"Street" Bracket Racing

Pine Valley in Lufkin, Texas will run one if enough cars show up. They run it 1/4 mile while their Super Pro and Pro class are only 1/8. It's a nice class and I like my wife to run it in our car since she is a newbie and still needing lots of practice on the tree and racing the stripe. However, it's not usual for us to try to enter it and be the only car there that night wanting to run street. We just end up running TNT so that she can get passes. It's a shame but doesn't seem like new blood coming into the sport.

Scott

[goinbroke2]

Around here there is a street class with a 13.50 limit. Quicker than that and you break out. There is also a sports compact class which is basically any fwd ****box whether it's a honda or a cavalier. No et limit but it's from 20 sec street cars to "all out" ****boxes running 12's or so.

[Cdncarnut]

At our local strip, we have a street class.
11.95 or slower.
No electronics.
.600 Pro Tree
Has to be street legal, which means DOT tires.
It is a hotly contested class by some people and one of our guys runs both Modified and Street in his 4th generation SS Camaro.

[footbrakesbc]

Exactly what I was talking about too!!

[W287]

Greer dragway had run a strictly street class this last year must be taged and the driver couldnt drive in any other classes that day.

[black88coupe]

Originally Posted by W287

Greer dragway had run a strictly street class this last year must be taged and the driver couldnt drive in any other classes that day.

I like that idea.

[Eman]

Talk to your local track operator. If they see enough of an interest they may be willing to try it. most track operators aren't doing anything aside from their standard bracket program and wonder why car counts are down. Many tracks have run a street type class for years and others are starting one. Look at a lot of tracks web sites and have a good plan of what you and others would want before you talk to your track operator.