Gorno's School of Racing

EZ-GOnewild

Let's try this over here,

Gorno says:

"OK, I have a 12 second cart, and I want to dial in at 8 seconds. I will never break out, but I can tweak it up between races to beat anyone I want to above 8 seconds.

I'm still missing something that is VERY obvious to you racer guys. I know I seem stupid on this......but, I can be trained!"

BGW

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EZ-GOnewild

You could do that but if you came up against a cart that also had an 8 second dial in you would have to race him heads-up.

You would get smoked!

gornoman

I need to spend a day at a track and ask a bunch of stupid questions. LOL!

EZ-GOnewild

It'll come to you.

They like yellow Z06's at the track

pizzamaker

is this not understading why you say that the NGKRA is not set up right for your cart?

rifter

"Pinks All Out" calls that Sand Bagging, they like heads up racing. If you dial in a 12 and can run an 8, run down to the end of the track and jump over the finish a hair before your competition, then the Pinks guy will kick you out win or not. I don't run consistant enough to Bracket race, reaction time, traction, shifting, all factors in on the exact time you cross the light, if I run you heads up then it's either win or lose and I will not gripe about that, but if I beat myself by running faster than the time I dialed in or have to sit at the start and wait for a long time for a slow cart like I did at Douglas (the tower man even hummed a tune while we waited)and then red light because of nerves, I just had rather run heads up.

MGM

Dial-In Times
It doesn't matter how fast or slow your car is. Bracket racing is designed to create a fair race regardless of the overall speed of the cars involved. Each racer will choose a dial-in time before the race. The dial-in time is the racer's estimate of what his or her elapsed time will be. The difference between the two racer's dial-in times will be the head start time the slower car will receive. According to this method, both racers should reach the finish line at exactly the same time if they both ran a perfect race.

Breaking Out
If either racer runs an ET faster than their dial-in time it will result in a disqualification. This is called a break out. If both racers break out then the winner will be the racer who ran closer to their dial-in time.

MGM

Sand Bagging
Some racers may consider posting a slower dial-in time than they are capable of in order to reduce the amount of head start given to their opponent. This is called sand bagging. There is technically no advantage in this technique since you can not run faster than your dial-in time anyway.

The Importance of Reaction Time
Even though your ET is the only number compared to your dial-in to check for a break out, your reaction time (RT) is still a very important part of the equation. This is the amount of time it takes a racer to leave the start after a green light. Since the elapsed time doesn’t start ticking until you leave the line, your reaction time can be your biggest disadvantage. The longer it takes for your to react the less time you’ve left yourself to reach the finish before your opponent without breaking out.

Who Won?
Bracket races can be confusing at times. Here is the easy way to figure out who the winner is.

Step 1. Did anyone break out? If no, proceed to step 4. If yes, go to step 2.
Step 2. If both racers broke out go to step 3. If only one racer broke out the racer that did not break out is the winner.
Step 3. When both racers break out the winner is the racer with the ET closest to their Dial-in.
Step 4. If neither racer broke out, the winner is the racer with the lowest time after adding their RT and ET.

gornoman

Perhaps. I have a 48v conversion on a 36v stock motor, 400 amp controller.

STOCK COMP E/G

STOCK COMP ELECTRIC (SCE)
STOCK COMP GAS (SCG)
48 volts and under, electric aftermarket motor and controller
Modified stock engine, pump gas
Lift kits allowed
Any tire (brand or size)
Must have golf kart rear-end and Frame
Aftermarket Golf Karts frames allowed
Any rear gears
Modified stock clutch

I wouldn't stand a chance in a heads up run, but with a bracket setup and a staggered tree, it's me against my reactions. Am I starting to get it?

MGM

Head to Head Racing (H2H) is racing in its purest form. There are no disadvantages, dial-ins, or calculations at the end of the race to determine who won. Both racers launch from the starting line at the same time and the first one across the finish line is the winner. If you want to find out which racer has the fastest car, then H2H racing is for you.