# quarter mile time accuracy on a fault start... **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quarter-mile-time-accuracy-on-a-fault-start/139076 **Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive **Created:** [May 21, 2005, 1:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quarter-mile-time-accuracy-on-a-fault-start/139076 "2005-05-21T01:15:00Z") **Posts on this page:** 8 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![jdm\_rs13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8edcca/32.png) [@jdm\_rs13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdm_rs13) #### Post date: [May 21, 2005, 1:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quarter-mile-time-accuracy-on-a-fault-start/139076/1 "2005-05-21T01:15:00Z")
I was just wondering if the quarter mile time is still accurate even if you have a fault start. ---
### Author: ![SR20\_FC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@SR20\_FC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SR20_FC) #### Post date: [May 21, 2005, 2:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quarter-mile-time-accuracy-on-a-fault-start/139076/2 "2005-05-21T02:07:08Z")
1/4 mile times are unaffected by reaction times. If you redlight the number is still accurate. ---
### Author: ![Chromedragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ba8739/32.png) [@Chromedragon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Chromedragon) #### Post date: [May 21, 2005, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quarter-mile-time-accuracy-on-a-fault-start/139076/3 "2005-05-21T06:50:46Z")
You could sit at the light for 10 minutes if you wanted. The timer doesn’t begin running until you trip the red-light beam. ---
### Author: ![SRBURG13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@SRBURG13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRBURG13) #### Post date: [May 21, 2005, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quarter-mile-time-accuracy-on-a-fault-start/139076/4 "2005-05-21T08:00:01Z")
Really? Shit. I thought that bracket racing was like you guys discribed, and that normal shit we race on is affected by reaction time… ---
### Author: ![lourens13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19b73/32.png) [@lourens13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/lourens13) #### Post date: [May 21, 2005, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quarter-mile-time-accuracy-on-a-fault-start/139076/5 "2005-05-21T08:35:21Z")
Well in bracket racing, lets say my dial in is 10.00 and yours is 9.00. At you have a perfect light and run a 9.07 and I have a .960 light and run 10.00 right on my dial, you’d still win. ---
### Author: ![jdm\_rs13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8edcca/32.png) [@jdm\_rs13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdm_rs13) #### Post date: [May 21, 2005, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quarter-mile-time-accuracy-on-a-fault-start/139076/6 "2005-05-21T09:06:21Z")
thanks for the info… ---
### Author: ![Inzane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b38774/32.png) [@Inzane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Inzane) #### Post date: [May 23, 2005, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quarter-mile-time-accuracy-on-a-fault-start/139076/7 "2005-05-23T13:09:12Z")
> [@SRBURG13](#): > > Really? Shit. I thought that bracket racing was like you guys discribed, and that normal shit we race on is affected by reaction time… Aaron, we had this discussion last year, remember? You tried to discount one of my runs during time trials because I red lighted. I thought I set you straight way back when… :E ---
### Author: ![SRBURG13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@SRBURG13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRBURG13) #### Post date: [May 23, 2005, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quarter-mile-time-accuracy-on-a-fault-start/139076/8 "2005-05-23T13:34:35Z")
Hell, I always get quater mile stuff mixed up. I just don’t keep on top of it. lol.