And the whiner award goes to ......

Roger K Fain · 12-11-2007, 11:52 AM

A new and innovative idea would be to eliminate the "Christmas Tree' in the middle of the starting line configuration and place an individual "tree" on the outside of each lane. This would eliminate leaving off the other lane's light, and completely eliminate "hoodscoop obstructions" for Pro Stocks and others.These lights could be "hooded" to allow viewing only by the lane competitor, which would enhance safety implicitly by requiring the driver to concentrate solely on "his" lights. This would also render any current "tricks", i.e. blinders, tape, playing cards, etc. obsolete, and add intrigue and excitement to the game, while the traditional "greats" devize new "one-upsmanship" edges to win consistently(and they will).
BTW; I know of one Super Street competitor that has such a large hoodscoop, that he generally selects the right lane so he can see the tree. If by chance, he has to run the left lane, he uses a mirror mounted on his right fender to leave...this is not safe.

12-11-2007, 11:52 AM	#15
Roger K Fain Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Clarksburg, WV Posts: 146 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: And the whiner award goes to ...... A new and innovative idea would be to eliminate the "Christmas Tree' in the middle of the starting line configuration and place an individual "tree" on the outside of each lane. This would eliminate leaving off the other lane's light, and completely eliminate "hoodscoop obstructions" for Pro Stocks and others.These lights could be "hooded" to allow viewing only by the lane competitor, which would enhance safety implicitly by requiring the driver to concentrate solely on "his" lights. This would also render any current "tricks", i.e. blinders, tape, playing cards, etc. obsolete, and add intrigue and excitement to the game, while the traditional "greats" devize new "one-upsmanship" edges to win consistently(and they will). BTW; I know of one Super Street competitor that has such a large hoodscoop, that he generally selects the right lane so he can see the tree. If by chance, he has to run the left lane, he uses a mirror mounted on his right fender to leave...this is not safe.