certification. A full bodied car that is certified for 7.50 seconds goes faster than 7.49 seconds. A stock sedan with just a standard three-point harness goes faster than 11.49 seconds (five point harness required at that speed). A vehicle goes 150 mph (240 km/h) or faster in the quarter-mile and does not have a parachute, required for cars that speed or faster. A driver goes faster than the legal limit of his competition licence. Examples include: A driver's competition licence only is for cars 7.50 to 8.99 seconds, and his car goes faster than 7.49 seconds. In Junior Dragster, a driver goes faster than the absolute limit imposed by his competition licence or is warned two times during a meeting: Drivers age 5 cannot be faster than 20.00 seconds in the eighth mile during their solo passes. Drivers 6-7 are restricted to 13.90 in the eighth mile, with a warning at 13.70 (or 7.00 in the sixteenth mile), with an absolute limit of 13.50 (or 6.80). Drivers 8-9 are restricted to 11.90 in the eighth mile, with a warning at 11.70 (or 6.10), with an absolute limit of 11.50 (or 5.90). Drivers 10-12 are restricted to 8.90 in the eighth mile, with a warning at 8.70 (or 4.70), with an absolute limit of 8.50 (or 4.50). Drivers 13-18 are restricted to 7.90 in the eighth mile, with an absolute limit of 7.50 (or 4.10) and 85.00 MPH. Drivers in Jr Comp are restricted to 6.90 in the eighth mile, with an absolute limit of 6.70 and 110.00 MPH. Drivers who exceed the absolute limit are subject to further NHRA discipline. Examples: This eliminates any advantage from bending the rules by putting a slow dial-in time on the windshield to get a head start. However, some racers will purposely dial a slower time and then let off of the throttle or use their brakes near the end of the track in an attempt to use strategy to win the race rather than relying on the car to run the dial in. Bracket Racing Strategy Bracket racing boils down mainly into one thing; putting up the best "package". The best package is technically the winner in every drag race. A "package" is : package = drivers reaction time + deviation from the dial-in. For example: Driver A has a reaction time of 0.025 and his car runs 9.653 on a 9.64 dial