[Michael Beard]

It's not secret info, just hasn't been relevant to Stock racing for a number of years (unfortunately) due to the sanctioning bodies making it illegal.

Tiny tires are going to 1) change your suspension geometry and 2) not give you nearly as much R/T as you might think. Even going from 28" to 23" might only get you .040 if you're lucky. (and if you don't already have them laying around, then you also have the expense of tires!) My recommendation would be to pre-stage (or *just* shy of it), set your launch rpm, then ease off the brake just slightly to slowly roll from pre-stage all the way to deep. That way you don't even have to look back at the tach. Be deliberate, and you absolutely CAN do this consistently! I think you were just rushing yourself too much, resulting in the erratic staging position and subsequent R/T and ET variances.

When permitted in E.T. bracket racing, I deep stage the Turismo using the above method, and it's been flawless. That's how all of the deep stagers were doing it at the Jim Harrington Footbrake Classic last weekend, too. If you can shallow stage consistently, you can deep stage consistently. Give it, and yourself, a chance! You'll be fine. Let me know how you make out!