Originally Posted by
wheelreason
Start a race in the small ring? Have things changed that much in 20 years? Does everyone get a trophy?...
Yeah, pretty much, in the kind of races I enter.
In the races I've done (admittedly not very many) a couple seconds right at the start mean nothing. We're going to be out there for a while, and there are plenty of chances to pass; no need to strain coming off the line.