Have I ever said I love bracket racing? I do.

Went to a Friday Fun Night at Cordova, IL just last night. Ran the trophy class. Last night musta been my night. The air was real sh*t last night. Couldn't bust out of the 14s early on. Thought something was wrong with my car, but I had a friend in an 11.80 Nova that was running 12.07 so I felt better about running so damn slow. Anyway, I've been really enjoyin bracket racing lately. Before tonight, I was out first or second round. Not last night. I had a blast and went out 4th round, but hell, made it to the quarterfinals.

On with the slips. * - denotes lane win

First Round:
# KX22______D571(me)
Dial 8.97_______14.00
r/t -.002______.052
60' 1.26_______2.08
1/8 5.6@119____9.1@78
1/4 8.96@148___14.04@99*
Left 1st .1021
Right MOV foul

I got lucky on this run, the car I was running against had a delay box. I've never had the rush of a fast car like that zip right by me at the line either. On to round 2!

2nd round
# D571_______546T
Dial 14.02______12.26
r/t .063_______.079
60' 2.06_______1.65
1/8 9.0@78_____7.6@87
1/4 14.02@99*__12.21@107
Right 1st .0255
Left MOV .0415

This one was super close at the strip, my friends watching at the finish line said he was maybe a foot in front of me. :D

3rd Round
I get a bye run, and I'm REALLY glad I did.
#D571
Dial 14.01
r/t .122
60' 2.08
1/8 9.0@78
1/4 13.95@100

Heh,...had that been against a car, it would've been real tough to judge at the line if I was going to break out or not. So I'm really glad this bye run happened.

4th Round
# D571______339
Dial 13.94______11.70
r/t .059_______.005 :bow:
60' 2.03_______1.7
1/8 9.0@78____7.4@92
1/4 13.95@99__11.77@108*
Right 1st .0009
Right MOV .0009

Talk about CLOSE. That guy was extremely experienced. When I got back to the pits, my friend with the 11.80 second Nova told me he heard the other guy's name and just said "Uh oh", yea, one of those. :lol: He really jammed on the brakes and for some reason I let out. Had I kept in it, I might've ran a 13.94 and made it a lot closer. Same friend said it took a lil' bit for the win light to come on. Sounds like we almost confused it. ;) Regardless, being that the race was within NINE TEN-THOUSANDTHS of a second, I didn't care that I lost. I was still happy as a pig wrapped in sh*t that I got so far. After going rounds,...I am so addicted to this, it isn't even funny. :D

Comments are welcome. :)

P.S. - If someone knows how to type up timeslips on this thing without f*cking up the spacing, lemme know. :)

Sounds like you had a ball:) Do you have any idea how much .0009 is in inches at 100mph? That's like 1/2 of an inch. Good racing.

Sounds like you had a ball:) Do you have any idea how much .0009 is in inches at 100mph? That's like 1/2 of an inch. Good racing.

No I don't know. I know there is a mathematical equation for it, but I have no clue what it is. But I do know it's a very very small distance between the cars. That's why I'm not pissed I lost that round. It was so close I didn't care. :p Probably be one of the closest races I'll ever have too. Thanks for the comment. :)