Other than line-loks for burnouts and rev limiters for engine safety, I hate any and ALL electronic "helpers". Data acquisition, trans brakes, programmable ignitions, delays, throttle stops and all the other gizmos are crutches that do the work that people used to have to figure out on a trial and error basis with their own mind and coordination...and be able to repeat it by themselves, run after run.
I realize it's denying technology, but it won't end until you reach a point where you just push a button....the car will stage, detect the lights, launch...and drive itself down the track. It's actually to that point now. All they do is steer the car. I also realize you can't just eliminate bunches of classes, and that fuel injection today needs electronic controls. Go ahead, keep those classes, but add classes that are old school. ONE car, ONE driver, and ZERO electronics except for a basic CD ignition with rev-limiter for engine safety. I'd even outlaw a 2 step. To make it easier, they could delay the light activation just a couple of seconds to let the driver get his RPM up where he wanted or just use the single stage.
But then again, I don't even like the idea of bracket racing. I guess it's just the "streeter" in me. You race a car, and the first one to the end wins. Period. I've never been able to swallow the idea of racing a clock. The whole purpose of tuning your car is to make it faster, not slow it down if you're running too fast. I do get what it's intended purpose is though, to make a variety of cars competitive with each other.
