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Old 11-30-2017, 04:35 PM   #15
Michael Beard
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Default Re: Bracket Racing vs Class Racing

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Originally Posted by Jim Kaekel View Post
I bracket race my Stocker periodically at my local track. It seems that more and more, they are leaning towards 1/8 racing, which is disappointing. It is very difficult to be competitive in a Stocker nowadays in the 1/8 mile when I'm foot braking and actually manually shifting my car, while my competitors are letting go of their trans-brake buttons and using air or electric shifters down track.
Even in Super Stock, I've always footbraked my car (no 2 step), and shifted my 3 spd by hand (and did so for strategic reasons).
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