More classes added to Div 2 LODRS events

[Villain281H]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Deep Staging still sucks unless your trying to run a 1960 Pontiac station wagon (kind of heavy) in the 13.0 class. It became a "zoo" without courtesy staging. Everyone said the 5 tenths Pro tree wouldnt work in Top Stock when I first came up with it but it was proven wrong. I know the Top Stockers were low ten second cars and most weighed around 3200-3400 lbs but it can be done.

My street/strip Nova weighs 3580 with me and I can't cut better than a .047 footbraking on a 5-tenths pro tree (car cuts 1.50-1.59 60 foots). But I can go red off a transbrake at or below a 3000 rpm 2-step setting all day.

The problem with saying no deep staging (especially to the 12 second class, which will have a good chunk of street/strip cars) is you now put the power in the hands of racers that have cars specifically set-up to hammer the pro tree and/or can get out the beams quickly. What's to stop someone that has a 11 second car to slow down to the 12 second class and shoot it up like ducks on a pond?

I agree deep staging can add a new hassle, but I don't concern myself with it. If I see someone with deep on the car, I'll ask in the lanes how they want to do so neither of us feels rushed and/or hung out.

Maybe a better solution will come about after a race or two.

Derek