Thanks Billy, and yes I understand both of those points. And again, I preface all of this with I am the first to admit, I have no idea what I am talking about. I am not trying to be argumentative, just simply seeking to understand.
I guess what I am still confused about is why does colder air or AWD make a difference when you are talking about dragy vs a track?
Wouldn’t the air temp tonight on the street, be the same as the air temp tonight at a track? And an AWD car on the street is still an AWD at the track.
I could understand if the overall consensus was that dragys are just inaccurate, and .2 sec faster than what you’re really running, but I don’t understand what temps or AWD has to do with a dragy being faster than at a track.
Maybe it’s because that the temps at a track are just going to be hotter in general because your sitting in the staging line with a hot engine before your run? I could certainly understand that.
Or maybe because a dragy is measuring from when you start moving, and at the track you have to time the lights, which can certainly add .2 (or in my case probably a lot more because I’ve never done it).
Still don’t understand the AWD part though.
Again, not trying to turn this into a pissing match.. just trying to learn from those who know a lot more than me.