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Originally Posted by RobbyBeefcake87
Instead of having that uncounted time like a shalllow stage between the driver reacting and tripping the beams almost a foot later, in a deepstage the car is tripping the beam immediately as the driver reacts. Breaking the beam starts the timer and sets the reaction time between the tree giving you the go light and you tripping the beam.
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A shallow stage would technically allow for a higher trap speed as you have more distance to accelerate.
However, shallow or deep, the E/T only begins once the Stage beam is tripped out. Since RT does not affect E/T - it all comes down to driver preference.
A deep stage offers no actual advantage over full or shallow stage when it comes to tripping the beam that initiates the clock. Truthfully, I prefer more rollout - which means shallow stage. Allows more movement before the clock begins which should yield higher traps and lower ETs by premise - it is only ~1-1.5' depending on when the Stage beam is initially tripped, which is why all the other factors of launch rpm, traction, prep, DA, wind direction affect a timeslip far more.
Anyway good discussion, I quite familiar with timing systems as I run one with a local club to host airport racing.