Well i went to the track a while back in my stock 02 GT ran a 14.9@95( I know it sounds sad). well tonight i decided to check my DA for that night and it corrected it to 14.3@98 mph?! It was like 70% humidity and 80 degrees but i don't think the correction is very accurate.

 

There is alot more to density altitude than just temperature and humidity. Air pressure and track elevation also play a big part in the equation. That being said, as long as the info you provided for the calculation is correct the calculators are usually pretty accurate.

Btw, what part of OK are you from? What track were you running at?

 

The biggest debate that arises *especially recently in the SS section* is HOW people use DA corrections.

Basically, in generic terms a DA correction is what your car is 'capable' of running in a standardized situation. Meaning, it's a 'round about' way of comparing your times to what others run in different locations.

Issues arise when people who run in one place that might not be the most ideal, such as the one you seem to have ran at, use that corrected time as their actual run. Then flags get thrown, debates begin, and feelings get hurt.

Easiest way to avoid that is when asked what your car ran, just say what it ran on the slip. But don't be afraid to mention WHERE you ran it. If you still really like seeing the corrected time, list it under the real time.

There, no feelings hurt, and a generic representation of DA Corrections has been provided.

For what it's worth, I think my real time was a 13.636, and my corrected was 13.5XX...not even worth mentioning.

 

Thanks for the info yeah i looked up the weather and put in the air pressure and elevation accurately... and i'm from the oklahoma city area( Tuttle) and i was running at thunder valley in noble. I noticed you were from tulsa, i've seen a lot of people on here from the tulsa area but not too many from the okc area....

 

It is pretty accurate from what I have noticed. I looked mine up this weekend. Friday night I ran a 14.06 @ 94.26mph with a DA of 1910, it was 78% humidity. Corrected, my time is 13.75 @ 96.41. I cannot tell you how pissed I was that I was unable to break 13's.

 

Yeah thats true i would not tell someone JUST my DA corrected time... i might tell them my real time and then my DA corrected

 

haha yeah i would be pissed too.. high 13's is the goal for my current car but since i'm just a poor college student i haven't been able to do much modding