[bill dedman]

I think it has been a lousy idea, a haven for people who are good at fudging the start with no jeopardy of a red light.

That show is up for evaluation,and I really hope somebody educates them that a twentieth of a second advantage on the start is worth half a carlength at the finish, and cannot be seen by the naked eye.

They need reaction timers and a tree, if they are going to race at all. "Arm drops" are NOT a good way to start a drag race. They only did it in the street because they didn't have access to a tree.

To do it where there IS access to a tree is idiotic.

Ditto, the breakouts... Do it right, or don't bother.

Yeah, it was a popular way to race (on TV), but popular with whom? The half-drunk spectators in the stands, or the starting line hole-shot artists who couldn't get past the first round at a REAL drag race???

Bon Voyage to this dumbing-down of drag racing that, like Billy Meyer's "taking drag racing to a new level," chose the wrong level...

My 2-cents....