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Old 08-27-2006, 01:05 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jc21
how is reaction time not affected into the 1/4 time? I was always under the assumption that it was.
Nope, The reaction time is irrelavent when it comes to the ET. The ET is meassured from the time you cross over the line not from the time the tree turns green. The reaction time is meassured from the time the tree turns green until you cross the starting point.

In an actual race it is important because the total time not only the ET counts. So YES, at that instance the reaction time is very important.
But when you do a test and tune you can take your time and concentrate on your launches to get the 60 foot times down and you don't really have to worry about the reaction time.

Try it the next time you are at the track.
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