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Re: Who else doesnt like Bracket / Index racing ?
[Re: bwdst6]
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01/19/10 01:03 PM
01/19/10 01:03 PM
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If you race in NHRA Division One ( Northeast) one thing you can count on is the class ET breaks changing every couple of years. They ruined Pro/ Heavy when they went to a 9.00 low ET. IMO it should have stayed at 10.00. After years of racing in Pro/ Heavy two years ago I slowed my car down , put DOT tires on it and started racing in Street Eliminator ( 11.50-19.99) My car runs consistent 11.50s and I`m having a blast! Theres only a few 11.50 cars every week so I don`t have many headsup races but there are a few real slow cars( an 18 second Station Wagon, a 16 second Maverick, a 16 second Jeep etc.) I have to wait a long time but once I`m in third gear its fun running them down. When I race my truck I`m being chased most of the time, If you are decent on the tree, have a consistent vehicle and can judge the stripe you can do fairly well.
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Re: Who else doesnt like Bracket / Index racing ?
[Re: 11secdart]
#585302
01/19/10 01:19 PM
01/19/10 01:19 PM
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Backwater, PA
bwdst6
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I remember when Mason-Dixon (other tracks may have too) ran the format as such...
Super Pro: 10.99 - under
Pro: 11.00 - 11.99
Heavy: 12.00 - 13.99
Street: 14.00 - up
Now that racing I preferred. Especially since electronics didn't exist. But I guess tracks don't like having classes with only 20 cars in them for whatever reason (most likely money would be my guess).
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Re: Who else doesnt like Bracket / Index racing ?
[Re: bwdst6]
#585303
01/19/10 01:22 PM
01/19/10 01:22 PM
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I remember the ET breaks like that years ago, IMO that was the best format.
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21 Ram 1500 Quad Cab, Big Horn , Hemi ,4x4
23 Audi Q5
16 Honda HRV
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Re: Who else doesnt like Bracket / Index racing ?
[Re: racerAL]
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01/19/10 01:36 PM
01/19/10 01:36 PM
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I understand your point, but they do try and match up racers. If you are in line dailed at 12.0 and the guy behind you is a 13.5 and the guy behind him is a 12.20, they will pull the slower car aside and make the two faster cars go. And I think Super Pro is 10.99 and faster w/ eletronics, 2 is anything no electronics??? S/E is the closet to heads up
...i have never heard of such a thing...so your saying, durning a regular weekend bracket race(round-robin style). the track your describing actually moves cars around in the staging lanes to make the best(closest) race?  ..can't imagine why they would do that..might as well just call them to the staging lanes by car # to make sure they get the best pairings..?
If they see 2 equal cars almost back to back they will/have in the past moved on aside, I've been on both ends of it. I was psyched to race this guy that dialed a 12.20 knowing he'd never run it. I was in my turck and dialed a 14.38 They moved me aside and let the guy behind me w/ a 12.35 dial run him. I had to run thenext guy w/ a 13.80 dail. Still won.
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