Pro tree

[Michael Beard]

The problem is trying to get the nay sayers to put their purse down long enough to even try it

This is a ridiculous argument. Pro & Full trees are different disciplines. Pro tree requires either a fast-reacting car/driver/or both, but in any case it is simply an instinct reaction. Some people are better at it than others, but it's not *hard*. Full tree racing requires a lot more out of the driver. There's a reason why people use blinders and/or delay boxes where permissible. Full Tree racing also adds another variable to heads-up runs, sometimes giving the slower car a little more of a chance due to error or overconfidence by the faster car. Pro Tree would dumb it down and give the faster car far less chance to red light or have a cautious light. Yes, it'd be fun for a non-sanctioned event, but makes little sense to toss Pro Tree runs in with a Full Tree category.

And yes, I have Pro Tree raced. (and won, both a handicapped Pro Tree race with a street-legal car, and a 7.0 heads-up Index class with my Stocker)

And BTW, people do use delay boxes in many Pro Tree categories. Might be even tougher to find discover them in Pro Tree classes where they are prohibited.

$.02,

[Dan Lattimore]

Heads up stick cars would get your blood pumping back when IHRA was pro tree and there were no high side chips.

[Don Kennedy]

I am in favor of a pro tree because The advantage for the tree we have now is no doubt to a person who races the most . This is verified by simply seeing who is winning all the time , practice practice practice is what makes a person win , but I am in favor of a pro tee cause 95 % of the racers don't have the time , money or desire to go to as many races as they should or want to . the pro tree would even up the starting line advantage that the 5% of the people who race every weekend have no doubt