TruSTART looks to level the playing field.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Jim Caughlin

This ought to open a can of worms...

Oh boy. You got that right, Jim

[7423]

And we're off.......................in 3, 2, 1

[JRyan]

I thought I'd read where it said the first cars light would initially show green until the other car left. Thus leaving the faster car with the assumption that the slower car had a green light making the faster car try to cut his regular light. If that's the case I like it. But I may be in the minority I don't know.

Rick

[Rich Biebel]

Better get some popcorn for this one.....

[dartman]

Originally Posted by Rich Biebel

Better get some popcorn for this one.....

funny

[Lenny5160]

If there is a logical argument against this method, I'd love to hear it. There have been some unnecessary timing system changes over the years, e.g. CrossTalk, but this one is long overdue.

Did Bill Dedman have something to do with this ??? ggggggg

[Ed Wright]

Guys with the real fast cars that always leave last won't like losing that advantage. I honestly can't see how anyone could really say it's wrong. Don't show the red until both cars have left.

[FireSale]

So I understand that this is limited deployment, but drag racing is all about consistency so I'm going to ask this.

It looks like Peter B, and his friend talked to CompuLink about this idea and CompuLink developed the system. Logic says they will test it at the Spring Fling and then pitch it to NHRA for adoption at points events. So, how would this make it to the grass roots like Bremerton Raceway out here in Washington State that is run by a car club? Is it new equipment or a software update? Something that just shows up in the NHRA trailer for National events won't really help.

I guess I'm asking this of the business folks involved.

Dale

[bill dedman]

Originally Posted by Lenny5160

"If there is a logical argument against this method, I'd love to hear it... . this one is long overdue"

I asked the same question on this forum for years (literally, until my multitudinous posts about it became irritating to some people, who, for some reason, didn't "get it"; are you listening Ed Fernandez and Ed Wright?) Never EVER got a satisfactory answer. Just insults and character-assassination verbiage...

Ed Fernandez said, "It will never happen," and Ed Wright backed him up, with never any reason why this change to a more-fair way of dealing with double redlights needed not to happen.
Now, Ed Wright has done a complete 180 and says, " I honestly can't see how anyone could really say it's wrong," and Ed Fernandez has, miraculously, nothing to say. Well, this plan by two semi-pro Stock Eliminator racers is EXACTLY what I beat to death on this BB for years, and was never able to convince more than a few people of its worth. Maybe I'm just a lousy communicator..

It's not a part of Stock or Super Stock racing, YET, but, I think it may well filter down to those Eliminators if it's successful in the brackets.The fact is, it's not just about slow cars/fast cars.... In the final round of an Eliminator, you could have an "A" car running a "B" car, and they both go red. That's not a likely scenario, but it COULD happen. The winner would be the driver with the least infraction, just like in a double breakout.

That's fair.

I am just glad someone with some "pull" got it done. It was a long-time coming, and I am sure it took a lot of effort on the part of Kyle Seipel and Peter Biondo to get it this far. I applaud their efforts!