Racing a late model car in brackets

brian schuetta · 03-03-2014, 12:19 PM

Ran a 13' SS Camaro a few times last year bracket racing. Leave the staging lanes at operating temp and click off the traction control and go to " competitive mode " with the button in front of the auto shifter. Turn off the A/C for many reasons. Leaving the traction control on makes the car run all over. It also seemed that the more quarter mile runs it had the more consistent it got. The best newer cars I have bracket raced were a 2010 Impala 3.4L and my favorite a 2009 Impala 5.3. The 5.3 Imp was dead consistent and won races with it. Also was surprised at the top end on that thing.

Eric · 03-03-2014, 02:23 PM

There's an impala club that races at the area tracks from Maryland to upstate NY and points in between. Those cars take a beating and some of them are pretty damn consistent street cars...

brian schuetta · 03-04-2014, 12:30 AM

The new Camaros run in competitive mode are real bottom bulb cars. The others I leave shallow on the second bulb. BTW the 5.3 Imps have a 140 top speed at least on the speedo and on I-10 going west just past the Border Patrol checkpoint in NM.

Eric · 03-04-2014, 09:42 PM

My Police Package charger has no such governors..

I sure would like to get it out in the deserts though! Nothing but congestion on the highways up here... I only get to stretch it out at the track...

03-03-2014, 12:19 PM	#1
brian schuetta Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: san antonio tx Posts: 259 Likes: 5 Liked 28 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Racing a late model car in brackets Ran a 13' SS Camaro a few times last year bracket racing. Leave the staging lanes at operating temp and click off the traction control and go to " competitive mode " with the button in front of the auto shifter. Turn off the A/C for many reasons. Leaving the traction control on makes the car run all over. It also seemed that the more quarter mile runs it had the more consistent it got. The best newer cars I have bracket raced were a 2010 Impala 3.4L and my favorite a 2009 Impala 5.3. The 5.3 Imp was dead consistent and won races with it. Also was surprised at the top end on that thing.

03-03-2014, 02:23 PM	#2
Eric Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 3 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Racing a late model car in brackets There's an impala club that races at the area tracks from Maryland to upstate NY and points in between. Those cars take a beating and some of them are pretty damn consistent street cars...

03-04-2014, 12:30 AM	#3
brian schuetta Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: san antonio tx Posts: 259 Likes: 5 Liked 28 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Racing a late model car in brackets The new Camaros run in competitive mode are real bottom bulb cars. The others I leave shallow on the second bulb. BTW the 5.3 Imps have a 140 top speed at least on the speedo and on I-10 going west just past the Border Patrol checkpoint in NM.

03-04-2014, 09:42 PM	#4
Eric Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 3 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Racing a late model car in brackets My Police Package charger has no such governors.. I sure would like to get it out in the deserts though! Nothing but congestion on the highways up here... I only get to stretch it out at the track...