<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">We do standing starts in the UK and Europe and I have done them since i first started racing in 1980. I have been involved in 2 accidents, at Brands Hath and Spa where a stalled car caused a massive crash, unfortunately I was involved both times and had very large repair bills.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">As you know I have also raced in the US and Canada and I have to say that rolling starts are way safer and i would love them to come to the UK and Europe.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Keith<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 12 Apr 2020, at 02:54, Mike Jackson via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" class="">Agree with Brother Bill! I was on the front row for the first one VSCDA did. I begged them to not do it. To change there mind. They would not budge. I told them if my car blew upon at the start from dumping the clutch at red line it was on their watch if there was a huge crash.<div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Luckily, it neither blew up, nor stalled, nor broke the clutch. And it was a true drag race launch. But in the mirror I saw an awful lot of cars spreading out wildly. Luckily no crashes but I guess they learned it wasnt the best plan overall.</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">There's a reason SCCA no longer does standing starts. Need a reminder, watch F1 when it comes back.<br class=""><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><br class=""><blockquote style="padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" class="">-----Original Message-----<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">From: Bill Dentinger via Fot<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><fot@autox.team.net class=""><br class="">Sent: Apr 11, 2020 5:29 PM<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">Subject: Re: [Fot] Mike Rothschild and Robert Johns. Sebring 1957. #33<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><br class="">And a "LeMan" start, which I never cared for. <div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">VSCDA tried them a couple of times. Not a good idea with so much diversity in equipment and talent in vIntage racing.<div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Bill</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><br class=""><br class=""><div id="__aol_mail_signature__" style="margin: 0px;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light; color: rgb(148, 148, 148); font-size: 11px;" class="">Sent from AOL Mobile Mail<br class="">Get the new AOL app:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a target="_blank" href="http://mail.mobile.aol.com/" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light; font-size: 11px;" class="">mail.mobile.aol.com</a></div></div><br class=""><div class="aolmail_replyHeader" style="margin: 0px;">On Saturday, April 11, 2020, Joe Alexander via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class=""><blockquote style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 9px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 9px;" class=""><div dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><br class="">Joe Alexander<br class="">4505 Donald Dr<br class="">Cedar Falls, IA 50613<br class=""><a href="http://the-vintage-racer.com/" class="">The-vintage-racer.com</a><br class=""><a href="http://gasketinnovations.com/" class="">Gasketinnovations.com</a><br class="">Cell: 319.464.4711<br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class=""><a target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a><br class=""><br class=""><a target="_blank" href="http://www.fot-racing.com/" class="">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><br class=""><br class="">Donate:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" class="">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br class="">Archive:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a target="_blank" href="http://autox.team.net/archive" class="">http://autox.team.net/archive<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></a><a target="_blank" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot" class="">http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</a><br class="">Unsubscribe/Manage:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a target="_blank" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/billdentin@aol.com" class="">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/billdentin@aol.com</a><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""></blockquote></div></div></fot@autox.team.net></blockquote></div></div></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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