>>It was from the carb days. You tuned the car as lean as it would go, changed into top at 10mph or so and floored it until the car reached 30. Then you turned the engine off until it was down to 10mph, jump started it and did the same thing all over again, and again, and again. Ignoring the gross pinking.
You forget, charging the battery the night before and not running any electrics to reduce alternator load. The windows were kept shut even on the hottest days. I'll never forget the staccato of numerous starters when several of us turned up at the same traffic lights together.
Coasting in neutral with the engine off would get you disqualified on an observed event.
I haven't competed in one for decades and haven't heard of any being run in recent years. Do they still exist?
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