Good or Bad Idea

[cgall]

No ambers, instant green. Start ET clock when light turns green. This way the playing field is level for all cars.

[HandOverFist]

Originally Posted by cgall

No ambers, instant green. Start ET clock when light turns green. This way the playing field is level for all cars.

Not exactly...transbrake cars do have an edge on a Pro tree. I don't have a problem with the current tree as it is...would just like to see all cars leave at the same time.

Most of your spectators are at the tree and I guarantee they would not be more confused than they are already vs the current system. Another plus is you would not have very fast cars running up your backside down track...and no heavy braking with spinning vehicles past the stripe. Let's not forget no more loose harnesses so one can spin around in their seat to view what is coming up behind.

[cgall]

If you start the ET clock when the light turns green you do not have a separate RT. The ET is the RT + ET. So there is no advantage to having a hard-leaving car.

Also, most new spectators believe the clock starts on green, not when the beams are broken.

[HandOverFist]

Originally Posted by cgall

If you start the ET clock when the light turns green you do not have a separate RT. The ET is the RT + ET. So there is no advantage to having a hard-leaving car.

Also, most new spectators believe the clock starts on green, not when the beams are broken.

Regardless how it is instituted the transbrake is always going to be the quicker reacting to any given stimulus. The current set-up makes them "guess" just like we do footbraking...to a degree.

I used to could cut .000 lights in my dually tow truck leaving on the second amber. Would freak out many beside me seeing the truck move so soon lol.