A case for Tru-Start

[Don Morris]

Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

Not sure I follow the logic. The slower car does not get a second chance to win. Why is the slower car immediately disqualified when the faster car hasn't done anything? Both drivers should be judged on their individual performance, but in the current redlight rule, the driver of the faster car never gets judged if the driver of the slower car redlights.


I used to shoot pistols competitively. If I missed the mark on my trial, my opponent does not automatically win until he submits his performance. If he misses more than I do, then I win. What's the difference?

I wasn't going to post anything more on this topic. But....
Just assume handicapped races right now, with no other exceptions such as hitting the wall or failing fuel or weight.

Simply stated, under the T-S system, if the slower car redlights he is NOT immediately DQd. He could go on to win the round if the faster car goes red by a greater margin. If the slower car goes green and the faster car goes red, the faster car IS immediately DQd, with no further chance to win that round.
Sounds to me like the slower car gets another chance to win when he redlights. That's all I'm trying to say.
Want absolute fairness? If anyone goes red during elims, they are DQd. It would surely muck up the race, but you would have attained absolute "fairness".