Won the track championship last night

partsmonsta said

People dont realize just how hard it is to win @ Local Bracket Racing.

Smart Psychology to change cars to the Conditions. Our local track gets DEW on it about 10-11pm and traction goes away. Us faster FootBrakers lose traction and get the shaft, while the 14 sec Cruise Mobiles take the win. :finga:

I have raced many tracks across the US and the tuffest races I have always had, have been against the Local Boys. Unfortunately, Locally is all 1/8 mile down here in Florida. We sure do miss the 1320.

Now that you've conquered the Local Talent, it's time to spread your wings to your Divisional Races. Get your Car NHRA ready for Stock or Super Stock Classes and take on the Big Boyz. They also offer a 11 sec Class which is taking hold. Many of these Big Boyz have never become Local Track Champs, so you should do good. And one thing you'll discover...they're ALL beatable. :cheers:

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The wagon is actually not that much slower than the dart, but it has 3.73 gears and doesn't hit the tire as hard. We race only 1/8th mile as well. The dart can go 6.70's but I keep over 115 pounds of weight in the trunk for traction, and it goes low to mid 6.80's. The wagon has been 7.09 in the heat, but normally runs 7.12-7.15 right now. Have not ran it in the cooler weather yet.

I would love to try the Stock Eliminator stuff, but the budget would never allow me to be competitive. I would have to drive for someone else with competitive stuff to even have a chance. I have a friend that bracket races with me, and we pit together. He used to race in Stock Eliminator in H/CM. He won the divisional championship back in 2005, and set 14 national records. He stopped doing it in 2008 and only bracket races now. Way too much traveling involved to make it to all of the points races, and he just grew tired of it.