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Old 01-24-2023, 04:32 PM   #1
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Hey guys, how bout we all wait a few days till NHRA rescinds the blinder rule. With the first points meet February 3, it won’t be long. Then all you crybaby CHICKEN CHITS can now move your AGENDA to eliminating 2 steps in stockers.
M.J., old bud, I know that Stock isn't "stock" anymore but could you please point me in the direction of any "stock" car that came with or had as an option a 2 step?
I'd appreciate that. ;-)

And that Tru-Start stuff would be OK too! It kinda makes things "fair", doncha think?
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Old 01-24-2023, 05:22 PM   #2
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Just thought I'd throw my 2 cents in, Ive been bracket racing since the 80s and have had so much fun doing this, no blinders, no electronics or 2 step, footbrake only. I like to keep it simple and just race, it doesn't matter to me if it's a 7 second dragster or a 20 second street car..I'm in. Brian Seaberg
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Old 01-25-2023, 12:12 AM   #3
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You know YAC, once upon a time deep staging, blinders and two steps were all legal. So some NEWBIES decide to race stock eliminator knowing full well that deep staging, blinders and two steps are permitted. Kinda reminds me of the JACKAZZES that buy homes near the Bandimere race track in Denver and then complain about the noise …
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Old 01-25-2023, 02:12 AM   #4
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Just thought I'd throw my 2 cents in, Ive been bracket racing since the 80s and have had so much fun doing this, no blinders, no electronics or 2 step, footbrake only. I like to keep it simple and just race, it doesn't matter to me if it's a 7 second dragster or a 20 second street car..I'm in. Brian Seaberg
Brian, I realize that you didn`t run Waldos old B/S Mustang all that much, but are you saying that when you did race it, you removed the 2 step from that car, or at least disconnected it?
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Old 01-25-2023, 08:53 AM   #5
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In hopes of not starting a fight and just trying to educate myself on class history, what was the reasoning for taking out deep staging?
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Old 01-25-2023, 09:02 AM   #6
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In hopes of not starting a fight and just trying to educate myself on class history, what was the reasoning for taking out deep staging?
Too time consuming.
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In hopes of not starting a fight and just trying to educate myself on class history, what was the reasoning for taking out deep staging?
Jody Lang, Toby Lang, Scott Welborn , and other assorted drivers that went rounds deep staging ……
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Old 01-25-2023, 09:45 AM   #8
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I thought it was perceived that no mater what the deep stagers competition did staging, the starter would not activate the tree until the deep stager was ready.

It's not much of an advantage, but I believe it is an advantage.
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I BELIEVE that in bracket racing the deep-stager must pre-stage first. After the shallow-stager pre-stages, the deep-stager must stage and after the shallow-stager stages the deep-stager can go deep. AND he must have DEEP on his window.
Does that make any sense?
Larry, try getting an Escort or a Cavalier to "react" sometime. I've never really had much of a problem with staging shallow but some Racers do.
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,, Donnie Sabin #2 that year
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