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Why do some need help finding the staging beams??
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06/01/12 12:11 AM
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Looking at alot of vids lately, and there seems to be quite alot of guys who need a "spotter" to guide them into the staging beams. Why? Not talking about backing them up after a lengthy burn out and keeping it in the "groove", but creeping forward into the beams. I'm a rookie, but i have no problem. Not bashing here either. Just wondering if there is a good reason that I'm not seeing. codfish 
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Re: Why do some need help finding the staging beams??
[Re: codfish]
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06/01/12 12:16 AM
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My  is that its the latest fad, everyone wants to "Look" like a pro... not a fan.
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Re: Why do some need help finding the staging beams??
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06/01/12 12:58 AM
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My is that its the latest fad, everyone wants to "Look" like a pro...
not a fan.
It is pretty funny.... I guess everyone wants to get
into the show... but come on... I've seen it with
12 second cars... I'm old and still manage to find
the starting line all by myself
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Re: Why do some need help finding the staging beams??
[Re: W.I.N. Racing]
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06/01/12 01:25 AM
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My is that its the latest fad, everyone wants to "Look" like a pro...
not a fan.
Well Im glad someone else shares my opinion.
codfish
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Re: Why do some need help finding the staging beams??
[Re: joshking440]
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06/01/12 01:46 AM
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I tend to agree that it is just a fad with the heads up crowd as well as thier perceived need to look like the pros. I dont use anyone with the heads up car to get me there. I know where the beams are, if you dont look for the boxes, not that hard. It becomes monkey see monkey do, kind of like the stop slide burnout deal with the S/C guys a couple of years ago.
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Re: Why do some need help finding the staging beams??
[Re: jamesc]
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personally i think less is more no jacking around, no entourage, no bling, no staging duel...game on, strictly business
the guy that rolls up there alone, puts the car in the beams and hammers his opponent end to end...the mechanic
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Re: Why do some need help finding the staging beams??
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06/01/12 08:04 AM
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I think it's a matter of routines, what you feel comfortable with, "team work". It's pretty much as stupid to do it that way, as not to, what ever floats your boat. I don't do it like that and actually don't need anyone on the line except me and the car, but I have no problem if the opponent need five crew members there. That's his way of doing things and I don't think there really is a right or wrong way. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBfBNY2Z3N8
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Re: Why do some need help finding the staging beams??
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06/01/12 08:56 AM
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If you can't find the beams by yourself, you don't need to be driving. The other thing that gets me is the grudge cars that "need" 10+ people fondling the car after the burnout (not counting the 20+ wannabe's standing behind the car). Apparently a grudge car is something super special.  If it takes that many people to make the car ready to make a pass, I wouldn't want to drive it.
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Re: Why do some need help finding the staging beams??
[Re: 1967dartgt]
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06/01/12 09:46 AM
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I think Josh has a good point for a turbo car, and I just like it to know that my car is straight and in the grove from another set of eyes. I have never had any one do it for the beams though.
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Re: Why do some need help finding the staging beams??
[Re: jamesc]
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06/01/12 09:49 AM
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would these be small tire heads up cars? i was at atco couple weeks ago and counted 40 YES 40 people in the burnout/starting line area. now i will give you that five of them were track workers but fur crying out loud 35 people? you could probably launch the space shuttle with that many people. they were told to clear out a couple times but i think all those klingons in that area is just inviting disaster
what track would allow that craziness? that's that silly "LA street racer" crowd. I can see one person if you are new or if you have a high-dollar really fast car, other than that you're a donkey.
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Re: Why do some need help finding the staging beams??
[Re: tboomer]
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06/01/12 09:53 AM
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We usually have a couple of guys at the starting line but nobody helps put a car into the beams..We ain't running Pro Stock!!
I like to have someone watching how the car reacts, maybe taking a video. Think it would be a distraction for me to have someone to watch after the burnout.
Randy
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Re: Why do some need help finding the staging beams??
[Re: Dartin]
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WE have ten officials anyway on their knees watching that there isnät a single drop of anything coming out of the car, so extra personel wouldn't bother me. As far as the driving technic go, we have two drivers in our team that drive completely different. Jussi likes to stage first so he can control the boost, and I really don't care but prefer to stage last. I prefer to prestage, then floor it against the brake so I get the boost up to over 10 psi, then let the gas up and stage; the turbos still turn at high rpm and I'm ready to leave. Haven't driven with the new turbos yet, it's Jussi driving in the video I attached, but they spool slower than the old ones, but we'll see...
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Re: Why do some need help finding the staging beams??
[Re: 1967dartgt]
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06/01/12 10:06 AM
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I can find the stage lights on my own. I'm not blind. I haven't raced much, but I try to trip the pre stage and then immediately go in to the stage light and get ready to go. That way when the other guy is staged I'm ready and not hurring to get my rpms up. If that makes any sense.
Not real nice to double bulb the other guy. You are supposed to wait till both are prestaged.
I'm not trying to rush the other guy. I just want to get in there and be ready. I know there is a time limit on the lights. Like I said I haven't raced much yet. I'm just trying to get my crap in order so I don't have the other guy sitting there waiting on me.
As for all the other people running around a car, to me that would be a huge distraction.
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