[Fot] standing starts

[RACER BUD]

The standing starts are also 'great equalizers' because some drivers can 
turn very fast lap times, but have no 'racecraft'....while a good driver 
that may have had a mechanical problem in qualifying starts 1/4 of a mile 
back....Having raced in standing starts in FP at Riverside, and having stood 
next to the grid for the standing start of the big bore races(THE GROUND 
SHAKES)!.....It's an experience that every racer should have the opportunity 
to do at least once....It is just SO COOL!!
Racer Bud

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wes Dayton" <wes at hsrca.org.au>
To: "RACER BUD" <budscars at comcast.net>; "MadMarx" 
<tr4racing at googlemail.com>; "FOT" <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] standing starts


> Historic races in Australia all use standing starts and I agree that the
> race to the first corner is one of the highlights of racing. Yes, I have
> experienced some 'heart-in-mouth' moments when the car in front suddenly
> darts to the left or right, exposing some guy stalled in the middle of the
> track frantically waving his arms, but (so far) have always manage to miss
> them.
>
> The only Historic races I have witnessed here using rolling starts it when
> we have the F5000s running; apparently trying to get one of those things
> off the line quickly from standing still results in lots of debris and
> little motion.
>
> Wes Dayton
>
> On 15/02/11 3:49 PM, "RACER BUD" <budscars at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>When I began racing with SCCA in 1968...we had standing starts...It was
>>Wonderful!..
>>Racer Bud
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