Re: Acceptable finish designs, and starts, too

[Roger Johnson <rjohnson@ghg.net>]

>On the other end of things, I like to put in a good stiff move before the
>timing-start line.  This eliminates the need to launch the car like you were
>at a drag race.  I realize this is part of the game at Pro Solo events, but
>it would not break my heart if I never saw one again at a regular autocross.
>The other upside to the tight move before the timing-start line is that it
>takes away all all the worry about precision staging at the marshaling line.

Agreed - and also a point that Kevin Youngers enlightened me of is that the 
"tight maneuver" does not necessarily need to be before the lights.  Just 
after the lights has much the same effect  - as long as your distance from 
staging to lights is not a long distance  (say 100+ feet).

Roger H. Johnson
Home of the Criminally Insane
rjohnson@ghg.net
(281) 992-7504

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