"Live From" NHRA Gatornationals

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

well those guys have not made a time trail or anything, guess they are the entertainment for the night.

Let me know if I'm missing a good cookout somewhere, my cook went on the NFL strike today

[Robert Simpson]

Here is a question i have, i have seen a bunch of bracket cars and rigs come into the pits today and took over spots where Rd 1 loser have left, we having a unleashed deal or what plus everything else going?

I heard that they were having the final rounds of the Bracket race of champions? for Div 2. I have heard something about it. I feel that it is a way to introduce bracket racing to national events. I might be wrong but I don't think so.

[Myron Piatek]

Originally Posted by Robert Simpson

I feel that it is a way to introduce bracket racing to national events. I might be wrong but I don't think so.

NHRA "introduced" bracket racing at national events back in 1980 when ET division champs from all over the country were invited to Ontario, CA for the World Finals. Tina Gayle was a Miss Winston that year and went on to star in C.H.I.P.S soon afterwards. (Also was a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader at some point.) The ET World Championship was a one-shot deal until they re-introduced it many years later and have been crowning world bracket champs since then. IHRA has been doing it for a while too as well as having had bracket classes at many national and Nitro Jam events over the years.

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

race day at the Gators, we are lucky enough to be in rd 3. It's now 40 out there, bracket cars where called up, we go after SG. Hopefully we win another round this morning.

[tpoh815]

Holy cow Myron how old are you?

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by tpoh815

Holy cow Myron how old are you?

LOL.................He's older than dirt !

[Bob Pagano]

He got that way hanging with Dilcher !

[Chuck Norton]

Originally Posted by Myron Piatek

NHRA "introduced" bracket racing at national events back in 1980 when ET division champs from all over the country were invited to Ontario, CA for the World Finals.

An argument could be made for the view that bracket racing was "introduced" with the advent of the electronic tree and handicapped eliminator categories. The first time I saw it in use was in early 1964.

PS - Dilcher was very likely still in elementary school at that point. There is no truth to the rumor that I was one of his teachers.

c

[Myron Piatek]

Originally Posted by tpoh815

Holy cow Myron how old are you?

LOL....and I was there!

As for Terry Bell, he's as old as whatever dirt was originally made from!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang

Careful Chuck, some may say that you're saying class racing is bracket racing!

[BOBBY BAKER]

Correct me if I'm wrong. Dilcher was only in elementary school for a few short years then moved right on to college and beer drinking where he began a long and storied career. In beer drinking that is.