"I live my life a quarter mile at a time. Nothing else matters: not the mortgage, not the store, not my team and all their bullshit.
For those ten seconds or less, I'm free."
He says, immediately after a race that took a minute and fifty eight seconds.
Time or distance works differently in the F&F universe. Exactly the same thing happens at the end:-
https://youtu.be/nfV87TgYH78
Dom says the railroad crossing is exactly a quarter of a mile away and he's going for it on green. Lights turn green on 40 seconds, they reach the crossing at 2:13 on the clip. One minute and 33 seconds later!
Ten seconds can expand to whatever time is required for the scene!
Thanks for the additional information. I never watched it that far.
I guess that's really the only way to add drama or suspense to a 1/4 mile race. Stretch time.