O.k., this topic is directed at those potential West Coast Corvette Challenge participants who are standing by the sidelines while this series gets underway. In some of the e-mail I have received I can see some people may not be participating (yet) because of their conception of how they and their Vettes would fit into this competition.

First off it does not matter who has the most power or who runs the quickest times to win (that would be heads up racing, this is bracket racing). To me it has always seemed that the slower cars actually have some advantages in bracket racing.

What it IS all about is consistency: being able to run your dial in number run after run. This means the same burnout, the same launch, and the same shift points (the last point is extra important for us manual trans racers). I tabulated all 10 of my time slips from Saturday and found the following of interest, 1) The total variation in e.t. from my slowest to my fastest runs of the day was .166 seconds. 2) In eliminations the average variation between my dial in e.t. and actual e.t. dropped to .02 seconds. In short, for one day at least, me and my Vette were in a groove.

Another important point to make about bracket racing is that you ARE allowed to change your dial in e.t. from round to round. Depending on how quickly the next round started and time of day (heat) I either add dial in e.t. for short cool downs, or subtract dial in e.t. for long cool downs.

That said, I would like to offer the following to any potential first time drag racing participants who want to show up at the second WCCC event at Fontana; I will gladly tutor you on the ins and outs of drag racing at the track on race day. I'm fairly certain that other experienced racers would also be glad to help mentor/tutor other first timers. I'll even offer advance help on getting your significant other to understand why you want to go drag racing, and why it is a good thing.

So, no excuses now - go mark your calender for the next event at Fontana and let's go racing. More details at http://www.corvettechallenge.com

Thomas

P.S. Wish me luck getting tuning and traction issues fully addressed done by Fontana - I really want to see the low 12's I think the Green Rocket is capable of, even if that means less consistency - I want the bragging rights!!

 

Thomas, well said, but the most important thing about these series to me is the people and their love for their Corvettes.

 

Very well said. I would agree that slower car may have an advantage (as if we can call our vettes slow:))

Consistency in the dial in and the reaction time to the tree is all it takes.

Many first time drivers participate every day. I go over the procedure at least once at every event with someone. It is my pleasure because someone took the time to teach me (and that ain't no easy task :lol: )

 

:yesnod: :rolleyes:

 

Amen to all of the comments from Brothers Thomas, Mackey, and Redgar! :yesnod:

Brother Gary

 

:yesnod: :)