NHRA Chief Starter?

[SundayNiagara]

Has been released along with Eric Lotz who promoted the Heritage Series.

 

[MHayes]

Has been released along with Eric Lotz who promoted the Heritage Series.

Link?

 

[SundayNiagara]

Link?

You'll prolly have to wait for that.

 

[MHayes]

You'll prolly have to wait for that.

If Gittings is out, who is the next superstar divisional starter on the rising?

 

[Gone Dead Train]

Has been released along with Eric Lotz who promoted the Heritage Series.

Where did you get info on this, and what the hell is prolly

 

[SundayNiagara]

If Gittings is out, who is the next superstar divisional starter on the rising?

Haven't heard who will take his place.

 

[DG]

Steve Gibbs reported on the Standard1320 Ol' Racers site today!

 

[Gone Dead Train]

Went to site saw nothing give me a link

 

[Mike]

Steve Gibbs said they did away with the chief starters position with the release Gittings no mention that he was being replaced.

 

[SundayNiagara]

Buster must be spinning in his grave.

 

[mole]

I FIND THAT INTERESTING SINCE GIBBS STEPPED AWAY FROM NHRA BACK IN 2017....BUT....THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING...........

 

[vegasnitro]

I heard a RUMOR several years ago that NHRA was going to do away with the chief starter position and just use the divisional or track starter at National Events. It was seen as a cost saving measure and the feeling was the auto-start system is good enough to eliminate most starting line issues for the pros and the local guys had enough experience dealing with the sportsman racer. Maybe NHRA finally did it ...

 

[Professional Fan]

That's a bummer. As much as most everyone disliked Rick Stewart (and liked Mark Lyle and Giddings) seems that the chief starter position is not something that, as the commercial goes, even a caveman could do it. Having a different starter at every event seems like it would result in a lack of continuity and probably more games being played on the starting line. For fans, maybe that's a good thing (the return of Pro Stock burndowns?) but i'm guessing racers will not like it.

 

[sammi]

I think that is one position where you need continuity and experience. I am having trouble thinking a divisional guy(or girl I guess) can shut off Force for being a leaker on the start line.

 

[Sandman]

In all honesty MLB uses a pool of umpires and the game does just fine, despite enough rules and judgement calls to fill a swimming pool. I think a guy pushing a button to send a couple guys with a zillion passes down a dragstrip should be well within the ability of a Divisional starter.

 

[Gone Dead Train]

Where's the link to this story, Steve Gibbs has nothing to do with the NHRA, he runs his cackle events on his own!
So Mark where did you get your info from? Post a link

 

[Jeff]

The consistency is the voice in the headset worn by the starter.

 

[DG]

Gibbs comments were in an e-mail to the STD 1320 Group.

Believe me, if Gibbs says it's true, it's true!

Here is a link from CP:
http://www.competitionplus.com/drag...mor-mill-regional-starters-for-nhra-nationals

DG

 

[Gone Dead Train]

Steve is a great person, and it looks like it is true. NHRA not thinking again!!!!

 

[TSK]

With a different starter at the national events, there is no continuity in the way things get handled.
One starter might give a kill sign to a driver and let the driver run anyway. (bring back memories?)
Another starter might give the kill sign and stand in front of the car until it shuts off.
Seeing a combination only once or twice a year doesn’t lead to any kind of continuity.
And, in the interest of keeping things moving for TV, it will pay to have the same people at all the national events.