Friday, August 11, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER B est W heels O akville T ssa ssssa r E X T 1 A VALUE INCLUDED Thera's a lot mors to drag racing than meats the aye. While professional classe s appear simplistic -- the cars start at the same time and the first one to the finish lino (a quarter mile, exactly 1,320 feet away) wins -- to accommodate the endless diversity In skill level and cars at the local level (to allow anyone and everyone to compete), the rules become somewhat more complicated. Enter the handicap system which allows vehicles of different performance levels to race each other and be competitive. Unlike pro' classes, which race heads-up' (the cars leave the start line at the same time!. In handicap racing the slower car is given a heed start The faster car then triee to `run doom' the other car. The first one across the line wins. Hera's how It works. OVER $1,300 · CK Free Air C se *is*| . 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