[Bruce Noland]

Originally Posted by Peter Biondo

As I sit on the plane ride home from Vegas, I have to say I'm very pleased with how the introduction of TruSTART went today at the Strip @LVMS. Bob Brockmeyer (with the help of Jeff Foster) surpassed Kyle and my expectations. It 'looked' great in the real world and worked flawlessly and was well received by the racers (we also would like to thank the racers at LVMS today who raced on TruSTART on it's 'experimental day').

Mr Hill: with all due respect, I believe your comments (along with RJ Sledge) about introducing TruStart being 'all about selling tech cards' do not logically make sense in the big picture here. Case in point: at this point in time, we do not have any problem filling the pits at out Spring Fling events. Kyle and I (and the 15+ person Spring Fling staff) work very hard on our business model to bring racers the most value and fun possible and it seems racers enjoy it. As a matter of fact, in 2016 we are cutting out the Pro class at the Vegas event (turning away 150 paying customers) just be sure the overall experience of the racers stays up to our high standards. That was the single hardest decision Kyle and I had to make. So my question to you is; why would we (Compulink, Foster, Kyle and myself) spend all this time, money and effort to bring TruSTART to the sport of drag racing if it apparently isn't about selling tech cards? My answer to that would be because we all believe it will add to long term health of the sport.

And the second contradiction to your way of thinking is; if TruSTART isn't a logical, fundamentally sound, and technologically timely idea....then why would it sell more tech cards?

All in I think we all can agree there isn't a perfect and 100% fair world out there and neither will racing (or any sport) be perfect. But the same way we watch the performance side of things to keep parity in racing, we feel this parity should also be watched in handicapped racing (in this case, bracket racing, where a thousandth of a second can decide the crowning of a champion and/ or a final round worth $10,000, $20,000, $100,000 or more).

Being involved with racing for over 20 years and watching it's evolution, I respect all the different opinions on the many debatable subjects that have surfaced over time. WIth that said when it comes to TruSTART, we feel its long overdue and the timing is right. Kyle and I feel fortunate to be in a position to help the sport we love.

Peter

Sounds like a very altruistic response so should we assume that you guys are going to make this software available for free?