Holeshot?

[Big Rizza]

Just a quick one. What do people mean by "holeshot?"

[BigMicky]

drag racing term for when you win the race but had a slower ET.

[JH32]

I thought the "holeshot" was the launch ....

[MrBlonde]

Just a quick one.  What do people mean by "holeshot?"

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It's very simple. A holeshot is the situation where you win a race with a slower ET by virtue of a better reaction time (RT).

It is widely misused to mean a good launch or even a better RT. It's only a holeshot if you win with a slower ET. Watch Pro Stock to see lots of them.

[Big Rizza]

Cheers everyone.

[DICKY]

Cheers everyone.

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"HOLESHOT" WAS USED IN YANK MOTORCROSS 20YEARS AGO- MEANS FIRST OFF THE LINE TO MAKE THE FRONT OF THE PACK

[Flaps]

Different motorsports different meanings

[Duncan]

Holeshot is what I got the other weekend muahahah

[JH32]

"HOLESHOT" WAS USED IN YANK MOTORCROSS 20YEARS AGO- MEANS FIRST OFF THE LINE TO MAKE THE FRONT OF THE PACK

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ahh that's what he meant in Fast and the Furious then when he put Konis on his Supra