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Re: 928 ways to lose at bracket racing
[Re: Leigh]
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09/13/21 02:13 PM
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440Jim
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That’s tight, Jim! I once had a .000 lose slip. I had to go to the tower for the.0000. My math calc says it was 9 inches at the finish line. But with the MPH difference, I couldn't tell who crossed first. (Did I catch him? No, he got the win light).
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Re: 928 ways to lose at bracket racing
[Re: GY3]
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09/14/21 02:35 AM
09/14/21 02:35 AM
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slantzilla
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Go .00X red and my opponent lazily goes down the track to the win. His shifter broke and he only had first gear...  I did about the same thing. Dialed 12:00 against a buddy dialed 10:20. I went .001 red, ran 12:002, and he broke.
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Re: 928 ways to lose at bracket racing
[Re: slantzilla]
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09/14/21 07:04 AM
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Tig
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This was quite a few years ago now but always sticks in my memory. After the qualifying sessions were done, I had drawn a good friend in the next day eliminations. Come the morning when he emerged from his motor home it was obvious he had been partying hard the night before, he was almost green and his eyes were like pi$$ holes in the snow. I remember thinking to myself I got this round in the bag. Getting ready in the staging lanes I noticed he had dialled the same as me, he is normally 4-5 tenths quicker, my guess was he was just going to keep a fender in front and hope for the best. Sure enough, come the race, he put a fender in front. So I slowed thinking I could mess his plans up. Anyway, the lead changed 4 times during the race and we both were over a second off our dial. He beat me, managing to take the win by a narrow margin but ironically he had left late and handed me a .1 advantage on the tree. Moral: Just run your own race 
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Re: 928 ways to lose at bracket racing
[Re: Tig]
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09/14/21 08:17 PM
09/14/21 08:17 PM
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fredericksburg,va
cudaman1969
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This was quite a few years ago now but always sticks in my memory. After the qualifying sessions were done, I had drawn a good friend in the next day eliminations. Come the morning when he emerged from his motor home it was obvious he had been partying hard the night before, he was almost green and his eyes were like pi$$ holes in the snow. I remember thinking to myself I got this round in the bag. Getting ready in the staging lanes I noticed he had dialled the same as me, he is normally 4-5 tenths quicker, my guess was he was just going to keep a fender in front and hope for the best. Sure enough, come the race, he put a fender in front. So I slowed thinking I could mess his plans up. Anyway, the lead changed 4 times during the race and we both were over a second off our dial. He beat me, managing to take the win by a narrow margin but ironically he had left late and handed me a .1 advantage on the tree. Moral: Just run your own race Just run your own race, THAT is bracket racing, you cut a light and run your dial nothing he can do. There’s no defense in bracket racing.
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Re: 928 ways to lose at bracket racing
[Re: cudaman1969]
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09/15/21 04:02 PM
09/15/21 04:02 PM
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moparacer
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This past weekend. Semi's, Car run 5.557 earlier, sun had set, shade on the track, and I had a 5.56 on it through eliminations. I decide to bump it down .01 to the 5.55, thinking the 60 ft. will pick up slightly, putting me dead on a 55. I am .015 at the hit run it out the back door and don't get there. Run a 5.564....Opponent is dead on with a zero .019 bulb. Took .0098 stripe. If I left the 6 on it I would have been .019 pack and took .0002 and won....... Nephew helping me in staging lanes before the run told me he thought it was going to run the .56 too...  He can dial the car the rest of the year lol. Forgot to add earlier my #1 all time greatest way to LOSE a bracket race is dial an number you CAN'T run!!! Always have a brake pedal to go slower! 
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Re: 928 ways to lose at bracket racing
[Re: moparacer]
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09/15/21 06:09 PM
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dvw
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This past weekend. Semi's, Car run 5.557 earlier, sun had set, shade on the track, and I had a 5.56 on it through eliminations. I decide to bump it down .01 to the 5.55, thinking the 60 ft. will pick up slightly, putting me dead on a 55. I am .015 at the hit run it out the back door and don't get there. Run a 5.564....Opponent is dead on with a zero .019 bulb. Took .0098 stripe. If I left the 6 on it I would have been .019 pack and took .0002 and won....... Nephew helping me in staging lanes before the run told me he thought it was going to run the .56 too... He can dial the car the rest of the year lol. Forgot to add earlier my #1 all time greatest way to LOSE a bracket race is dial an number you CAN'T run!!! Always have a brake pedal to go slower! Though you lost a .029 pack will win a lot of rounds. Doug
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Re: 928 ways to lose at bracket racing
[Re: dvw]
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09/15/21 07:45 PM
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had shift knob crumble in my hand once .. forgot to shift , an automatic
The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.Proverbs 18:6
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Re: 928 ways to lose at bracket racing
[Re: bigdad]
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09/16/21 01:03 PM
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moparx
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i used to just show up and lose !  i haven't been out for many years, and my stuff is still on jack stands. i need someone to show up and kick my a$$ to get this stuff done before i croak ! or as my old man used to say : "get a bag full of quarters and back up to the a$$ kicking machine !"........ 
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Re: 928 ways to lose at bracket racing
[Re: moparx]
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09/16/21 03:32 PM
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SportF
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A guy shows up at Rock Falls and has one of those ramp doors that opens with one center handle. Door mechanism breaks and can't get the door open. Never even got a chance to loose.
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