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Old 01-16-2017, 11:44 AM   #8
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Default Re: Trustart Debate

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Originally Posted by John Tabak View Post
Hello all, thought I would add this for the sake of discussion. First I'll introduce myself as a longtime reader on this forum who just recently registered. I do some announcing at Mission Raceway as well as racing two Summit classes (slow car in one, fast in the other). I've found this forum to be a great help in learning the ins and outs of Class racing especially in my early years of announcing before I started racing. I've come to really admire what you guys do and have a great amount of respect for it. For the record I would view the introduction of Trustart as a "correction" of the current system as apposed to a "evolvement" of it. Imagine you had a clean slate. You are in the process of inventing handicap drag racing. All other decisions have been made and the only thing left to decide is what to do in the case of two red lights. Again a COMPLETELY clean slate, no history (ie: this is way we've always done it) and no limitations of a timing system that was designed for Heads Up starts. Would the current system even be considered?
Welcome to the forum, John.
Good question.
It's hard to even imagine the system we have now being designed from scratch.
What we have now evolved over a period of about 60 years ...just like Stock Eliminator has "evolved" over a 45 year period.
I believe both will continue to do so..personal agendas aside.
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