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cecil98, they actually did bring back lining up three abreast on the pace laps in 2010. They even had a wave lap, even though I only saw about 1/3 of the field waving back. Despite all that, the start was still a mess like it is everytime Helio wins the pole. There's been one year since the mid-90's that was actually a really good start. I believe it may have been 2008. Everybody was on the main straightaway when the green flag was thrown.
From Robin Miller's mailbag, he states: Instead of letting the front row accelerate between Turns 3 & 4 and string the field out, the new mantra is to go racing “closer” to the start/finish line. At IMS, this might mean a little slower speed at the green flag but it gives the chance to have a true, fair flying start.
Hopefully we'll see that because the "world's fastest flying start" roaring down toward the yard of bricks three-wide is a tradition that needs to be brought back.
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