Also, my two cents as far as race starting..
If the rules for race start are indeed going to be given a good thinking over, then I have a comment to make. Quite the number of people have suggested "No Passing Before the Start/Finish Line".
This seems like a good idea, in theory, but what happens when the following situations arrive?
1 - Green Flag. Car towards the back of the grid is quicker on the go compared to the car in front of him (Be the cause lag, Shorter gear ratios, better acceleration [look at the XRRs, if the turbo isn't spooled up, acceleration suffers a bit], or just poor reaction time). Because the car in front of the faster car is slower, the car behind has to slow down, thus negating his 'good start'.
2 - Green Flag, all cars hit the gas. One person has to let up because of the slipstream gaining him more ground than the car in front, so the person behind has to lift off, and the person behind has to lift off... until someone actually has to suddenly brake. Then we have the same situation of cars rear-ending each other.
I think care should indeed be taking while overtaking on the launch, and avoided if at all possible, but there are situations where overtaking is nessisary. However, the situations are largely subjective, meaning its a gamble for the driver to debate if he should go or not. Thus, allow passing before the start finish, just not before the straight.
MoE is supposed to be a league filled with clean racers who understand the concept of an endurance race. That is, you must first finish to finish first, and not take overly risky moves. With that idea in mind, do you think its too much to allow the drivers to use their better judgement when overtaking on the launch? Or do you have to make a rule that could create other problems too?
Just my two cents...