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Obviously a small tire car with high horsepower is not a good choice for a bracket car. A dragster or roadster is actually the best choice. Low HP with a big tire is best. A super stock would be a better set up than a stocker chassis wise but the engines are a high RPM with light weight components set up that does not have the longevity needed for every weekend bracket racing. Most successful big dollar bracket races allow the use of a trans brake and delay box. Stockers are not allowed to have a brake in their transmission so it would not be as easy to add a delay box to a stocker as it would be to a super stock car for a big money bracket race.
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I read all the posts and arguments about brackets vs class racing and a few days ago on post #39 on pg 4 I put down what I thought were all the differences and things that were the same looking for some Info to clear up for me for this season starting to go class racing after years of bracket and .90 racing
I stated my opinion and asked were I was right or wrong. I did not get 1 single reply which surprised me after reading pages of arguments for both and the differences in each, I guess most races don’t like the idea that they are not very different at all. |
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I believe it does answer the question, some of these maxed out combos are not as consistent as the middle of the road guys. I would prefer the more consistent one myself. Like I said though if you show up at a race with a .50 under A/SA where I've seen 9 or 10 entered, your odds will be slim without some luck and ladder dodging.
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"...how does the ladder dodging work?..."
I assume it means you purposely run a slower or quicker qualifying time, to put yourself on the same side of the ladder with the faster guys in your class. That way, some of 'em will get beat before the late rounds, therefore lessening your chances of having a heads up race, with a quicker car. In the Pro classes, for round 1, I think #1 runs #16, #2 runs #15, #3 runs #14, and so on. But I've never bothered to see how they set the Stock & SS ladders, at div & National events. So, I too am interested in seeing it explained here. Last edited by oldskool; 12-06-2017 at 02:42 PM. |
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