What If Build Ideas...for Land Speed Racing

TT5.9mag said
Better? That’s hard to answer honestly. How good is your right foot? the two surfaces, el mirage/bonneville (dirt and salt respectively) are very different but have the same problems. At 900-1200 hp you’re going to have wheel spin well in to the 130mph range and maybe more in a big body car. I wouldn’t be surprised if you were not able to get to and maintain full throttle at all at el mirage even at the 900hp level. So I’ll take more hp and learn to moderate it with my foot.

I'd be lucky to have 1/2 of either those HP numbers, but it got me thinking about how so many have such high HP but then fight traction. I am hoping to make progress on the car next week. Off for 10 days. I did get a set of 17/32 spur gears for the quickchange. I don't know the ring and pinion ratio yet, but most are 4.12, 4.57 or 4.86 with 4.86 being most common. This set would give me between 2.19 and 2.58:1 depending on R&P.