Re: No Blinders
When I started racing in the 50's you watched the starter to see what kind of move he made just before he dropped the flag. Then they brought us the Christmas Tree so you pushed the tree red in time trials and backed off enough to see green. Then they gave us reaction times, This let the starting line ducks see their poor reaction times and other drivers good reaction times. This helped the less intelligent drivers see whey they were getting beat by a slower car. This why I raced stock. It has the most pure driving of any eliminator, no buttons, trans brakes. Now they let the factory race cars computer control the throttle "traction control" which gives them the edge. The blinders are a not going to help a good racer or a poor racer have an advantage. In my mind it is just one more thing to make sure you don't screw up. KEEP IT SIMPLE.
Stan Hawes Retired from driving, more time to bs
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