grillebilly
Empty Head
Leaving on the last yellow can be risky, but will also get you the best time....
Bracket racing is all done with electronics now. The cars have a mechanism in the trans that locks it in drive and reverse, not allowing it to move at all. The driver engages the trans-brake via a button, and when the first yellow comes on he releases the button, and a "delay box" counts down the time (input by driver, down to .001 second) until reverse is disengaged and the car leaves just like dropping the clutch wide open. Most racers use a rev limiter while on the trans-brake, hence the "stuttering" on the line before launch. Cars have timers or RPM activated shifters. So it's let go of the button, hold on and steer. A lot of people think it takes the fun out of it, I did until I drove a car with all the electronics. They have classes where all that stuff is outlawed for the old-school guys. Also a lot of heads-up classes do not allow certain electronics, but some allow all of them and "throttle stops", which control the throttle via timers. Those cars sometimes leave hard, then appear to slow down mid track, then zoom off again.