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Originally Posted by tranceformer if its time trial, the reaction time does NOT count towards the ET. iirc, reaction only counts towards the et in bracket racing. Indeed. It's a

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Old 11-11-2011, 09:09 AM   #1 (permalink)
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if its time trial, the reaction time does NOT count towards the ET. iirc, reaction only counts towards the et in bracket racing.
Indeed. It's a common misconception that the RT matters at a test & tune. You could sit there for a second or a minute and still run a 13 second pass.
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Indeed. It's a common misconception that the RT matters at a test & tune. You could sit there for a second or a minute and still run a 13 second pass.
The R/T's on some of my time slips are embarrassing.

Luckily usually those are the ones that have the lowest 60-ft times. I like to take my time & focus at time trials.
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