As a typically faster car, I think it is UNFAIR that I have to sit there watching your car go down the track heading for mid track by the time my light says "go"! My God, some of these cars are so damn slow my clutch pedal leg is shakin', sweat is pouring out of my helmet, my thumb is quiverin' against the line-lock button and my hear rate is over the reline.
And for that 2-4 second wait, my throttle is over 5K, my water and oil temps are climbin', the rockers might have lost their adjustment (because roller rockers would ruin Stock!!!) and my slicks may have gained pressure as the sun beat down on them awhile longer.
Ad to that the barometric pressure probably changed a few tenths!!! The planet probably rotated a measurable amount while I wait for my go light.
And then once I got going, assuming I didn't red light with all that wait / worry / anticipation, I have to catch the slow car that has a 1/8 mile head start on me and work out a strategy to overtake him with a 25 MPH difference and use twice the braking power to avoid a break-out.
geez, the more I think about it, we should demand all heads up runs. That is THE ONLY WAY TO BE FAIR. Makes sense to me!
