I believe he set a reaction time record while in his sixties, too.

One of his girls set a reaction time of 0.006.
That ain't reaction that's a lucky guess, dangerous game. Too easy to red light which would be embarrassing after using up a thousand dollars worth of fuel and wear getting to the line.