Deep Staging, why not?

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Not this BS again. When I ran the gremlin I was in my sixties. Deep was allowed when I started. Didn't like it when it was banned but I worked at it and I think I did a fairly good job at leaving on a dead shallow stage. My car's 60' times were bttween 1.75 and 1.79 usually. If you can't cut a light shallow then you need a faster leaving car ($$$) or taking up curling for a sport.
Ask Jody if not going deep has hurt his ability to compete.

Ha..More anecdotal evidence, Eddie boy.
Make sure, if NHRA calls you up for your thoughts, that you tell them that you Ed Fernandez, doesn't need to deep stage ..Therefore nobody else does either.
Okay buddy?

[bigshow2966]

Mike Jeffrey has probably one of the slowest leaving cars in Stock and can get ahold of the tree pretty good shallow staging. All it takes is practice, practice, practice.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by bigshow2966

. All it takes is practice, practice, practice.

Sorry, that's not correct.
If you are looking at the tree wrong , you can practice till hell freezes over , and you'll never be consistent and good at it.

[JOE ZOOM]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Sorry, that's not correct.
If you are looking at the tree wrong , you can practice till hell freezes over , and you'll never be consistent and good at it.

Mark....just practice leaving when the second bulb goes out...lol.....Joe Mocci

[Carguy49]

Mark you are correct. You have to find that sweet spot on the tree. If you don't leave at the same spot consistently then what's the point.

Also, I have seen several people use a shorter front tire to help with the reaction time. That might be a crutch, but it works for them.

Adjusting front tire pressure helps, also.

Just my 2 cents.

[Maverick]

I would prefer the question to be, "only the stage bulb is required to race. Make it like the pros, only the stage bulb is required for you to be staged. The prestage, original intent was to let you know you are getting close to the stage position. Don't call it deep staging, where you got to put it on your window, to make people wait on you to roll in. Make it so only the stage light needs to be on to race. Courtesy staging is not courteous, get rid of the courtesy staging, and bring some drama back to the starting line. Steve Williams S/G

[Irace007]

Originally Posted by Maverick

I would prefer the question to be, "only the stage bulb is required to race. Make it like the pros, only the stage bulb is required for you to be staged. The prestage, original intent was to let you know you are getting close to the stage position. Don't call it deep staging, where you got to put it on your window, to make people wait on you to roll in. Make it so only the stage light needs to be on to race. Courtesy staging is not courteous, get rid of the courtesy staging, and bring some drama back to the starting line. Steve Williams S/G

Nailed it !!

[Casey Miles]

Originally Posted by Maverick

I would prefer the question to be, "only the stage bulb is required to race. Make it like the pros, only the stage bulb is required for you to be staged. The prestage, original intent was to let you know you are getting close to the stage position. Don't call it deep staging, where you got to put it on your window, to make people wait on you to roll in. Make it so only the stage light needs to be on to race. Courtesy staging is not courteous, get rid of the courtesy staging, and bring some drama back to the starting line. Steve Williams S/G

It's a breath of fresh air to know that someone else knows what the staging lights are there for! Let people place their car anywhere on the starting line and let the race begin.

Casey Miles
248H Stock

[James Perrone]

Dead horse