What is ET Bracket Racing?
An E.T. bracket race is a form of drag racing that allows for a handicap between predicted speed of the two vehicles. Each vehicle chooses a dial-in time before the race, predicting the elapsed time the driver estimates it will take his or her vehicle to cross the finish line. This is generally displayed on one or more windows or placard so the starter can adjust the “Christmas tree” starting lights accordingly; the slower vehicle in the race is given the green light before the faster vehicle by a margin of the difference between their two dial-in times, so that if both were perfect, the vehicles would cross the line dead even. If either vehicle goes faster than its dial-in (called running out or breaking out), it is disqualified regardless of who had the lower elapsed time; if both vehicles break out, the one who breaks out by the smallest amount wins. This eliminates any advantage from bending the rules by putting a slow dial-in time on the windshield to get a head start. The effect