I suppose.....but it just galled me to no end, when I had put all the time and effort into my ride in order to squeeze a little bit more out of it, only to have some clown in a '62 2speed automatic 6 banger Ford Falcon take home the trophy simply because he was "more consistent" than I was.
I bet I could take home a "trophy" in my '04 Vette, if I'd only take off in "second gear" every time. Everything perfectly predictable...no wheelspin to worry about, shift points all taken care of by the on-board computer.....
Yeah man, now THAT'S drag racing.
Sorry for the 'rant'. I'll never be back to the track as a competitor, so I really shouldn't talk down to those who have learned to like it that way. Times have changed and i'm just 'stuck in the past'.