Kazman1960

Well , the wife and I have decided to go to a track in a couple of weeks time . I'm going take the vette and my wife's going to take my Shelby.
This is a 1/4 mile track .
Not a real track , its an airstrip runway that they hold races at every year but its the best we have up here .

So , does anyone have any tips ? This is bracket racing and we are both green as grass in regards to racing . Both cars are stick shifts

383vett

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/drag-racing/1398529-bracket-racing-strategy.html

Kazman1960

Thanks for the link , however , I meant the Car . What mode do most people put the car in ? Using stock tires , burn out or not ?

ByByBMW

My only real recommendation, especially since you are "green", is to enjoy your first time. Experience will give you the rest of the answers.
My first time out I left everything in the same mode (pick your own poison).

Higgs Boson

Bracket racing is about consistency and control.

Whatever you do with your car, make sure you do it exactly the same down to the nanometer, tenth of a psi, including where you stage the car in the beams, etc. Every aspect. Oil level, fuel level, tire pressure, burnout length, coolant/oil temps, etc.

Everything else is trial by error. How long to burnout, etc. Depends on the tire, track, weather, etc.

And so on, etc.

C7/Z06 Man

Just have some fun; if you learn anything that's icing on the cake.

Oh, and leave on the last yellow, don't wait for the green.

phillycrashman

From an ex-drag racer from the Sixties, all the advice offered is excellent and this is the best one. We used to say that if you see the green light you lost. While watching others race try to time yourself to launch when the last yellow light is halfway through its cycle. The hole shot is everything.
Good luck, you'll have a ball!

Kazman1960

Thanks for all the advice , its really just a "Challange " lol between my Wife and me .