Patent ID: 7012514
Filing Date: 2006-03-14
Classification: B60K,B60Y

Abstract:
1. A system for facilitating the launch of a drag racing vehicle with the engine running within a predetermined RPM range representing a desired RPM range having upper and lower limits for the engine during launching of the vehicle at the start of the race, said system comprising a tachometer coupled to the engine for monitoring the RPM of the engine, an indicator light positioned in the driver's compartment in the vehicle, a power source for supplying power to the indicator light for illuminating the light, a controllable switch connected between said power source and said indicator light for controlling when the power source is connected to the light and thus when the light is illuminated, and a controller connected to said tachometer and said switch for actuating said switch to illuminate said light when said tachometer indicates that the engine is running at an RPM within said predetermined RPM range representing a desired RPM range having upper and lower limits for the engine during launching of the vehicle at the start of the race.