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Old 02-04-2015, 10:29 AM   #11
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I remember first day of 1987 season at Mt.Park Dragway, George Poynter who was the announcer there and at Bluegrass Dragway from the sixties till it closed, said Gene Barker who was track operator had needed some firewood that winter and now the tree just has 3 ambers instead of five.LOL

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Old 02-04-2015, 12:20 PM   #12
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A far more serious problem is the insanity of continuing a “first” red light system in handicapped races.
Oh geez,not AGAIN! That dead horse has been beaten so badly it can't even been made into dog food.
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Old 02-04-2015, 05:46 PM   #14
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Why would you want to take away more from the slower cars? There are very few left now.
If you want to do something constructive, you could lobby to bring back deep staging.
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Old 02-04-2015, 05:57 PM   #15
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Why would you want to take away more from the slower cars? There are very few left now.
If you want to do something constructive, you could lobby to bring back deep staging.
Why not do both? Tilt the process towards it being a driver's race more than a mechanics race at the starting line. Make it possible to adjust the mechanics in the driver-car to have the same level of difficulty to produce reaction time regardless of the car.


Then do away with reaction timers.
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Old 02-04-2015, 06:37 PM   #16
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Or, just go back to a flag.
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Old 02-04-2015, 07:14 PM   #17
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Old 02-04-2015, 09:36 PM   #18
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Why not do both? Tilt the process towards it being a driver's race more than a mechanics race at the starting line. Make it possible to adjust the mechanics in the driver-car to have the same level of difficulty to produce reaction time regardless of the car.


Then do away with reaction timers.
Okay...I'd trade top two ambers for deep staging.

That's the point of it anyway.
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Old 02-05-2015, 12:51 AM   #19
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OK how's about this? It would take a real long track to do it. Both cars stage opposite each other,that's 2,640 feet apart, facing each other. They both race to the finish line. No having to turn your head 180 degrees (that will help the slow guys).Of course you'll have to move the timing boards and have an extra starter. Now that would make things interesting
What do you think Billy?.
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Old 02-05-2015, 02:37 AM   #20
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I would'nt mind seeing both cars leave at the same time...that would take care of the first red scenario. Put a dial on each car and the best package wins...that would force all to dial honestly and eliminate excessive braking and eight second cars coming up from behind thirteen second cars at the stripe.
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