Box and No Box

pittsburghracer said
Back in the 1980’s to 1990’s when I was running high 9’s with a 727 I had to do something to slow me down. So I added a visor to my helmet and put 4-5 rows of black electrical tape across it making a blinder. I found them lower my head so I could only see the last yellow. That worked great at most tracks but back then lighting was way weaker and some tracks would shine a spotlight on the tree, and some didn’t. Without that light it was tricky dropping your head and finding that last yellow.

I tried blinders I screwed to the roof bracing in the car. Worked good a couple years until I lost some night races. The second bulb looks a lot like the third when you can see it refracting off the windshield. Now I use those blinders to block the opponents side of the tree.

pittsburghracer said
Ohhh and locally most tracks at least on the east coast promote double-entering. They would be stupid not to. That’s easy money.

I have my own opinions on that. I feel that bracket racing is supposed to have a level playing field for all budgets, and giving the wealthy guy a data advantage defeats that. The entry fee for the big money race we have is $200 per car, and they can double enter. That’s significant money to only have a chance to win $5000 after beating two rounds of super pro guys. Easy money for the track, but not what I consider fair. Why not have triple entries? Four entries? I like the idea of first round buybacks instead.