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Originally Posted by Pvt Parts
David Nickens told me a long time ago. The last thing you want to do is go to the starting line and beat yourself. At least make your opponent earn the win.
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That would be a great saying IF all competitors had an equal chance to red light.
They don't.
If the first car to leave red lights, WHY should the second car to leave get a free ride?
According you you (Scott,) there IS no logical, legitimate reason beyond NHRA's desire to give the advantage to the faster car.
That flys in the face of the the monumental effort that NHRA has made since day one, to keep the racing fair.
How much money and effort has NHRA made over the years, buying diagnostic technical equipment, hiring qualified techs, and paying salaries for people to tear down engines to determine their legality, in order to keep the racing FAIR???
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Now, all of a sudden, you want me to believe that the whole reason for treating 2 competitors differently, is simply to give FORD (or any other manufacturer) a miniscule advantage at the red light protocol?
I don't buy that...
I think theey're just not able to recognize this current (since 1963) system for what it is,... an anomaly that has gotten overlooked, and wouldn't make them one red cent, to change.
So, they won't.
I think you give them way too much credit... Not that much grey matter in all of Glendora....
But, it's a sad commentary on the ethical concepts of the membership, when they don't see ANYTHING WRONG with a system that short-changes the first to leave cars, consistently.
Everyone needs to have an equal chance to red light.
Sometimes, they don't. No excuse for that.