Bracket Racing???, when is the next events Options

[SCCA Stang]

hey guys... I was thinking about trying my hand at some bracket racing.... when is the next time that someone is doing this on a weekend???

I will be piloting my ol lady's automatic Cavalier.... I figure that it will definately be slow but consistant.

[SCCA Stang]

how it went....

racing the ol' ladies Cavalier

well, I started the day in "test and tune" only because the ladies at the registration booth talked me into it...

I ran my first run, ran a 16.918 @ 81.46 and had fun... so I went back to registration and registered the car in true street... went back to tech (don't know why they just said ok and sent me on my way)... and waited for the call for true street.

ran my next qualifier and accidently left the A/C on (very hot day) and lost a bunch of time and speed in the traps running a 17.759 @ 78.97

with nothing to figure dial in on (and the chance to luck out on a perfect tree and win $250) I paid to run in the R/T challenge... and lost it too, but I did run a 16.784 @ 81.74... .152 R/T

BTW winner of the R/T challenge won with a .001 R/T

I went to the first Elimination figuring that I would make more H.P as the day went on (due to track cooling) and I was correct... and set my dial in at 16.77
wow!!! what a mistake in calculations, should have dialed in a lot less time than I did... I ended up running a 16.713 @ 82.17

however not only did I break out but I also botched the start with a .347 R/T... giving the win to the GT 'Stang who ran a 15.019 @ 90.30 with a .104 R/T and a 14.90 dial

below are my slips:

the first one was next to a Nissan 350Z... I was in the right lane

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