I used these sites, found to be accurate with Her86GT's numbers. Not so with the above numbers. They work with the rhs column numbers but not the lhs column numbers. Just an observation.

I'm not doubting that this slip was an accurate report of his time, I'm flat out saying it could not have been one.

Let's just do the same thing on the slip you posted that I did on the original slip. At the 1,000' mark you ran a 7.237. 1/4 ET was 8.705. Difference of 1.468 seconds. That figures out to 148.6 mph the last 320' for the left car.

Right car figures out to 160.8 mph. Both of those are in line with what the trap speed showed as being. I notice you didn't say that YOUR car was running in the high 7's low 8's though. You just said is was a "slip that I happen to have".

John Stricker

quote Originally posted by California Kid: Hey Tyler, realize you don't care to take the proof any further, but a digital cam shot of the time slip un-cropped is sometimes the best proof. They can be faked, but it's extremely difficult and consumes a lot of time. There will always be people that doubt what you say, nothing can change that.

I was hoping to see some great times, because usually people don't show what their car can do. I looked at the slip, and thought it was fake at first, just by the appearance. I figured I'd wait to see what everyone else thought.
Some of you guys are pretty good at spotting bs like this. It's kinda sad that this guy had to fake a timeslip, and then deny it when the proof is there.
I don't know much about drag racing, but I thought the end time didn't quite match up to the rest of the numbers.

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Theres no power greater than X

It's easy to argue about photochops and bad traction, etc., but lets do the math and let the numbers speak for themselves. Math is not open to interpretation (at least not on the level of Algebra required to do this equation). To travel from the 1000' mark to the 1320' mark in the times recorded on the slip, that means you traveled:

(1320ft-1000ft)/(10.678s-9.716s) = 320ft / 0.962s = 332.64 ft/sec.

332.64ft/sec * (3600sec/1hr) * (1mi/5280ft)= 226.8 mph

So, the only way the slip can be real (assuming all timing equipment is accurate) is if he averaged 226.8 mph over the last 320ft, which would mean he'd have to go much faster than 226.8mph, then slow back down to an average of 136.66mph through the traps.

As they say, "Do the math and draw your own conclusions."

I'd still love to ride in an LT4 Fiero, though. Sounds like an awesome car!

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You know you're an engineer when you have no life and can prove it mathematically.

you have the right to remain silent, anything you say can be used against you...

Man you guys are good!!! I am a drag racing diehard and was so excited that someone had finally hit the 10's I dind't even take a good look at the #'s - I just took his word for it.

PFF Top Cops on the job again, protecting the forum against all manner of

This reminds me soooo much of the Iraqi minister who was saying that the Americans weren't in Bagdad, while in the background you could hear the American's gunfire and such.

Guffaw!!!

I haven't had a laugh this good since the Cheese Whiz on crackers thread...

At this point you've dug your hole so deep that it doesn't matter what you do to get out of it, it will take a long time for you to live this one down.