Sportsman ET is the entry level class in Drag Racing. It is affordable and a lot of fun.

The misconception by most people seeing this class for the first time is that it's a race to the end and whoever crosses the line first wins, well no, it's a little more complicated than that.

ET racing, or Bracket racing allows cars of different power output to compete on a level playing field.

So, here are the basic principles of ET racing. Over a racing weekend you are given several qualifing sessions. In each qualifiing session you predict the time your car will run, the dial-in time. So, for example racer 'A' dials 15sec and racer 'B' dials 13sec. If racer 'A' runs 15.1 and racer 'B' runs 13.2 then racer 'A' qualifies higher because he/she was closer to their dial-in.

After the qualifing comes the eliminations. You are pitted against maybe a faster car than you so your opponents dial-in time is subtracted from your dial-in time giving you a head start by that amount. If your dial in is on the button, as is your opponent, then you should both cross the finish line at the same time. However, your reaction time is also taken into account so crossing the line at exactly the same time is improbable.