Let’s have a drag strip Christmas tree discussion

Technically what I do isn’t a Pro tree but we (box racers) are leaving off the top bulb which is what pro tree racers do. Our delay box does the rest.
Do you prefer staging 1st or 2nd?

Personally, I believe delay boxes should be illegal. One of the oldest rules in drag racing? No automation. Driver is in full control. I know it's a Grey area. That was ruled long ago. But car is still launching from an automated process.

Another one that's even worse ? Is throttle stops. (Burn out I can see why. That's not the race.) It makes for the racing's most boring runs there has ever been?

JMO.