Originally Posted by
GTRTim I'm clearly not a drag racer so what kind? But in the above posts people are predicting down to the single mph on any given HP... and vice versa.
I don't know the physics/math behind it, but it's definitely true that the trap speed indicates power levels with little regard for skill. I've never been a good drag racer, but I've been to the local 1/8 mile track plenty of times just to screw around. Whether it was a bad run or good run by ET, trap speed stayed consistent.
Frequently, other cars with better tires and more skilled drivers would beat my ET by a considerable margin, but my trap speeds would still be 5-10mph higher than their trap speeds because my car was more powerful.