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Originally Posted by chris3racing
I try to explain this on a frequent basis. The average fan can understand "pro", top fuel, funny car and pro stock, and "index" racing, Pinks All Out or Unleashed because there are two cars they both leave at the same time, unless one car gets a good light, and they race to the finish line. The first one there wins.
What most people don't understand about class racing vs index racing is they are the same type of cars and why one car is a quarter of the way down the track and then the other guy leaves and trys to catch him. When the car that got the head start gets near the finish line he either lets off, "pats the accelerator" or "slams on brakes." In some cases the guy who had the head start and puts on brakes he loses. This is very difficult to explain to the average spectator we understand because we are the ones racing.
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The "INDEX" racing still has the slam the brakes, letting off, pat the gas peddle , etc. but dosent look nearly as bad because of the heads up start. In most cases I have seen on the videos the shutting off is minimal. Makes for better TV and is eaiser to explain to those who are not into what most on here love and are used to. I know most dont like to hear this and what it is but a few short years down the road this could be all you have. If you dont like it and quit there will be plenty of racers and less expensive cars to take your place. The $20,000 stocker engines and $40, 000 + S/S engines will be a thing of the past just to bracket race with as most seem to be against heads up racing by combinning class wt. breaks and transmission types. .