Dave, I understand that you're not really interested in Reaction Times (understandable) but you should try staging shallow and deep staging, and see what the difference will be. I get the feeling if you stage really shallow (just barely turning on the stage light) you will see a better ET since this will give you an additional roll out before the tire isn't breaking the beam. Staging deep will give you a better reaction time but will slow the ET, so I would be very careful and try to stage as shallow as you can, it's best if the stage light just barely stops flickering.
