TruSTART looks to level the playing field.

[RJ Sledge]

Hey,....... NHRA 1926 that makes too much sense, hence, it will never get adopted.......

Slow car drivers love it, fast car drivers hate it, the two business people are just trying to make a buck (can't blame them for that) and NHRA will benefit also.

Instant green is the answer, to the so called "problem". Slow car can't cut a light?.......gee... how about a smaller tire or bring back "deep staging".

Mr. Hill is right..... it will sell more Tech Cards....follow the money....

RJ

[RON NICKELS]

LOL,instant green would so easy to win ,just be the fastest car in bracket ,dial 6-7 tenths faster than the slower car and leave when you see the slower cars rear wheel move,pace the car down the strip and take a 5 ft. stripe ,how hard is that with 4-5 tenths advantage.

[Dwight Southerland]

Originally Posted by RON NICKELS

LOL,instant green would so easy to win ,just be the fastest car in bracket ,dial 6-7 tenths faster than the slower car and leave when you see the slower cars rear wheel move,pace the car down the strip and take a 5 ft. stripe ,how hard is that with 4-5 tenths advantage.

Except that you can't do that in Stock or SS Eliminator.

[RON NICKELS]

Correct ,Dwight,but reaction time is real important,whats to stop cars from rolling in some almost deep to get a better reaction time on the instant green,all in all, its a bad ideal for class or brackets.Also a car leaving first could anticipate the green easily,depending on how the starting system was set-up ,no 3 ambers,just a green.

[7423]

Originally Posted by RON NICKELS

LOL,instant green would so easy to win ,just be the fastest car in bracket ,dial 6-7 tenths faster than the slower car and leave when you see the slower cars rear wheel move,pace the car down the strip and take a 5 ft. stripe ,how hard is that with 4-5 tenths advantage.

Hammer, LOL.........quit giving away bracket racing 101 tips. S/SS is different.........wait............never mind.

TruSTART debut in Vegas today. Facebook and DRR has the whole story.

[The Hawk]

Originally Posted by RON NICKELS

Correct ,Dwight,but reaction time is real important,whats to stop cars from rolling in some almost deep to get a better reaction time on the instant green,all in all, its a bad ideal for class or brackets.Also a car leaving first could anticipate the green easily,depending on how the starting system was set-up ,no 3 ambers,just a green.

Amazing....

[Peter Biondo]

As I sit on the plane ride home from Vegas, I have to say I'm very pleased with how the introduction of TruSTART went today at the Strip @LVMS. Bob Brockmeyer (with the help of Jeff Foster) surpassed Kyle and my expectations. It 'looked' great in the real world and worked flawlessly and was well received by the racers (we also would like to thank the racers at LVMS today who raced on TruSTART on it's 'experimental day').

Mr Hill: with all due respect, I believe your comments (along with RJ Sledge) about introducing TruStart being 'all about selling tech cards' do not logically make sense in the big picture here. Case in point: at this point in time, we do not have any problem filling the pits at out Spring Fling events. Kyle and I (and the 15+ person Spring Fling staff) work very hard on our business model to bring racers the most value and fun possible and it seems racers enjoy it. As a matter of fact, in 2016 we are cutting out the Pro class at the Vegas event (turning away 150 paying customers) just be sure the overall experience of the racers stays up to our high standards. That was the single hardest decision Kyle and I had to make. So my question to you is; why would we (Compulink, Foster, Kyle and myself) spend all this time, money and effort to bring TruSTART to the sport of drag racing if it apparently isn't about selling tech cards? My answer to that would be because we all believe it will add to long term health of the sport.

And the second contradiction to your way of thinking is; if TruSTART isn't a logical, fundamentally sound, and technologically timely idea....then why would it sell more tech cards?

All in I think we all can agree there isn't a perfect and 100% fair world out there and neither will racing (or any sport) be perfect. But the same way we watch the performance side of things to keep parity in racing, we feel this parity should also be watched in handicapped racing (in this case, bracket racing, where a thousandth of a second can decide the crowning of a champion and/ or a final round worth $10,000, $20,000, $100,000 or more).

Being involved with racing for over 20 years and watching it's evolution, I respect all the different opinions on the many debatable subjects that have surfaced over time. WIth that said when it comes to TruSTART, we feel its long overdue and the timing is right. Kyle and I feel fortunate to be in a position to help the sport we love.

Peter

[RJ Sledge]

Peter I thought that I had explained in my original post that making a profit in one way or the other is not a bad thing. Maybe you didn't read that part, I don't know.

I like some others, Mr. Hill included, probably read more into this than just making it a better playing field for all involved.

Enhancements have soured quite a few racers, and that is where our concerns are.

I wish you and Kyle the best with TruStart, just wondering where it will lead........and at what/whose expense?

RJ Sledge

[Bob Mulry]

I would like to thank the team that put TruStart together and moving it forward.....

I can only hope that NHRA looks at this program as an asset and moves forward to implement it in all handicap eliminators....

I again thank you for effort,
Bob Mulry

[Casey Miles]

Peter, Thank you for the forward thinking and a great long due innovation of TruStart. You are defiantly following in your dads footsteps with products and positive ideas changing the sport.

Casey Miles
248H Stock