x2 what Fletcher said.
Even in Top ET/Super Pro, it seems that many people don't understand how timing systems work and are overly concerned about what's going on in the other lane. I was footbraking in Top back in October, and guys were freaking out over the "N" after my dial-in, which turns off CrossTalk for me if I am the faster car. It has absolutely zero effect on the car in the other lane, regardless of the dials. There was a lot of arm-waving and words with the race director. The guy refused to run me until they took the N off my window (which was irrelevant on that particular run, since he was the faster car).
smh...
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Anything else can throw off the other driver.
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Not if people actually had a basic understanding of how timing systems work. If you're running a deep stager, "top bulb out" is Staged. It's not hard. Then again, Division 1, in their infinite wisdom, forced people to take DEEP off their windows. Instead, they added time to the stage-to-start, which slows down every single pair. May not seem like much, but seconds turn into minutes, and minutes turn into hours when you have a big car count. I'm not a fan of having the timing system control whether or not a (pre)stage bulb is lit. Stage bulbs should be lit if something is blocking the beam, and not lit if there isn't. Refer to the extensive discussions we've had on here over the year about the "instant red" glitch in the system that they refuse to acknowledge exists.
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I got burned down more than once with starters waving me in to pre-stage before deep opponent lit any light, then let my opponent burn up my converter @3200 rpms taking his sweet time getting in deep.
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Don't get on the converter until everyone is staged. Even with two shallow stagers, if you stage on the converter, the other guy can let you sit for 10 seconds.
$.02,