Good or Bad Idea

Pistol Pete · 02-03-2015, 05:21 PM

Wayyy back when handicap racing used to be a 5 yellows then the green, than switched to a 3 yellow and a green.

Would it be a good or bad idea to switch to: 1 Yellow than the Green.

Might cut down on Red Lights.....

Dwight Southerland · 02-03-2015, 05:27 PM

Essentially a pro tree. No problem here.

7423 · 02-03-2015, 05:30 PM

Run your car in Super Street one time, see how you like that tree. That is a .5 pro lite, just what you are describing.

Nitro Joe Jackson · 02-03-2015, 05:33 PM

we use to run one yellow and green back in the old AHRA & IHRA days. Who all remembers those day?

Billy Nees · 02-03-2015, 05:41 PM

Well, it would do away with pretty much every Stocker from O or P on down.

Dwight Southerland · 02-03-2015, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Well, it would do away with pretty much every Stocker from O or P on down.

Except the stick shift cars.

Mike Pearson · 02-03-2015, 05:42 PM

The guys that are using a blinder are used to that scenario. That's how I race.

older racer · 02-04-2015, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Nitro Joe Jackson

we use to run one yellow and green back in the old AHRA & IHRA days. Who all remembers those day?

hello, yes I remember those days. If I remember correctly, AHRA was .30
tree. deep staging was allowed. other wise you were very late!!!!
this was before trans brakes were invented. also, when super gas first came out, a stick car was beating up on automatics, some one invented trans brakes. leveled playing field.

treessavoy · 02-11-2015, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Nitro Joe Jackson

we use to run one yellow and green back in the old AHRA & IHRA days. Who all remembers those day?

I do, Joe, and when NASCAR went drag racing they had the same thing...they called it the "leavers Lose" system. First ran it at Atco then again when I moved to South Texas I ran it in the AHRA at old Alamo Drag Strip.

JimR

Adger Smith · 02-11-2015, 01:50 AM

Joe, we ran at Paris Tx strip for years with the .5 yellow Green pro tree. I pulled into a IHRA race (first National event @ Dallas International) and guess what tree they had. I was ready. Won the race & so much for the sticks not being able to run on it. My car was a 69 Z-28 Stick Ran NHRA F/S at the time. I like that tree.

02-03-2015, 05:21 PM	#1
Pistol Pete VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Punta Gorda Isles, Fl. Posts: 1,626 Likes: 3,404 Liked 779 Times in 209 Posts	Good or Bad Idea Wayyy back when handicap racing used to be a 5 yellows then the green, than switched to a 3 yellow and a green. Would it be a good or bad idea to switch to: 1 Yellow than the Green. Might cut down on Red Lights..... __________________ "Pistol" Pete Dutko

02-03-2015, 05:27 PM	#2
Dwight Southerland VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Arkansas - In the middle of everything. Posts: 2,001 Likes: 64 Liked 779 Times in 193 Posts	Re: Good or Bad Idea Essentially a pro tree. No problem here. __________________

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7423 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 639 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Good or Bad Idea Run your car in Super Street one time, see how you like that tree. That is a .5 pro lite, just what you are describing.

02-03-2015, 05:33 PM	#4
Nitro Joe Jackson VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Loudonville, Ohio or where ever the Nitro Lounge is parked Posts: 2,293 Likes: 58 Liked 67 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Good or Bad Idea we use to run one yellow and green back in the old AHRA & IHRA days. Who all remembers those day? __________________ Nitro Joe Jackson STK 3431 nitrojoe@neo.rr.com

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Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,493 Likes: 3,595 Liked 7,723 Times in 1,738 Posts	Re: Good or Bad Idea Well, it would do away with pretty much every Stocker from O or P on down. __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS I'm not spending 100K to win 2K

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Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,447 Likes: 615 Liked 1,923 Times in 578 Posts	Re: Good or Bad Idea The guys that are using a blinder are used to that scenario. That's how I race. __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS

02-11-2015, 01:50 AM	#10
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: Good or Bad Idea Joe, we ran at Paris Tx strip for years with the .5 yellow Green pro tree. I pulled into a IHRA race (first National event @ Dallas International) and guess what tree they had. I was ready. Won the race & so much for the sticks not being able to run on it. My car was a 69 Z-28 Stick Ran NHRA F/S at the time. I like that tree. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)