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goinbroke2 · 01-14-2008, 01:26 PM

AAAAHHHH!!!!
Mike, please,please,PLEASE do not use that worn out line "too hard to understand"
If my 6 and 10 year olds can figure it out....well I'll leave it at that.
I get so tired of hearing that mostly from "pro heads up" guys. An (old) stock car racer lived across the road from me at my old place, he thought of trying dragracing. All he wanted to do was go fast/first one there. I explained that was heads up and most tracks around here "bracket" race. 5 minutes later he understood it, but wanted heads up anyway. It's not hard, some (mostly people who watch the pros on tv) are comfortable with what they've seen/used to. First guy wins...simple. Yeah and so is my $70,000 will beat your 20,000 car EVERYTIME.
Anyone in the maritimes can attest to what has happened to the Noonan nationals. Heads up format for a few years until it was obvious the same guys won each class year after year. Now there are both heads up and bracket classes there.

The death of bracket racing? Well my new local track is growing every year and it's not uncommon to see 2000-3000 people in the stands/on their own lawnchairs watching bracket racing.
http://www.nsdra.ca/index.php?option...d=62&Itemid=52

"This last race of 2007 was an absolute hoot !!! Total vehicle count (actual) was 259 with approx 3000 spectators for the weekend."

I'd love to run a stocker, but will have to run a bracket car until the kids are gone...

01-14-2008, 01:26 PM	#34
goinbroke2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NS CANADA Posts: 902 Likes: 1,715 Liked 405 Times in 158 Posts	Re: The death of bracket racing........ AAAAHHHH!!!! Mike, please,please,PLEASE do not use that worn out line "too hard to understand" If my 6 and 10 year olds can figure it out....well I'll leave it at that. I get so tired of hearing that mostly from "pro heads up" guys. An (old) stock car racer lived across the road from me at my old place, he thought of trying dragracing. All he wanted to do was go fast/first one there. I explained that was heads up and most tracks around here "bracket" race. 5 minutes later he understood it, but wanted heads up anyway. It's not hard, some (mostly people who watch the pros on tv) are comfortable with what they've seen/used to. First guy wins...simple. Yeah and so is my $70,000 will beat your 20,000 car EVERYTIME. Anyone in the maritimes can attest to what has happened to the Noonan nationals. Heads up format for a few years until it was obvious the same guys won each class year after year. Now there are both heads up and bracket classes there. The death of bracket racing? Well my new local track is growing every year and it's not uncommon to see 2000-3000 people in the stands/on their own lawnchairs watching bracket racing. http://www.nsdra.ca/index.php?option...d=62&Itemid=52 "This last race of 2007 was an absolute hoot !!! Total vehicle count (actual) was 259 with approx 3000 spectators for the weekend." I'd love to run a stocker, but will have to run a bracket car until the kids are gone...