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Originally Posted by curtis reed
I am no class racer, just a lowly bracket racer, but I love what you guys do. I have often wondered and asked some people why more s/ss guys don't change engines and come race with us more. I do understand that it would be hard on your performance engine, but there is nothing like hits at the tree and seat time to improve part of your racing program.
The more you race the better you get even if the performance of your car changes. I won 3 races in a row at the end of this year running 5.80s 1/8 mile, then 9.30s 1/4 mile, then 6.0s 1/8 mile leaving in high gear. It really helps my driving overall.
Heck, Ed Wright comes out and races with us once in a while and I know he hates 1/8 mile racing. We have a few other guys that do come out once in a great while and I love seeing new cars and faces. There are a lot of guys on here that I'm sure could teach us bracket guys about performance building, but I think hanging around and racing with us might yield better driving skills for some. JMO
I hope nobody takes offense at a bracket racer (who loves class racing) weighing in on here.
Curtis
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Curtis I wouldn't say anyone is lowly, just a racer of the format you choose. Alot of Stock and SS guys were bracket racers like myself who just wanted something different or grew up around class racing. I try to attend 4 or 5 of the local races with my stocker when time allows, I have 2 small children and if it wasn't for wanting to spend more time with them I would be at alot more local races. Many times when I go to the local events I get alot of questions about my car and that is a good thing but there alot of combos that are so far on the edge I can't blame some guys for not wanting to do it. There are certainly alot tough local guys to race against but it certainly ain't no easier against the guys running class. There are alot of hitters everywhere. One thing I think improved my driving more than anything was running the super classes, I think it made my top end driving a whole lot better.