Good or Bad Idea - Page 4

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.

Chris1529 · 02-11-2015, 08:56 AM

I would like to see both top yellows come on at the same time then start the handicap down.

DIV3CR · 02-12-2015, 09:31 PM

Think of a pro start with a handicap. You might blow up your
engine waiting for your light or you'll probably be late.
I did that back in the 1970 at the Grove at a either IHRA or
a AHRA Summer Nationals.

DIV3CR · 02-12-2015, 09:38 PM

I like the heads up pro start same class and heads
up pro start in class run off.

Pistol Pete · 02-12-2015, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DIV3CR

I like the heads up pro start same class and heads
up pro start in class run off.

That would be cool, pro start for class or a heads-up run, but then you have a conflict of having different trees to get used to.

I can understand the slower cars have a point; they probably need 2 yellows cause they can't leave hard enough to have a decent R.T.

GTX JOHN · 02-13-2015, 06:01 AM

The slow cars are not that much slower for the first initial few feet if everything is work right.
My boy's O/SA-P/SA Aspen runs 1.5s 60 FT. that I ran at Pomona last week which is not all that much slower than a lot of the bracket cars at our local track. I did not notice a problem leaving on last Yellow on same
spot as my E/SA car that goes 1.3s

Jody Lang seems to do OK with a slower stocker.

02-11-2015, 01:50 AM	#31
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)

02-11-2015, 08:56 AM	#32
Chris1529 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,366 Likes: 6 Liked 70 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Good or Bad Idea I would like to see both top yellows come on at the same time then start the handicap down. __________________ Chris Bowman The Mountain State Mustang 1984 Mustang GT350

02-12-2015, 09:31 PM	#33
DIV3CR Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: WISCONSIN Posts: 50 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: Good or Bad Idea Think of a pro start with a handicap. You might blow up your engine waiting for your light or you'll probably be late. I did that back in the 1970 at the Grove at a either IHRA or a AHRA Summer Nationals.

02-12-2015, 09:38 PM	#34
DIV3CR Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: WISCONSIN Posts: 50 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: Good or Bad Idea I like the heads up pro start same class and heads up pro start in class run off.

02-13-2015, 06:01 AM	#36
GTX JOHN VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boulder City, Nevada 89005 Posts: 2,731 Likes: 2,794 Liked 2,471 Times in 696 Posts	Re: Good or Bad Idea The slow cars are not that much slower for the first initial few feet if everything is work right. My boy's O/SA-P/SA Aspen runs 1.5s 60 FT. that I ran at Pomona last week which is not all that much slower than a lot of the bracket cars at our local track. I did not notice a problem leaving on last Yellow on same spot as my E/SA car that goes 1.3s Jody Lang seems to do OK with a slower stocker. __________________ John Irving 741 Stock 741 Super Stock