That does bother me that you people say drag racing has "no skill"

There is alot that need to go right when drag racing (reaction time, shift points, etc.) you have to be perfect every time. Atleast when "road racing" if you mess up one turn well no biggie, you can make up your lost time by maybe driving into the next corner deeper. Well in drag racing, make one mistake your run is ruined, there is really no catching up unless they other guy makes a mistake.

Let put it like this:
Drive a car that does a 1.30 60 foot time with the front wheels off the ground and its making a move toward the wall, but remember you cant steer since your front wheels are off the ground. You have to make a split second decision, lift and loose or let it hang and see what happens? Mind you that you have to keep it in your head where your shift points are, watching gauges, etc the whole time your making that decision. And when it does come down make sure your brain didnt take control over your body (its natural, your going right you have to over come the issue that you have been taught since day one of driving, your gonna want to naturally turn left to straighten it out) cause if you turn that steering wheel while you where in the air guess where your going when you come down.....


Ya....theres no skill in drag racing. Anyone can drive a top fuel car, no prior experience needed.

I dont see why you all say this either. Mustangs road race, hell we just finished tuning a Mustang that the customer stated he was using it to go out to Sebring.

Couple changes here and there on a Mustang its just as ready for the road course as it is the drag strip.