Tru Start coming!

[Dan Lattimore]

Originally Posted by jimmyparker

Danny, you are absolutely right about the system IHRA tried, it was only slightly better than the one car length per class we got before the Christmas tree came out, probably would have been better had the tree been blocked but still terrible for the lower class cars.


Jimmy

Thanks Jimmy , Sometimes I suffer from bad Wreckollection .

[treessavoy]

Back about 100 years ago when I started in this sport NASCAR was the governing body at Atco in NJ and they had a Leavers lose (LL) system.

Staging lights, one yellow and one green, basically a pro tree,. I believe it was a five tenths tree. The tree was shaded so you couldn't see the other guys light.

JimR

[Bret Kepner]

Congratulations, Steve Taylor. I know he's smiling.

[Christopher Stewart]

So a higher class stick car gets to sit there with the engine reved up in the thunder zone while waiting on the other car to leave then for his light to come on? That'll junk up the starting line quick and park a lot of stick cars..

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Christopher Stewart

So a higher class stick car gets to sit there with the engine reved up in the thunder zone while waiting on the other car to leave then for his light to come on? That'll junk up the starting line quick and park a lot of stick cars..

Mr Stewart, I drove a stick shift car for many years and for many rounds, and I never once thought about doing anything different in accordance with what the driver in the other lane was doing or not doing.
Beside that, no one decides when to rev their engine into the thunder zone, except for you ,my friend.
Way too little here , and much too late...

[james schaechter]

Originally Posted by Christopher Stewart

So a higher class stick car gets to sit there with the engine reved up in the thunder zone while waiting on the other car to leave then for his light to come on? That'll junk up the starting line quick and park a lot of stick cars..

Stick drivers that use blinders bring it up early now. I don't see it as a big deal as long as you use a two step and put the rpm where you are comfortable with it.

[Alan Roehrich]

The guy Chris is talking about has been driving stick cars for over 50 years. He does not have a two step, either.

[Christopher Stewart]

Thank you for your replies, perhaps ya'll can straighten me out.
What if you have to leave at 8600rpm to get a good leave? You can't just park there at 8600 and wait for a light to come on.

[Keith 944]

Originally Posted by Christopher Stewart

Thank you for your replies, perhaps ya'll can straighten me out.
What if you have to leave at 8600rpm to get a good leave? You can't just park there at 8600 and wait for a light to come on.

you would leave as you do now, the red light decision comes on after faster car leaves

[james schaechter]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

The guy Chris is talking about has been driving stick cars for over 50 years. He does not have a two step, either.

Well, that is harder period unless it just doesn't matter how high you leave. Why would it be harder with true start though?

I say this as a person that could care less about true start one way or the other. Just wondering what I am missing.