Sep 7, 2026 · 8 min · 2 segments
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When I bracket race my super class car, should I run it wide open or should I run it on the throttle stop? That's this week's question.
Dan says, my question is, I'm a 90 racer running cars in both super gas and super street.
or should I dial on the super gas or super street index and practice dialing my cars and practice being both the faster, slower car judging the stride? This is a really layered question.
Dan, if your goal is, let's say twofold, if your goal is to win the bracket race and to become a better driver, run the cars wide open.
I know technology has come a long way in the throttle stop ranks in the 90 classes, but I'm just telling you, There is not a car in the world that is not more, like there's no super comp car that's more consistent running 890 than 750 or 720 or 780 or whatever it runs, right? There's no super street car that is going to be more consistent and dialable at 1090 than it is at 10 flat or 950 or nine flat or whatever it'll run.
And just like the inherent laws of physics, the longer that you're on the racetrack, the more variables there are for things to go wrong.
I guess there could be a, specifically on some super gas cars, like getting that car down the racetrack without the aid of a throttle stop could be a bit of a challenge.
Now, all of that said, I kind of preface that saying, if your goal is to win the bracket race and I think become a better driver in the process, that's the way I would go about it.
If your goal is to simply like perfect your 90 setup and your 90 tune-up and your 90 predictions and your quarter mile racing, which for me in this area is like really rare.
But if all of those boxes are in place and like you want to get really good at going 90, then I can see the argument for running on the throttle stop and basically dialing the index every time because it's going to force you to kind of sharpen that pencil.
Now, are you going to be as successful in the bracket races as you would be running wide open? I would say no.
Are you going to benefit as much on the finish line? I would also say no, slightly there because you're just not, got the same speed and momentum.
And then the picture is going to look a little bit different when you're on the stop and your opponent's not.
But again, if your goal is to perfect your 90 combination and the challenges of dialing at that round after round after round, that's really good practice at that.
When I bracket race my super class car, should I run it wide open or should I run it on the throttle stop? That's this week's question.
Dan says, my question is, I'm a 90 racer running cars in both super gas and super street.
or should I dial on the super gas or super street index and practice dialing my cars and practice being both the faster, slower car judging the stride? This is a really layered question.
Dan, if your goal is, let's say twofold, if your goal is to win the bracket race and to become a better driver, run the cars wide open.
I know technology has come a long way in the throttle stop ranks in the 90 classes, but I'm just telling you, There is not a car in the world that is not more, like there's no super comp car that's more consistent running 890 than 750 or 720 or 780 or whatever it runs, right? There's no super street car that is going to be more consistent and dialable at 1090 than it is at 10 flat or 950 or nine flat or whatever it'll run.
And just like the inherent laws of physics, the longer that you're on the racetrack, the more variables there are for things to go wrong.
I guess there could be a, specifically on some super gas cars, like getting that car down the racetrack without the aid of a throttle stop could be a bit of a challenge.
Now, all of that said, I kind of preface that saying, if your goal is to win the bracket race and I think become a better driver in the process, that's the way I would go about it.
If your goal is to simply like perfect your 90 setup and your 90 tune-up and your 90 predictions and your quarter mile racing, which for me in this area is like really rare.
But if all of those boxes are in place and like you want to get really good at going 90, then I can see the argument for running on the throttle stop and basically dialing the index every time because it's going to force you to kind of sharpen that pencil.
Now, are you going to be as successful in the bracket races as you would be running wide open? I would say no.
Are you going to benefit as much on the finish line? I would also say no, slightly there because you're just not, got the same speed and momentum.
And then the picture is going to look a little bit different when you're on the stop and your opponent's not.
But again, if your goal is to perfect your 90 combination and the challenges of dialing at that round after round after round, that's really good practice at that.
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