Glossary / General

bracket racing

19 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

In bracket racing, drivers try to finish the race in a set time range so they can beat others who are expected to be slower or faster.

Technical Definition

Bracket racing is a drag racing format where drivers are matched against each other based on their predicted elapsed times, aiming to finish within a specific time bracket.

Hear It Discussed

"Okay. Uh it's basically bracket racing. Um, we have a bracket or a class uh for everything, starting with uh your basic street car, uh your grocery getter, um, all the way up to your full-blown..."
Bring Your Yugo, Your Dragster, Or Your Dad’s GTO, Just Don’t Bring Traction Control In Wheel Time Podcast: Your Go-To Automotive Talk Show 02:37

"...you guys ever talk about drag racing do people know how bracket drags work... you practice first you do a couple runs you go today I think my car can run a 14 oh and you write the number on your..."
Ep.308 – Matt Farah Dinner with Racers 23:30

"I had a pretty good reaction time, which in pro solo, and I guess drag racing or bracket racing, anything under 0.5 is a red light disqualified."
Jason Cammisa Unfiltered Plus a Cayman in Pro Solo Porsche Club Insider 07:26