They had that at one stage, didn't they?? I remember doing something like that once... just can't remember if it was a race weekend or not.

Also, novicee should also be encouraged to go the drags at least once to get a good idea of what it's like to launch a bike properly. It's common sense, I think... I did it before my 1st race meeting and if it didn't make me any faster it definitely made it safer