S/g 1983

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by bill dedman

Terry,

I understand the reasons for all your suggestions and agree with them, except for your objection to deep staging. All the other suggestions you made make a lot of sense, but can you tell me exactly what it is about deep staging that is objectionable in your viewpoint?

I've heard people complain that they think deep staging takes an inordinate amout of time, and should be disallowed for that reason, but won't the Autostart program eliminate drivers who take too long to stage?

Please explain to me if you think there is something inherently unfair about the process of deep staging, and/or just what there is about that process that you find objectionable in a program like you were describing.

I can't see why it's objectionable. It seems to me that it might give a slower, heavier car a fighting chance against lighter, quicker-moving cars. Is that a bad thing?

Thanks for any information; I am curious....

To many "GAMES" were played at the starting line. It was a drag race just to get staged. I saw it all when I was working at IHRA events and it was down right dangerous to the starting line crew. Why do you think it was banned in the first place several years ago? Besides with a 5 tenths Pro start tree, and thats what we are talking about here, it is not necessary. Notice I said 5 as in FIVE TENTHS Pro start not a 4 tenths tree as used in S/C and S/G today. The TOP STOCK program we started years ago proved that. Those guys were cutting 000 lights and red lighting right from the start. Mike Keener and myself heard all of the whinning and bitching about a 5 tenths Pro start would never work at all or they need deep staging, little front tires, the stick shift cars would kill the automatic cars, and on and on back then and it was proved WRONG. Some wanted a sportsman 5 tenths full count tree. If you can red light with a 3300-3800 lb stocker running low 10 second ETs on 9 inch rear tires, regular sized front tires, and no trans brake on a 5 tenths pro start why have deep staging? What do you want to race.....a 1960 Pontiac 9 passenger station wagon weighing over 4400 lbs ? ANY dedicated .90 car could go red anytime on a 5 tenths Pro tree so there is really no argument or reason for deep staging except for some real low classed slow moving stocker with an automatic trans on a full tree.