Rollout vs ET

B3422w5 said

I always get in shallow bracket racing on a full tree. Just barely popping on the bottom bulb.
The reason is because that is the only spot that is repeatable, you know exactly where the car is that way. Any place else you dont( at least in a door car)
I try to get as deep as i can on a pro tree, to react quicker..
Less distance to break the beam.
That all said, in all my years of racing, never seen more than a couple or three difference.
Its only 8 inches, it cant be more than that, otherwise you have changed something

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^^^^This, 100%. Shallow is the only repeatable way to go (although putting out the top bulb is reputable, some places won't honor deep staging).

The only time I go deep is on 0.400 Pro tree and Instant Green tree races....and then it is only to help my reaction time. If I go deeper the car slows a few hundredths of a second (low 10 second car).....the pro tree and instant green stuff is usually index, so I'm driving the stripe.