Re: Thank God for bracket racing
[Re: Quicktree]
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02/24/09 06:51 PM
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Glen440
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Bracket racing gets me and some friends to stay at the track a few weekends every year. Its what I look forward to all winter.
87 dakota 6.1 hemi
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Re: Thank God for bracket racing
[Re: Quicktree]
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02/24/09 06:51 PM
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lenweiler
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I like it all, but heads up is kinda neat. We have "Street Warz" up here on Fri. nights and it's heads up with anything street leagal. Some heavy hitters, but for the most part, just hot 'real street' runners.
Damn! I dropped my change.............
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Re: Thank God for bracket racing
[Re: Hemi Allstate]
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02/24/09 07:20 PM
02/24/09 07:20 PM
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Steve1118
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As one who has been around this sport for forty five years, it is my humble opinion that bracket racing has saved the sport from extintion.
Class racing became so expensive, the playground of those with an incredible amount of time and money (usually both) that it was becoming impossible for the ham and egg guy who works for a living to be competitive.
Bracket racing saved the sport for those guys, and also saved the sport for the local tracks.
Although many of the more arrogant class racers put the badmouth on classes that are not "performance oriented" (whatever that means), very few of them can hang with good bracket drivers in a driving contest. You've got to be on your game to go several rounds in an event where everyone can run the number, much more sharp than to go rounds where your wallet is large enough to buy the best engine builder's "trick of the week" and blow everyone into the weeds.
Although I have class raced, bracket raced, and now love and support NSS racing, my respect for bracket cars and the drivers has never been higher.
"Old age and treachery trumps youth and enthusiasm, every time!" East Central Director / Chrysler Power Magazine www.reasbeckracing.webs.com
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Re: Thank God for bracket racing
[Re: Hemi Allstate]
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02/24/09 07:20 PM
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rickstershemi
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If there wasn't bracket racing, I don't have any idea what class I would have to compete in! I am sure I wouldn't have much of a chance though!
Henry J's Rock....very nice...
Bracket Racing as far as I'm concerned has been the backbone of drag racing....not the beginning I agree, but what I believe has kept the sport and local tracks alive for many years....
Rickster
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Re: Thank God for bracket racing
[Re: cgall]
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02/24/09 09:53 PM
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dustergirl340
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Yes, because test-and-tune is like going on a hot date and at the end of the night, she gives you a hand-shake!
I had a blast doing a few T&T's until I discovered Friday night bracket racing. Way more fun, and I found I could actually go rounds and win a little money.
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Re: Thank God for bracket racing
[Re: David_in_St_Croi]
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02/24/09 10:56 PM
02/24/09 10:56 PM
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Posts: 1,489 St. Louis Mo.
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DON'T GET ME STARTED.1977 I STARTED RACING brackets were fairly new i've raced AHRA,IHRA,NHRA, As most of you know $500 to $50,000 cars compete shake hands go for it.Electronic no electronics so be it,slicks verses street tire , old drivers, young drivers ,men verses women. THE pocket book is your other handicap Brackets are the backbone of major sanctions but we get treated by lack of spectators and coverage. Our track has cut purses ,5 pts events now,pts monies.Lack of going for the local sponsors. Those in the click tell us all they need is midnite madness ,street car shootouts ,were the biggest motor should win they don't need cars just spectators and not pay anything out, BIG TROPHIES. I KNOW MOST OF us wont race justfor a trophy WE've asked to raise our entry fees so we have a better payout so we dont have to travel 2 1/2 hrs. So if you have a track that is treating you with a decent payout,and want your car their BE GLAD. WE have a racers banquet put on by racers . Our JR's get crapped on ,our future in brackets. I.ve been told if Gateway got sold brackets will be done how much worse is that . thank your god and your management I feel better practicing my typing don
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Re: Thank God for bracket racing
[Re: Quicktree]
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02/24/09 11:16 PM
02/24/09 11:16 PM
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Sounds good,let me know ahead of time and I'll have some BBQ that will blow your mind!
everybody knows I make the best bar-b-Q around but I will be glad to sample yours.
tony, you make the 2nd best.trust me,no one beats my NY sausage sandwaich or marinated skirt steaks.
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Re: Thank God for bracket racing
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02/25/09 12:31 AM
02/25/09 12:31 AM
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My what big.................Tires you have, and wasn't it someone that looks just like you that bought a new aluminum block. The rest of us peons will just have to make do with our old tractor motors.
Yes and I took a whole season off to afford the aluminum block. Now when I become one of those that inherited their daddys daddys business and goes into the office around 10:30am to check on their "Employees" and leaves at noon for the rest of the day to go "Class race" with their Roller cam 600 plus cubic inch, tubed chassis, wanna be prostocks I will quit bracket racing?
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Re: Thank God for bracket racing
[Re: Cab_Burge]
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02/25/09 03:59 AM
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slantzilla
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Another life long bracket racer here. It always cracks me up that a lot of guys who hate bracket racing run a "heads-up" class that has an index. Any class with an index is just a bracket class that your dial is set for you. True heads-up racing is just too expensive for me. It is fun watching all the guys cry on Yellowbullet about how much money gets spent though, especially when someone bombs a record.
"Everybody funny, now you funny too."
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