The Perfect Weapon: .90 Classes

Last month, I shared some opinions on the “Perfect Weapon” for 1/8th mile bracket racing, and promised that I’d follow it with similar thoughts as they apply to the NHRA Lucas Oil Series classes. In retrospect, that may have been a bit ambitious. Though I’ve dipped my toe in the waters of every sportsman class […]

How Tight to Setup, Part 2

Continuing on last week’s episode on how tight to set up on the starting line, this week let’s talk about what happens when you have those outliers. What do you do? Do you adjust your delay box? Do you throw those reaction times out? 

Pomona Drama Imminent!

The NHRA battles are officially passed the point of heating up, they are HOT! Some championships have been crowned, with some still to be determined at Pomona. WDRA makes a “stand” at Darlington, but is there more to it? Tune in for all this and more! 

How Tight to Setup

One of the most common questions I get is how tight do I set up on the starting line? There is a simple answer in my mind and it’s probably not what you are expecting. 

Reputation vs Character

We don’t control the narrative around our lives. We can, however, look in the mirror and judge ourselves. Are you happy with what you see? How can you change what you see in the mirror to be the person you want to be?

Attitude

There is no doubt that racing can be really frustrating. There are a lot of negative triggers everywhere. It’s easy to let yourself fall into a less then positive attitude. The solution? Choosing the better attitude, optimism. 

Detailed breakdown of in-car footage

The following excerpt was taken from inside the ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE Facebook community. I wanted to share another piece of in-car footage to detail every aspect of finish line execution: Game Planning, Decision Making, and Execution. This run is a Super Gas round from last weekend in my Corvette (my apologies: I didn’t realize the camera […]