BREAKOUT
Racer completes the 1/4 mile distance quicker than the predicted Elapsed Time “Dial In”. Disqualified!

BURNOUT
Spinning the tyres heats them up to improve traction at the start - usually for racing slicks – lots of tyre smoke!

BYE RUN
A racer gets a solo pass due to an odd number of competitors; an automatic and easy win.

CHERRY
Red light at bottom of Christmas Tree lights up if racer leaves too early or is otherwise disqualified

CHRISTMAS TREE
In front of the start line, holds 2 sets of lights to guide racers to the start position and signal the race start

DIAL IN
Racers predict their ET for entry in the race computer in Handicap Races; not used in Heads Up Race

ET
Elapsed Time, the time in seconds the racer completes the distance from start to the 1/4 or 1/8 mile finish.

HANDICAP
The race computer uses Dial Ins to stagger starts so that faster/slower racers arrive at the finish at the same time

HEADS UP
The computer starts both racers at the same time

PRESTAGE
As the racer slowly approaches the start line, the “prestage” light at the top of the Tree comes on.

STAGE
When the racer is on the start line, the “stage” light on the Tree comes on – must not roll past this point!

REACTION TIME
Time it takes for the racer to leave the line after the green light. A perfect RT at ASID is .000 sec