Bracket Races are similar to Elimination Races, but with the inclusion of handicaps to allow for vehicles of different specs to compete against one another, making these races a test of skill, rather than muscle.
Laguna would also be special because Kawasaki had arranged to give Roger Lee a bike and an exemption to take part in his first-ever MotoGP race — perhaps a test drive for the next member of Earl's race team to join the circuit.
Completing a 13.1-mile race is a test of endurance for anyone.
The race is a test of will and endurance that quickly weeds out the weak.
This put four of the fastest cars and drivers at the back of the grid and turned the race into a test of the theory of reverse grids.
It is the first since Barack Obama took office, so many see the race as a test of how Americans view his efforts.
"I think this race is a test of whether Democrats in the House are really going to respect the Hispanic community or not," Bill Richardson, a former Democratic House member from New Mexico, recently told Roll Call, a weekly newspaper that covers Capitol Hill.
Mr. Florio, who has the support of most South Jersey political leaders, has tried to make Mr. Corzine's vast wealth an issue, casting the race as a test of the power of party loyalty versus the power of money.
In the months leading to the election, the nation's most prominent Hispanic organizations tried to cast the race as a test of the Democratic Party's commitment to them.
James W. Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, said the race was a test case of how prosperity may have shifted the political landscape within the Democratic Party.
The race is a test of Mr. Brown's ability to sustain the energy among Republicans that led to his election in a state where Democrats have long dominated the Congressional delegation.
