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Old 06-18-2008   #1 (permalink)
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Is he giving everyone a head start on purpose?
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Called "Bracket Racing". Slower car gets a head start based on their "dial in" (guessed time) - assuming that they compensate for the difference in distance time they would cross the finish line at the same time.

Go faster than your dial in and you "break out"- or lose.

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Called "Bracket Racing". Slower car gets a head start based on their "dial in" (guessed time) - assuming that they compensate for the difference in distance time they would cross the finish line at the same time.

Go faster than your dial in and you "break out"- or lose.
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