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Old 02-26-2007, 01:55 PM
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I don't see what the big stink is about the show. The idea is sound. Two racers, a flagman, and negotiated starts. Just like old school street racing. That's the idea. As for the actual negotiations, nobody is getting 15 lengths. They don't even like to go over 5 lengths. The racers are supposed to bring cars that run similar ETs. If they lie, that's when the big mismatches come about. It's the racer's fault, not the shows. Besides, even if someone got 15 lengths, so what? It's called bracket racing, and more people in drag racing participate in that kind of racing than heads up. The only difference between the Pinks way and the bracket tree way is they start both cars at the same time, from different distances, instead of hold one car at the tree for a certain amount of time. Both methods are intended to have the cars finish the race at the same point.
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