TruSTART looks to level the playing field. - Page 4

Bruce Noland · 02-14-2016, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by John L Kelley

Handicap racing is a "PERFORMANCE ORIENTED SPORT" ???? Really.....?
We know why it's been this was for years, they didn't have any wat to correct it ... NOW WE DO !!
I think a letter writing campaign to Peter Clifford is in order to get this CHANGED !
Discussing it here is doing nothing .......

Yeah, that will get results for sure! Clifford is even more insulated than Compton, if that is imaginable. All he wants from the Sportsman racer is absolute silence. In fact, he would like us to be invisible but the pesky little non profit status prevents that from happening. And the very last thing he wants is a sordid little red light controversy.

Mark Yacavone · 02-07-2016, 01:15 PM

I would assume , as the "Stockers" get faster and faster, a few guys with low 10 sec. cars might change their opinions on this subject.
After all , it's usually about what's good for ME, rather than the sport in general.

The Hawk · 02-07-2016, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Larry Hill

The red light needs to happen in real time without delay. If I go red I want to know so I can do something positive on the run: 1. save my equipment for the next heads-up run where the worst red light looses, 2. manage averages for the AHFS, 3. test, and 4. practice driving the stripe.

I haven`t had time to read all of these thoughts and posts, but if both racers go red the winning driver`s dial in will flash, so you will know as soon as the quicker racer leaves.

Ed Carpenter · 02-07-2016, 11:43 PM

This isn't being proposed for Nhra/ihra correct? So why all the debate?

Bruce Noland · 02-08-2016, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by deuces wild

This isn't being proposed for Nhra/ihra correct? So why all the debate?

You are correct.

bill dedman · 06-11-2016, 05:21 PM

I posted on this method, long before it was called TRUSTART several years ago, and asked that same question, repeatedly, usuallly, with nothing but ridicule from Ed Fernandez, who, although he ran a car in a "slow" class and would have benefitted from the change, was steadfastly against it.

Finally, one person suggested that that the first car to leave, enjoying the benefits of a "clean tree," would have that as an advantage and the first red light system as it still exists, would be an equalizing factor.

Other than that, NOBODY ever gave me any legitimate reason. why it should not be changed.

NOBODY,..

And I beat this drum for months... probably years. Long enough that even ~I~ got tired of it. So, I gave up...

It never had any kind of positive response from the people on this board (except for Jim Wahl and a couple more,) until Peter Biondo and Kyle Seipel recently suggested the very same thing.

I was gratified when they did.

As an aside, the whole concept that is TRUSTART came from a bracket racer in Fremont, California (definitely not ME,) named Bob Mikulic. He raced superchaged Studebakers... He explained it to me in detail (I didn't "get it",) back in the 1990's...

It finally sunk in...

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Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,840 Likes: 2,932 Liked 5,150 Times in 1,966 Posts	Re: TruSTART looks to level the playing field. I would assume , as the "Stockers" get faster and faster, a few guys with low 10 sec. cars might change their opinions on this subject. After all , it's usually about what's good for ME, rather than the sport in general. __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

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Ed Carpenter Live Reporter Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dripping Springs, Tx Posts: 2,710 Likes: 187 Liked 520 Times in 132 Posts	Re: TruSTART looks to level the playing field. This isn't being proposed for Nhra/ihra correct? So why all the debate? __________________ Ed Carpenter 2005 Chevy Cobalt A/SM Race Engine Development

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bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: TruSTART looks to level the playing field. I posted on this method, long before it was called TRUSTART several years ago, and asked that same question, repeatedly, usuallly, with nothing but ridicule from Ed Fernandez, who, although he ran a car in a "slow" class and would have benefitted from the change, was steadfastly against it. Finally, one person suggested that that the first car to leave, enjoying the benefits of a "clean tree," would have that as an advantage and the first red light system as it still exists, would be an equalizing factor. Other than that, NOBODY ever gave me any legitimate reason. why it should not be changed. NOBODY,.. And I beat this drum for months... probably years. Long enough that even ~I~ got tired of it. So, I gave up... It never had any kind of positive response from the people on this board (except for Jim Wahl and a couple more,) until Peter Biondo and Kyle Seipel recently suggested the very same thing. I was gratified when they did. As an aside, the whole concept that is TRUSTART came from a bracket racer in Fremont, California (definitely not ME,) named Bob Mikulic. He raced superchaged Studebakers... He explained it to me in detail (I didn't "get it",) back in the 1990's... It finally sunk in... __________________ Bill Last edited by bill dedman; 06-12-2016 at 01:04 AM.