5 min heat query

[Monkeysmate]

He's my latest stupid question...

in heats, when does my "personal" 5 mins start?

Does it start when the computer calls my number?
Or does it start when I cross the loop?

The reason I ask is, you quite often see cars going in the wrong order by accident, and i wonder whether if they go before they're called, do they miss a lap? or are they registered as DNS?

I'm just wondering how keen off the line one needs to be when your number is called...

Any how much i need to push my 5 year old only to go when his number is called (which is not as easy as it sounds when you're 5...)

Thank you

[JoelMaher]

Your 5 minutes starts from when you cross the loop, not when your number is called

[Neil_H]

As above your 5 minutes start when you cross the loop.

You ideally want to set off on your own number as if you set off on someone else's number it is quite off putting.

If you want to simply it your son could just always set off last, wont be a beep but as mentioned his time wont start until he passes the loop.

[Monkeysmate]

Thank you all. And good advice about setting off last. Ta

[Steve.T]

I was in a heat once with a lot of good drivers on a relatively small circuit. I make a small mistake and was lapped almost before I had completed a lap. The rest of the heat I spent getting out of everyone's way.
The best advice I can give is drive smoothly and make as few mistakes as possible

[mark christopher]

pretty sure some can start your clock when it announces too, but its a programme setting.
just remember if the first car away does a lap before you set off, he will start your clock.