[Fot] standing starts

[BillDentin at aol.com]

In a message dated 02/15/2011 12:47:50 PM Central Standard Time, 
billb at bnj.com writes:


> Personally, I prefer the Australian Pursuit, where each car is flagged 
> off
> according to their handicapped time to complete the number of laps. 
> Starting
> off two or three laps behind a slow car is really a hoot, especially when 
> you
> round the last turn and see fifteen cars in a wad because they've all 
> caught
> up.
> 

They don't call them Australian Pursuit Races, but traditionally the VSCDA 
does these (very successfully, I might add) at the Blackhawk Vintage Classic 
(Father's Day Week End).  As a matter of fact, I think I won the very first 
one they ever ran, at a time I was finding a second or two every time I ran 
a session.  I think Wismer has won one too.  I've never been involved in 
the orchestration, but I understand that there is a lot of work involved 
(setting them up), causing orchestra leaders to miss banquet and drinking the 
night before.  

I agree that these are great fun.

Bill Dentinger