I'm not talking about reaction time, I'm talking about the extra time it takes the clutch disk to disengage from the flywheel surface. If not released immediately, that will allow more time for the disk to slip and it will eventually burn up.
Now if you want the killer vehicle reaction time and not burn up a clutch, I would suspect those electro-magnetic units that hold / release the clutch pedal to the floor would be the ticket. And I'll bet almost any racer would need a delay box at that point. NHRA doesn't allow these units in Stock or Superstock.
But as Bryan wants me to get all hyped up about, you can have an auto transmission with a trans-brake (same concept as the electro-magnetic clutch pedal holder), and a built in delay (either via a long throw switch, hydraulic type switch, both located within driver reach during a run, or you can have a transmission with built in delay devices that are adjustable based on driver reaction time; all possible by varying the bleed down rate of the reverse band of the clutch.
So I'm all ear's as to why NHRA / IHRA doesn't allow the same technology offered auto-trans racers to stick racers? As you can see, the technology is transferable from one transmission type to the other.
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