Measure your reation time by JUST releasing the brake and NOT mashing the thottle?
Viewing my data logs, i noticed that rpm don't start to rise until about 1.5 tenths of a second after i hit the throttle. That seems like a long time and would lead me to conclude that releasing the brake is at least as important as hitting the gas pedal on time. I have found that i release the brake about .025 later than i hit the gas, but at least it's usually pretty consistent.
Thoughts/Comments???
Releasing the brake and NOT mashing the thottle?
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Maybe i didn't make clear what i'm suggesting. Based on my logs i see it takes the engine almost 2 tenths to start to build rpm after the thottle is open (nothing to do with the converter). This leads me to believe that releasing the brake may be as important if not more important than hitt'n the gas on time. I wanted to try just releasing the brake and not hitt'n the throttle to see what knid of an effect it would have on my R/Ts, but i haven't had an opportunity to try as i'm still competing for a championship. Just wondering if anyone else has ever tried this.
And yes, this is footbraking
And yes, this is footbraking
Ralph