We have rolling starts but only on big grids with more than 60 cars on the
track.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
To: "'R. John Lye'" <rjl@gt-classics.com>; "Tony Drews" <tony@tonydrews.com>;
<triumph_marx@freenet.de>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 10:43 AM
Subject: RE: Rules, Accidents, and Vintage Racing
> In general, rolling starts behind a pace car are deemed more safe than
> standing starts, especially standing starts on a grid. They are certainly
> easier on the equipment as well. It's very hard to get a properly geared
> four speed car to start moving, unless first is a throwaway gear.
>
> Considering the number of vintage races that go on in the US per year, and
> the size of the grids for each race, we actually do very, very well with
> pace car starts.
>
>
> Bill Babcock
> Babcock & Jenkins
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
> Of R. John Lye
> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 7:25 PM
> To: Tony Drews; triumph_marx@freenet.de; fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Rules, Accidents, and Vintage Racing
>
> At 05:52 PM 7/23/2005 -0500, Tony Drews wrote:
> >Chris, do you have any problems with cars stalling at the start and
> >causing a wreck?
>
> At one point (and maybe they still do), NASA used standing starts. Chip
> Bond got rear ended in a Caterham 7 when the car in front of him stalled on
> the start, and although he was able to check up and avoid him, the car
> behind didn't... So, yes, that is a problem - and, in my opinion, is even
> less safe than the rolling starts that most US organizations use.
>
>
> R. John Lye
>
> rjl6n@cstone.net
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