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bill dedman · 02-07-2016, 02:57 PM

Well, I don't know what "keyboard knowledge" has to do with vocabulary, but that's not the question here; You seem to want to bring up factors like driving off a "clean tree" as an advantage for a first-to-leave car, and you're right; I think that IS an advantage. But, if you are going to include the myriad advantages/disadvantages of faster or, slower cars, it is only fair to mention that there are many reasons why a fast or slow car might be perceived as having an advantage, such as; it is common knowledge that weather conditions, such as wind and temperature, affect a slow car's e.t. a lot more than fast cars' times (making it harder to "dial",) and,driving the stripe is much easier for the car that's closing the gap, because he has a better view of the other car, the stripe and the closing-rate; the first car has to try to gauge the progress of the two cars by looking back over his shoulder at the oncoming car... It is said that the slower car watches the upcoming finish-line as a series of still photographs, while the closing car watches a movie... no gaps, and so on, and, so on.

In the final analysis, it is impossible to factor in all the many conditions and situations that might give one car, or another, the advantage, and a "clean tree" falls into that category, just like driving the stripe.

In actuality, it could be said that driving off a "clean tree" for the first-to-leave car is "equalized" by the greater difficulty of driving the stripe.

So, who knows; I just know that from an ethical standpoint, it would seem that having BOTH cars face equal "red light jeopardy" (which they don't now, if the first-to leave, Bulbs,) is more fair than the system we have, now. That's what TruStart would give us.

Just my 2-cents...

02-07-2016, 02:57 PM	#68
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: TruSTART looks to level the playing field. Well, I don't know what "keyboard knowledge" has to do with vocabulary, but that's not the question here; You seem to want to bring up factors like driving off a "clean tree" as an advantage for a first-to-leave car, and you're right; I think that IS an advantage. But, if you are going to include the myriad advantages/disadvantages of faster or, slower cars, it is only fair to mention that there are many reasons why a fast or slow car might be perceived as having an advantage, such as; it is common knowledge that weather conditions, such as wind and temperature, affect a slow car's e.t. a lot more than fast cars' times (making it harder to "dial",) and,driving the stripe is much easier for the car that's closing the gap, because he has a better view of the other car, the stripe and the closing-rate; the first car has to try to gauge the progress of the two cars by looking back over his shoulder at the oncoming car... It is said that the slower car watches the upcoming finish-line as a series of still photographs, while the closing car watches a movie... no gaps, and so on, and, so on. In the final analysis, it is impossible to factor in all the many conditions and situations that might give one car, or another, the advantage, and a "clean tree" falls into that category, just like driving the stripe. In actuality, it could be said that driving off a "clean tree" for the first-to-leave car is "equalized" by the greater difficulty of driving the stripe. So, who knows; I just know that from an ethical standpoint, it would seem that having BOTH cars face equal "red light jeopardy" (which they don't now, if the first-to leave, Bulbs,) is more fair than the system we have, now. That's what TruStart would give us. Just my 2-cents... __________________ Bill Last edited by bill dedman; 02-14-2016 at 04:46 AM.