[MattADH]

Originally Posted by stuartw

In staggered starts, your individual clock starts when you hit the loop for the first time, (ignoring late starts etc, then a different set of mathematical calculations kick in).
In line starts (or as some call them - mass starts), its the same as finals, buzzer goes, clock starts for all.
As I say, i am ignoring all the masses of complicated parameters behind the scene, so hopefully my simple statement clarifies it for you.

With a line start (or grid) the clock starts on the buzzer - hanging back will only lose you time!