my opinion

[Rich Biebel]

Originally Posted by treessavoy

Micheal,

100 years ago when I started racing at ATCO Dragway it was a NASCAR sanctioned track (yes kiddies, NASCAR once dabbled in drag racing) and they ran what they called the "Leaver's Lose" system. It used two staging lights but only one yellow light then the green. Everyone loved it but that was when there were no electronics.

If it were used today we would have the same problems faced if we went to the pro tree.

JimR

I was at Atco when it was Nascar sanctioned so I can confirm this is true

It was also IHRA for a while and they held at least one National event there....

There was also the UBRA and they promoted and held big bracket races there....

This thread is very funny.....Don Kennedy, you have some valid points but mostly your way off base......

I would agree with the complaint about "waiting" for someone. It is an irritating condition and is likely to get someone rubbed raw....and might lead to a miscue but then that is all part of racing...Controlling ones emotions and blocking that stuff out once you fire your car and prepare to race. There are numerous things that can happen that can get a racers concentration broken. If you let that happen you lost before you staged......