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Split starts are stoopid - completely contrary to the basic assumptions of mixed-class group racing. They don't eliminate problems, they just move them around. We all have to race on the same track, with the same chances of issue while negotiating the same traffic. Coping with it is one skill set that the discipline requires.
Most of the arguments I've heard for split starts are predicated on a just a few me-oriented arguments.
** If there's a conflict, the guy in the other class is at fault - but of course!
** I don't want MY race messed up by other people's races - but I have no qualms about imposing my needs on others
** He's holding me up where I'm fast - but I'm NOT holding him up where HE's fast, y'know?
One purist's perspective...
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i'm majorly in favor of split starts.