Each split needs its own beam position and setup on race day.
- 60 foot is the one racers ask for first. It is where a launch is won or lost, and a bracket racer will tune to it all season.
- 330 foot is the standard incremental in the middle of the short end. On an 1/8 mile program it is the most useful split after 60ft.
- Mid-track covers ET and speed at the middle position where the class calls for it.
- 1000 foot matters on a 1/4 mile strip; it is the last data point before the finish and is what a sanctioned program is expected to publish.
- End of track ET and speed is not optional. That is the timeslip.
A weekly program can run happily on 60ft plus end of track. A sanctioned strip is generally expected to have the full set.