Hood Scoops to Comp

[sprnova]

I dont care what rules you use to get there it is still a bracket race. I have qualified at a bracket race to figure out who i run first round, Its just decided by reaction time not by how far under a determined E.T. given to me. As for comp I never said it was the same that is a whole other class by itself. To refresh you memory on bracket racing here is the definition. I think over the years you have lost the meaning. Try not to think of all the people the fame ,lights, cameras or your pit spot but think of all the fun you used to have.


Bracket racing is a form of drag racing that allows for a handicap between predicted elapsed time of the two cars over a standard distance, usually 1/4 mile (402.336 m) or 1/8 mile (201.168 m).
Each car chooses a dial-in time before the race, predicting the elapsed time the driver estimates it will take his or her car to cross the finish line. This is generally displayed on one or more windows so the starter can adjust the "Christmas tree" starting lights accordingly. The slower car in the race is given the green light before the faster car by a margin of the difference between their two dial-in times. When a car leaves the starting line, a timer is started for that car. The difference between when the green light comes on and when the car moves is called the reaction time. If the drivers have equal reaction times and the cars run perfectly on their dial-ins, the cars would cross the finish line at precisely the same moment. This has never happened.
If either car goes faster than its dial-in (called breaking out), it is disqualified; if both cars break out, the one who breaks out by the smallest amount wins. This eliminates any advantage from bending the rules by putting a slow dial-in time on the windshield to get a head start.[citation needed] However, some racers will purposely dial a slower time and then let off of the throttle or use their brakes near the end of the track in an attempt to trick the other driver into breaking out. This racing technique is called "Sandbagging" and, although useful and technically legal, is looked down upon at most amateur events as a form of cheating and un-sportsman like conduct.
If a car leaves the starting line before the green light comes on, a foul is recorded (a red-light start), and that car is disqualified. If both cars red-light, the one that fouled first is disqualified. Another form of foul is to cross the dividing line between the two lanes, or the line at the edge of the racing surface. A foul is worse than a break out; one car can break out but if the other car fouls, the car that breaks out advances to the next round.

[david ring]

I own a comp car and I'm always happy if someone wants to join us, but I don't think NHRA should force the hood scopp folks in.

As for the expense of comp versus SS-I can afford a 4 cylinder Bantum altered and am partners with the engine builder in the project, so that is what makes comp affordable for me. But one of those SS/?S or SS/?M hood scoop cars built by East Texas or B and B is way out of my price range, to say nothing of what a hemi car costs. I'm not sure that there is any car in drag racing that costs as much to build as a hemi, except aybe what it costs to build an engine shop for pro stock and that seems to be the way to go in that class these days.

And Mike Carr-your explanation was quite good-only one error

-.65.to -.699 = .05

that should be -.650 to -.709 = .05

So you only get an A-.

[Ken Haase]

Ah, another drive-by pot-stirring from the fertile mind of Don Kennedy for our winter time enjoyment.
I sincerely hope that you don't view this as a personal attack. I know how you despise those.
But in response, I don't know the time and date when Super Stock ceased to be the real S/S, but IMHO the former Modified cars certainly contributed to it's demise. And I loved the old Modified Eliminator. It should be brought back. Maybe it could replace nitro F/C? I would truly love that!

Comp Eliminator as it was explained to me:
Pro Stock, without the respect.