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negatives of FED as bracket car?

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wideopen231:
Ok first I know we have had threads about bracket racing a FED. Is it the choice of cookie cutter crowd?No. Is it easiest to get tune up info on,heck no. Is it cool? xxxx yes. Can it be just as consistent as a four link RED? I think so,with proper prep and tuning. Have been told from day one( alot of days between then and now too) a FED is wrong for bracket racing and can not win on anything but a fluke day. Reason I asking here is site is FED's and not a bunch of do as everyone else or you don't have a chance bracket racers only site.Maybe short cut learning curve.Yes I know getting it on track would too.Trying for end of August once heat dies down some,its just not my thing to  play in.

Question what would be the negatives or obstacle with a FED as a kick butt screw the names bracket race car?

dreracecar:
I cant think of any reason/obstacle why it would not be competitive. we have some index cars that are deadly right on the index and you have a better view if you are wheel racing. The only criticism I have is that sitting in a fed, you/yourself cannot get the belts tight enough and you would need some help, those that say they can do it themselves have never crashed at speed because they are still alive.

 Adding to that, the bigger and faster/quicker the motor, the harder it is.  Its just brackets with a very lite car so it does not take a lot to be consistent.

spookie:
Bracket raced my fed for 20 years. Runs 5.60s 1/8mi ,delay box on bottom bulb.When racing faster dragster I see the front wheels 20ft before they see mine,helps with finish line racing.Cut a good light,dail it tight,Bring home the cash!!! Have won my share.

masracingtd1167:
I think if you are good at what you do it dose not matter what you are driving ! A really good bracket racer will pay attention  to what the other racers are doing and when they race you they will know if you are holding or not and most of the good ones will hold a little ! Some racers don't care for bracket racing buy I think it is a great way to race and it makes you a better driver !

Curly1:
It has taken a year to get my FED to working good and it still is not as good as my 4 link altered was. Plus the FED really is a pain to load and unload, race etc. The 4 link altered handles much better in shut down are and stops better. There are several tracks around here that I simply can not run the dragster. The altered had no problems. The altered stopped much better than the dragster because it had front brakes but more importantly does not flex / bounce like the dragster does. So you really should throw out parachute every pass. That is not good for a bracket racer. You want to make it simple for one man to race.

You certainly can bracket race it but you will find it is much harder than a door car or 4 link car and that takes a lot of fun out of it. Much more like work and if it is any where near as hot there as it is here you do not want to make it any harder than you have to.

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