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JGrossijr 02-17-2025 10:19 PM

Re: Which Eliminators contain Class Racers?
 
Eliminators with multiple classifications and performance indexes within the same category utilizing a handicap start system.

Mike Pearson 02-18-2025 10:30 AM

Re: Which Eliminators contain Class Racers?
 
Here is my take.
Class racers have a specific set of rules that you have to follow. Body type, engine type, weight, tire size etc. no delay boxes. HC start. Set indexes and qualified order

Bracket racers have mostly only safety rules to follow. Any body, engine and weight. TS and TD might have a min weight. delay boxes and power adders. Random pairing

Index racers have weight and index rules that have to be followed. Any engine, body, specific weights, throttle stops delay boxes. Heads up start. Random pair round one. set indexes

Pro and Semi Pro also have specific rules that have to be followed. engine size and chassis type, weight, fuel type, pro tree

Stock, SS and Comp are class racers
TS and TD are bracket racers
SG,SC and S/St are index racers
Pro Mod, TAD and TAFC are semi pro (technically Sportsman)
TF,FC, Pro Stock, Pro stock MC are professional classes

Paul Merolla 02-18-2025 01:04 PM

Re: Which Eliminators contain Class Racers?
 
The terms, "Class" and "Category" get mixed up and misused all the time, which leads to a lot of this confusion on what a Class racer is.
Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Pro Stock Motorcycle, Top Alcohol, Top Dragster, Top Sportsman, Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, Super Street are all Categories. Not Classes.
A/S, G/SA, SS/D, GT/HA, A/SM, D/ED etc., are Classes within their Category. If you race in a Class, you are a Class racer. Period, end of story.

JP1738 02-18-2025 02:05 PM

Re: Which Eliminators contain Class Racers?
 
Sounds good to me, hadn't thought of it that way.

1700camaro 02-18-2025 03:39 PM

Re: Which Eliminators contain Class Racers?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Merolla (Post 709628)
The terms, "Class" and "Category" get mixed up and misused all the time, which leads to a lot of this confusion on what a Class racer is.
Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Pro Stock Motorcycle, Top Alcohol, Top Dragster, Top Sportsman, Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, Super Street are all Categories. Not Classes.
A/S, G/SA, SS/D, GT/HA, A/SM, D/ED etc., are Classes within their Category. If you race in a Class, you are a Class racer. Period, end of story.

This is the best explanation I've heard so far!

Seeing you forgot/left out Bracket Racing. I would find it interesting to hear your take on that category. It does have different classes.

I assume that we don't count because we don't bracket race at the Divisional/National level. Although one bracket class does race at the Divisional level.

1700/STY/781L :)

1320racer 02-18-2025 04:05 PM

Re: Which Eliminators contain Class Racers?
 
Nothing but quibbling over semantics

Paul Merolla 02-21-2025 05:31 PM

Re: Which Eliminators contain Class Racers?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 1700camaro (Post 709641)
This is the best explanation I've heard so far!

Seeing you forgot/left out Bracket Racing. I would find it interesting to hear your take on that category. It does have different classes.

I assume that we don't count because we don't bracket race at the Divisional/National level. Although one bracket class does race at the Divisional level.

1700/STY/781L :)

Classes, in the sense we're discussing, are the way vehicles are grouped in order to handicap or set a standard for performance....as in Stock and SS are pounds per horsepower, and Comp is pounds per cubic inch.
Or even in Land Speed Racing, which is mainly displacement-based.
So no, bracket racing doesn't have class racers.


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