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2008 Schedule
E1 Richard Mortell
E2 Neil Ramirez
E3 Georgia Dobbs
4   April 19   4:30 PM  
5   May 17   4:30 PM  
6   June 21   4:30 PM  
7   July 19   4:30 PM  
8   August 16   4:30 PM  
9   September 20   4:30 PM  
10   October 18   4:30 PM  
11   November 22   4:30 PM  
12   December 20   4:30 PM  
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Standings
1. Neil Ramirez   173
2. Richard Mortell   164
3. Georgia Dobbs   153
4. Keith Ramirez   121
5. Jamie Jamison   111
6. Charlie Bosco   100
7. Douglas Masters   90
8. Dino Ramirez   80
9. John Peters   80
10. Talmadge Dobbs   60
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What is the Corvette Challenge at Moroso Motorsports Park Drag Racing Series?

It has happened to all of us. You stop at a light in your nice clean shiny deep breathing Corvette and look at the car next to you. All of a sudden you feel like Kenny Bernstein staring down John Force as you each wait for the light to go green. It goes green and you are off. Then you realize you want to do this all the time and legally. So where do you go? What do you do? How do you compete? The Corvette Challenge is the answer.

Bracket Racing

Drag racing is simple to figure out. You line up next to someone, wait for the light to go green and drive as hard and fast as you can for ¼ mile. Whoever gets to the finish line first wins. This model is simple until you figure out that if you modify a car and spend just a little more money on it, then you will always win. This scenario or "flaw" opens the door for Bracket Racing. Bracket Racing is when you drag race against an opponent you each are racing in your "bracket" so to speak. This bracket is also called a "dial-in". Basically each driver has to honestly predict what amount of elapsed time (ET) is needed for the car to travel the ¼ mile. To keep it honest, you cannot go faster than you predict or you lose in what is called a "breakout". What this does is equalize the cars and shifts the race to the driver's ability to predict a time and react to the starting lights.

The Tree

Christmas Tree The starting lights are affectionately called the "Christmas Tree" because there are so many lights and in varying colors. The car with the slower dial in will be given a head start. The faster car will have to wait for his Christmas tree until the slower car has made up the difference in the dial-in ET. Example. I dial my car in at 13.50 seconds and my opponent at 12.50 seconds. My opponent is 1 second faster than I so I will get a 1 second head start. That means if we do everything the same we will cross the finish line at the same time.

Reaction Time

The amount of time it takes for the driver and his car to react to the green light is where you can win your race. If it takes you one half (.50) second to react to the tree, and your opponent takes 1 full second (1.00), then you will be .50 quicker to the finish line. This, in a nutshell, is Bracket Racing. There are many lessons to learn but the key takeaway for now is that the fastest car will not win. The better driver will win. Which is how you and I can play in multimillion-dollar sport that Bernstein and Force play without going broke.

Competition

What the Corvette Challenge does is allow you to participate in series of races that are Bracket Races as described above, but with an entire field filled with Corvettes. Think about it, all vintages all styles all colors. Here a C6 can race a C1. Think of it as a very fast Car Show where you can see these works of art and experience what is under the hood at the same time.

Schedule of Events for 2006

As we close out our 2005 schedule (see top left), we already have 12 dates for 2006. The events will be held at Moroso Motorsports Park, Jupiter, FL. Drivers will be featured on our web page until the next event. You will also may win prizes. Then you can come back to the next event and try all over again. It is that simple. Come out race, play, and watch and have fun.

Spectators and supporters are welcome.

You can come out to meet new people, watch the racing and friendly competition. Many drivers bring their spouses for support or even their entire families. Clubs bring members to race and members to cheer, support and maybe even engage in a little friendly "trash talking". Even Corvette owners who choose not to race still bring their Corvettes to support the Series.

This is what the Corvette Challenge is about. We hope that you can make it to at least one of our events if not all in the future. And remember to "Save the Wave".

Attendance

YearResultsDateCorvettes
2005 Event 1 February 5, 2005 48
2005 Event 2 March 5, 2005 26
2005 Event 3 April 16, 2005 36
2005 Event 4 May 7, 2005 23
2005 Event 5 July 2, 2005 24
2005 Event 6 August 6, 2005 0
2005 Event 7 September 3, 2005 18
2005 Event 8 October 1, 2005 16
2005 Event 9 November 5, 2005 22
2005 Event 10 December 10, 2005 21
2006 Event 1 January 21, 2006 27
2006 Event 2 February 4, 2006 0
2006 Event 3 March 4, 2006 30
2006 Event 4 April 15, 2006 27
2006 Event 5 May 6, 2006 31
2006 Event 6 June 3, 2006 21
2006 Event 7 July 1, 2006 25
2006 Event 8 August 5, 2006 26
2006 Event 9 September 2, 2006 0
2006 Event 10 October 21, 2006 20
2006 Event 11 November 4, 2006 0
2007 Event 1 January 20, 2007 26
2007 Event 2 February 3, 2007 34
2007 Event 3 February 17, 2007 22
2007 Event 4 March 3, 2007 22
2007 Event 5 April 7, 2007 20
2007 Event 6 April 21, 2007 20
2007 Event 7 May 5, 2007 22
2007 Event 8 May 19, 2007 12
2008 Event 1 January 19, 2008 20
2008 Event 2 February 16, 2008 17
2008 Event 3 March 29, 2008 23


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