It seems to be very popular these days. I bought a Dragy a few years ago just to see what my car would do on the street.
Anyone else like to roll race?
- Thread starter Turbo1dr
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I never understood the attraction or how the winner is supposed to be judged. There is no way to ensure both drivers cross the start line at the same time.
I'm by far an expert and just speculating on how I "think" it works. It's similar to the typical street race on a four lane highway. Both cars have to be at a certain mph for the race to start. But, if you're on a dedicated track like at TX2K, you have to be at a certain mph and be as close to the start beams at the perfect time to begin the run. With a little bit of practice, you could get pretty close.
Yes. I copied and pasted this about competitive roll racing on a track...
"Cars will be paired in the staging lanes by the track staff at the head of the track. When signaled the cars will take off and the two cars will have 350 feet to pace one another at a start speed between 40-50MPH. Once the two cars reach the designated “start line,” a traffic light will change from Red to Green. As always, Green means GO!
The car with the higher qualifying speed gets lane choice, and the car in the right lane must pace the car in the left lane for ALL starts. Competitors will have a maximum of three attempts at a clean start. If clean start cannot be achieved in three attempts track officials reserve the right to DQ both racers. It's possible both drivers could be DQ'd for foul play/false starts. Do not play games!
The finish line will be marked with checkered flags on each side of the track. The first to the finish line will get the win light and move on to the next round.
There will be a breakout speed set for each class to be determined after qualifying. This is to help deter sandbagging."
These are the points where I see cheating go on. The pacing is subjective. The mph at the start is not precise. Someone always wants to get a jump on the other. The process needs much better controls to make it competitive not in favor of the cheater.
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