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Originally Posted by Noah930 View Post
I thought Maldonado absolutely flat out nailed the start, though I guess the stewards & telemetry don't agree and penalized him for jumping the start.
He admitted he slipped early off the clutch by accident.

Like drag racing, it takes a split second for the car to react. .4 seconds is typical in top fuel.
In order to get the car to move at the exact same time the lights went out, he had to mash the go pedal while the lights were still lit.

Last edited by sammyg2; 09-03-2012 at 04:13 PM..
Old 09-03-2012, 04:10 PM
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