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Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone
Frank, I don't believe this is the case, for the most part.
Most just want a fair amount of time ..Same as the guy in the other lane, who does a lengthy burnout, then comes into pre-stage second, then puts it in neutral and cleans out the carb, two or three times, and then bumps it in ever so slowly...
This guy is protected by the system. The deep stager is not. Therefore he puts deep on the window, just in case the other racer does a rush job and puts the squeeze on him.
Now, in the Compulink example, the deep stager would be expecting extra time, and that wouldn't be fair.
Best thing would be to turn off the Autostart for S/SS. If a racer wants to rush up and put on two lights, or even knock off the pre-stage, and sit there, getting hot while his tires cool, that would be on him.
Most (notice I said most) racers have been doing this a long time, and are not going to play games. They're just going to go about their business and stage as usual.
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Mark
You want fair there is fair but no one wants to talk about it or make it happen. Deep would not be a discussion if racers wanted it fair.
"BUT there is a fair solution: "Called Compulink who told me with some additional programming to Autostart this could be taken care of. Add a D before your dial when race control puts it in with the D the staging lights will allow deep by the full stage light not coming on until the prestage beam closed. Opponent would see the same as if shallow.""
My conclusion through the years is most who deep stage do not want a fair method applied to Compulink. it already is programmed in other systems but no one has turned it on. There is a racer who goes deep in one motion pre to staged to deep but will not move until his opponent is fully staged. There you are shallow at 3500 waiting tell me this is not taking control of the race.......