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Originally Posted by chezza
Yes that does seem to happen quite a lot, but you'd think that they would be used to doing them by now?!
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You would think that, yes, but sometimes that gap seems to be left deliberately - someone baulking cars behind him and anticipating when the lights go out so they are up with the leaders and moving quicker when racing starts, without pressure from behind. You get 3 or 4 trying that and the grid is stretched out for half the circuit and all over the place!
Of the DTRC starts this season, most of the rollers have had at least one driver doing that; the successful Brands start seems to have been the exception to the rule.
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I think it is something that needs addressing for next season.
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I hope it is addressed - if a driver tries to be clever and leave a gap to gain an advantage then the grid should go round again, lose a lap and the offending driver be named and shamed. Do it again and they're penalised, perhaps sent to the back of the grid where they can't hold others up.
As Al said, the hot-rodders get it right, so why can't long circuit racers? Rollers can work, but if there's nothing stopping people from messing them up then the bonuses of using them are partly negated.
Another issue with rolling starts is what to do when a driver doesn't take his place on the grid. Should everyone move up a place to leave no gaps? Because from experience a gap at the start is easily filled by the driver from the row behind, effectively gaining him two places!