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Re: Thinking About Heads Up Racing
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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12/23/08 05:09 PM
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Atco has a great index series. They run 8.50 10.00 and 12.00. You can count on 30 or more cars for each class,the payouts are pretty good,pro tree,top 16 qualify pro ladder.10.00 class is dot tire 13" max, no tube cars, with 1 power adder. Its become very popular and now e town has been running 8.50 10.00 and 11.00 classes with similar rules. There's also points earned at every race.we run 10.00 with my brothers nova and do pretty well considering we don't make all the races. They usually run thursday nights with the 1st and last race combined with outlaw 10.5. 8.50 and quick 8 on sunday. Good show and its always a lot of spectators.
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Re: Thinking About Heads Up Racing
[Re: Blucuda413]
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12/23/08 05:12 PM
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The problem with the pro-tree thing is that it makes any yahoo with a car competitive. Anyone can leave off the flash... People watching may like it, heck people who can't drive would even like it, but for those of us who do it for the competition would find it boring. That's what always killed me when they tried the pro-tree thing in NSS years ago. It took the advantage away from the guys that could drive the starting line. Might as well run one car at a time to take the finish line driving out of it too... 
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Re: Thinking About Heads Up Racing
[Re: dizuster]
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12/23/08 05:24 PM
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Monte_Smith
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The problem with the pro-tree thing is that it makes any yahoo with a car competitive. Anyone can leave off the flash...
People watching may like it, heck people who can't drive would even like it, but for those of us who do it for the competition would find it boring.
That's what always killed me when they tried the pro-tree thing in NSS years ago. It took the advantage away from the guys that could drive the starting line.
Might as well run one car at a time to take the finish line driving out of it too...
Your joking...right. There is nothing EASY about .4 pro tree racing. Most yahoos, as you call them will be a day late. Have you ever actually raced on a pro tree. If you have and were that good, somebody will give you a car to drive. The 5.0 6.0 and 7.0 classes around here are deadly. If you are not .00s or teens and dead on, you are dead meat.
Monte
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Re: Thinking About Heads Up Racing
[Re: Monte_Smith]
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12/23/08 05:28 PM
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Quicktree
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The problem with the pro-tree thing is that it makes any yahoo with a car competitive. Anyone can leave off the flash...
People watching may like it, heck people who can't drive would even like it, but for those of us who do it for the competition would find it boring.
That's what always killed me when they tried the pro-tree thing in NSS years ago. It took the advantage away from the guys that could drive the starting line.
Might as well run one car at a time to take the finish line driving out of it too...
Your joking...right. There is nothing EASY about .4 pro tree racing. Most yahoos, as you call them will be a day late. Have you ever actually raced on a pro tree. If you have and were that good, somebody will give you a car to drive. The 5.0 6.0 and 7.0 classes around here are deadly. If you are not .00s or teens and dead on, you are dead meat.
Monte
isn't that the truth 
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Re: Thinking About Heads Up Racing
[Re: Monte_Smith]
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12/23/08 05:30 PM
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Quicktree
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The problem with the pro-tree thing is that it makes any yahoo with a car competitive. Anyone can leave off the flash...
People watching may like it, heck people who can't drive would even like it, but for those of us who do it for the competition would find it boring.
That's what always killed me when they tried the pro-tree thing in NSS years ago. It took the advantage away from the guys that could drive the starting line.
Might as well run one car at a time to take the finish line driving out of it too...
Your joking...right. There is nothing EASY about .4 pro tree racing. Most yahoos, as you call them will be a day late. Have you ever actually raced on a pro tree. If you have and were that good, somebody will give you a car to drive. The 5.0 6.0 and 7.0 classes around here are deadly. If you are not .00s or teens and dead on, you are dead meat.
Monte
hey ask sixpackgut how good the quicktree is on a pro tree 
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12/23/08 05:40 PM
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Re: Thinking About Heads Up Racing
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12/23/08 06:09 PM
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MR_P_BODY
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I dont want to resrtict any car weather its a tube chassis or stock, that way if you "fit" in the ET class then you run, not like the NSS where you need this one type of car to race(just a for instance). Just with a few rules to keep things simple 
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Re: Thinking About Heads Up Racing
[Re: weedlayer]
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12/23/08 06:41 PM
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In the 35 years or so that I have been racing, the only time I have seen full stands for a bracket race have been either the Bracket Finals or when there was a booked-in show. Back before there were 24 national events a year you could always find a local track running fuel cars, funny cars, pro stockers, or jets/rockets on a bracket night. Fans loved it, racers hated it. The show took too much time because one of the fuel cars always puked. Youn have not lived until you've made a pass right after the "Pollution Packer" rocket car. Around here, the tracks don't even advertise bracket racing. I had raced at RT66 for 5 years and talked to people that didn't even know they had brackets there. When US30 was open everyone knew "SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY!!!!!!!!!".
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Re: Thinking About Heads Up Racing
[Re: slantzilla]
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12/23/08 08:35 PM
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Wellington, FL
cudabunch
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In the 35 years or so that I have been racing, the only time I have seen full stands for a bracket race have been either the Bracket Finals or when there was a booked-in show. Back before there were 24 national events a year you could always find a local track running fuel cars, funny cars, pro stockers, or jets/rockets on a bracket night. Fans loved it, racers hated it. The show took too much time because one of the fuel cars always puked.
Youn have not lived until you've made a pass right after the "Pollution Packer" rocket car.
Around here, the tracks don't even advertise bracket racing. I had raced at RT66 for 5 years and talked to people that didn't even know they had brackets there. When US30 was open everyone knew "SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY!!!!!!!!!".
Slant hit the nail on the head.People come to see Pinks because it is advertised on TV and they want to be there.Monte said the 5.0 60. and 7.0 classes do well,but if Orsca didnt have people like Mike Hill and that guy with a turbo mustang( you only see his wife in photo's) there wouldnt be a good attendence there.Sunday Sunday Sunday pounded in your head makes you want to go and having some kind of entertainment like a jet car,big name racer gets people there.I like index,class and bracket racing,but dont think people want to watch me do it. 
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Re: Thinking About Heads Up Racing
[Re: cudabunch]
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12/23/08 09:15 PM
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Monte_Smith
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Tim Lynch. The "Lynch Mob". His wife's name is Kelly.  Steve Petty, the tuner, works for Pro-Line race engines. Monte
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Re: Thinking About Heads Up Racing
[Re: Monte_Smith]
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12/23/08 11:00 PM
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PS Arrow
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Tim Lynch. The "Lynch Mob". His wife's name is Kelly. Steve Petty, the tuner, works for Pro-Line race engines.
Monte
Tim Lynch also works for Pro line.
As a kid, my Dad I used to go to Lancaster Dragway every Friday night, normal bracket program, the stands would be packed. Since I started racing in the late 80's, it seems there is no draw for the tracks for the local bracket races. Whats the difference from then to now??? Why did it boring? I still enjoy watching the Super Pro and most of the Pro cars run...street class is as it always will be a chance to hit the restroom, get a snack and cruise the pits.
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) As far as Pro Tree vs Sportsman, Pro is 10x's harder with a sportsman tree you've got 3 light to get focused, on a Pro it's BAM and you're gone. I also like the idea of heads up rather than 1 go 1 sit and wait. Index racing is won or lost on the tree, cause you can bet on a 9.50 index almost everybody is going to be 9.52 or better.. IMO 
