I'm wondering if I'll be able to pull all the way to the end of the 1/4mile on my 600RR with 15-52 gearing.
I can exit turn 9 on the road course in 2nd gear then get to the top of 6th gear at the end of the kink, is that about a 1/4 mile? much less? Hmm
if I remember correctly the shut down area ( what we know as the straight piece of pavement that would link turn 9 and turn 3 ) is approx 1/4 mile. so I think turn 9 to turn 1 would be approx 1/8th mile. The drag strip is 1/4 mile. tough call....but I would run it myself......but between now and then I'd also be looking for a front sprocket too.....
you wont be running 140mph on a 600cc... especially not your first time. If you can hit 130mph, you should be fine... If you're on the rev limiter through the traps it doesn't make much difference, as you still have velocity.
Stock gearing is rather high on a 600 making it way easy to bog. I'd rather be over geared than under at the strip as getting out of the hole quickly is the most important part of getting a low E.T.
I did the quarter mile once last year at Mission. My final speed at the end was roughly the same as the speed entering the kink on the road course. (within 15km/hr )
and the entrance to the straight on the road course is at the end of the quarter.
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