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gregm784:
Focus focus focus.  Once back from the burnout, the tree is the ONLY thing i look at.

5 rounds yesterday, .021 average light.

JrFuel Hayden:
If you are racing 100 RED and 40 door cars at a High dollar Bracket race it most be with rules that allow electronics. No doubt that's why you see allot of .00's, because they are dialing in their and their competiter's numbers. I don't know very much about all the electronic options, but I've heard some guys use "cross talk" ? Where they can dial-in the other guys dial-in, and when the other guy takes off they let go of their transbrake button, and the delay box lets her go on the difference.
We race Heritage JF on the 4 tenths pro-tree, and once in a while NHRA comp Elim on the 5 tenths full tree. You can't ask the driver to be one tenth slower on his reaction time, so we change the car. We change the valve design and spring in the trans brake, and change to a adjustable long throw button.
The other posts talking about blinders is the goal is to have a blinder to block out the top lights on the full tree, so it looks like/ works like a pro tree , ie go on the yellow. The FED's I've worked with that race Comp have blinders that are attached to the cowl that the driver can adjust depending on which lane they are racing.  Your idea about blinders to keep the driver focused and not distracted by stuff going on around him is interesting. You know some of the big show Top Fuel drivers have tape on their helmet shields so they can only see what's in front of them, not the best idea if you are finish line /bracket racing. 
Go to a Comp Elim race and check out the cars that run blinders for ideas on what you want to do on your car. I think the RED and the FED cars run blinders. I also know a racer that swears he can slow his RT down just a bit by lowering his front tire pressure from 35-40 to 25#'s. I'm tend to doubt that idea, but....... I have also talked to Heritage NE-1 [ 7.60 bracket] racers that fine tune
their ET by raising or lowering their engine temp when staging.
Good Luck and have fun !
Jon Hansen, Hayden Wheels, 805-444-4489

wideopen231:
Gregm784,
 Around here .02 average would mean 2 rounds at best. Heck my lil brother  had 4- .00_s and 2 -.000 out of 6 rounds and lost one of those by .002 these boys are not playing. Im not worried about beinf competitive I am always looking for edge. Always thinking,which can be dangerous and costly at times.My wife says sometimes a good mind can be scary thing when used.Think she speaks of someone else.LOL

 Jon,

Yes electronics abound in bracket racing.I wish less so it would driver not electrician race. A lot of things can be done by those who know electronics and alot of it hard to find. I am not one who knows much more than don't hook the white wire to the black wire.

JrFuel Hayden:
So you are using some electronics ? What kind ? If you are using that magic, I would keep calling the manufacture until I learned how to use it. It's part of their job to make sure their product is being used successfully.

Jon

wideopen231:
Not really any problems just statment that I am far from expert on it. All I willbe running delay box and the msd grid to control timing retards,advance and nitrous system when using. Have a buddy who is also memebr here who has lots of time working with it and can hit him up for pointers if need. Besides the tuning is 90% of the fun.

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