Originally Posted by BenFenner 
Originally Posted by SE-Rican So stop beating around the bush explain to me how the car with the lower ET in drag racing does not win.
Here's how it happens.
Tree drops.
Car A leaves the line tripping his lane's timer at 6:00:01.00 PM
Car B leaves the line tripping his lane's timer at 6:00:01.50 PM
Car A crosses the finish line, tripping his timer at 6:00:11.00 PM for an ET of 10.00 seconds.
Car B crosses the finish line, tripping his timer at 6:00:11.25 PM for an ET of 9.75 seconds.
Car A wins the race, as usual, because he crossed the finish line first. He had a longer ET, but his reaction time made up for it. This happens all the time.
What happens in a 10.5 index when Car A leaves and runs a 10.58, while Car B sits at the line and leaves after and runs a 10.56?
You are telling me car A wins as he crossed the line first?
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