What is staging in drag racing?

Asked by: Lauren Taylor

Essentially, when staging, you turn on the first staging bulb or your opponent does and waits until the other racer turns on their first bulb. Then both racers in turn push in to turn on their second stage bulb. The opposite of courtesy staging is generally called double bulbing.

How do you stage a drag car?

As you break the pre-staged beam. The top light comes on you roll forward approximately seven inches your tire gets into beam. You break the stage beam. Okay you're ready to go if this was a bye run.

What is drag racing deep staging?

Deep staging is the practice of rolling forward enough to turn off the prestage light. The thought behind this is you are closer to the finish line than your opponent.

What does deep staging do?

The act of deep staging is to roll forward even further out of the pre-stage beams so they go out. You are hence closer to the finish line, now you have less roll out and your reaction times will be quicker but you are now closer to red lighting.

Why do drag racers bump in?

Bumping is when the transmission releases all the pressure on the reverse gear for a specified amount of time, allowing the car to “bump” forward. “Creep” is allowing the transmission to release some of the pressure for the duration of the time the driver holds the Secondary button.

What does 1320 mean in drag racing?

1320. Slang for the quarter mile (street racing) Copyright 1988-2018 AcronymFinder.com, All rights reserved.

What does pro Tree mean in drag racing?

The first type which is mainly used by the NHRA Pro drag racing is called the Pro Tree. The Pro Tree is when all three amber lights flash simultaneously followed four-tenths of a second later by the green light ( green is when you gas the vehicle forward).

What does a transbrake do?

Transbrakes are used specifically for drag racing. A transbrake is activated by a driver-controlled switch that connects to a solenoid mounted on the transmission. When engaged, the transbrake applies forward/low gear and reverse at the same time.

What is the best transbrake button?

Description. ”The TERMINATOR button is the smoothest, most consistent, and most reliable bottom bulb transbrake button on the market.” Designed by the Biondo Racing family, the “Terminator” button was specifically designed for the new NHRA Super Stock, Competition Eliminator, and bottom bulb bracket rules.

What does spooling up mean in drag racing?

“Spooling” means getting the turbine and compressor wheel spinning fast enough to build the desired level of boost in the intake tract for the launch.

How do you bump with transbrake?

With the transbrake engaged, the Bump Box button (can be a transbrake type button, a headlight dimmer, a horn button, or similar) is used to stage the car. Once in, the transbrake is released to launch the car, as normal. In essence, the Bump Box temporarily overrides the transbrake.

What is a scramble button in drag racing?

scramble boost is an overboost feature normally activated with a switch. Say for example you normally run 10psi, you can have a little switch that knocks it up to 15psi for a given amount of time.

What is a Davis box?

Don’t roll through the beams anymore or be forced to stage too deep. With Davis technologies Bump Box you can precisely stage your car in small increments giving you consistency at the tree. The Bump box does not replace your transbrake but works with it allowing you more control at staging.

What is a burndown in racing?

Burn down: When both cars intentionally hesitate before moving out of “pre-stage” and into the “stage” position at the Christmas tree, therefore delaying the start of the race.

What does pedaling mean in street racing?

Pedaling: When a driver lifts off the throttle, then gets back on it again, in an attempt to regain traction with the rear tires. Pre-staged: When a driver is approximately seven inches behind the starting line and the small yellow light atop his or her side of the Christmas Tree is illuminated.

How do you use a bump box?

All you need to do is place the cones into the specially designed compartments, fill with your favorite smoking herb blend and then simply “bump” to fill your cones. These Bump Boxes come with two packing sticks, a scooping card, and are available in 1 1/4, 98 Special, and King Size.

How much does a bump box cost?

Gift Boxes: Starting at $49.99



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Can you cancel bump box?

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How do you make a bump box?

You could build yours. So we built this bump box for under $30. And it contains one solid state relay. You get off Amazon for like six to nine dollars eBay.