You're right on the radios from driver to crew.
But don't be a douche, you can look to your sides. It's called "Wheel Racing".
None of you will understand this, but here it goes;
You want to know where the other driver is, to adjust your own driving. If you're close to the finish, glance to your opponent. If you've got room, you lift the throttle a bit. Why would you do that, you ask? Because you want to beat them, without breaking out.
Breaking out? Well, each car has a "Dial In", you basicly make a very educated guess on the time you think you'll run. (However long you think it'll take your car to go an eighth of a mile. Jr's run eighth mile, not quarter)If you go faster than your guessed time, you loose. So you only want to cross the finish line with as little distance infront of your opponent as you can. Therefor, if you look, and you've got room, let off the throttle. Because if they run, say, the exact time they guessed they'd run, but you cross the finish line first? You lost, because you ended up going faster than your dial-in.
How does it work!? It's called Bracket racing. You DO NOT leave the starting line at the same time, unless your dial-in's are the same. If I dial 7.90, and my opponent dials 8.90, they're going to get the green light exactly one second before I do.
So yes, you -CAN- look. In fact, if you can't, you need to redisign your car, because the only reason you can't, is because a body pannel would be in your way. Most people keep the body shorter than your site, or, build a window into it.
It's not a matter of who goes faster, it's who's a better racer. Who can do it all. Tune the car to run consistantly, read the air to see how your car will be affected, and dial-in accordingly. And the Enders sisters know this, and i'm sure they're kicking themselves after watching the movie, hahaha.
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bjrdragsterx1019
16 years ago
this is so rediculous that all these people THINK they know how drag racing works and what goes on and what you can or cant do, but they really have no idea. the only person on this message board that knows what the heck they're talkin about is "wake-joe."
and i wouldn't question if i know what i'm talking about because i race junior dragsters and my dad has raced for overr 30 years.
and yes, I'M A GIRL!
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ferus1920
16 years ago
My father used to race. I began racing juniors when I was 12. When I turned 16 I continued racing juniors and began racing full size cars as well. I spent my weekends as a child growing up at the race track. We would arrive Friday night for "test n tune" and then stay to race on Saturday and Sunday (yes, we camped there all weekend without going home). I am now 25 so after 13 years I think I know a little bit about racing.
The original poster is mostly correct. If you are obeying the rules and are properly strapped in to a normal Jr then you can NOT look behind you. I am not saying you are not allowed, I am saying you are unable to do it. The combination of the tightened shoulder strapped and confined cage prevents you from looking to the rear. As I stated before, this is for NORMAL jr's. The driver IS able to look to the side, and using their peripheral vision can get a glimpse of the opposing lane just slightly behind their position. In many races the other dragster is closing so fast that this glimpse does not do much good.
I stated earlier that this was for NORMAL Jr's who obey the rules. A year or so before I quit racing I was at a few regional and national events where I saw cars that had bolted on rear view mirrors in order to fix this problem. I also knew several racers who would release their belt harness after leaving the starting line in order to lean out of the roll-cage and get a better look back. I would like to point out again that while watching the opposing racer may be standard in the big cars, the Jr.s have tight cages, no mirrors, and releasing / loosening your harness is against the rules.
As long as I am posting I would also like to mention that when I began racing Jr.s in 1995 there were already girls racing at the local track. No one at our track was ever prejudice towards them and we all got along in a close group. I remember several times during eliminations when we would loan out spare engines or help others to fix broken parts so that they could continue to compete, sometimes even against ourselves. No one ever wanted to win by a default. We may have been opponents but we were also friends.
I absolutely hated this movie. It was nothing like what I or any of my friends experienced. As for the comment about illegal modifications in the movie, I have met and raced against the real Enders girls at national events. Sometimes they beat me and sometimes I beat them, but there were constant rumors about their cars being questionable. I knew people who had REAL hardships in their lives and continued on to win championships when they could barely afford to make the entry fee. There are many people who deserved to have their story told more than these brats but sadly they will probably go unheard.
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rickb69
10 years ago
There are many people who deserved to have their story told more than these brats but sadly they will probably go unheard.
I think the only reason this movie was made was because Erica was the first girl to win the nationals, I might be wrong though. I don't have a problem with a girl racing or even winning but, in this movie Erica was a real b***h, especially to her sister.
If a person with multiple personality s threatens to commit suicide, is that a hostage situation
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