Ok, guys,
So I tried turning the radio up to 120% and the delay was better. I had another guy try it and he agreed that the car waits a 1/2 second then goes (it moves out OK once it starts). He let me try a new ESC (GM 120r) and while the take off was smoother I would not say it was all that much faster. Anyway, I could not stay for the main so I don't know for sure how it would have worked.
So, as luck would have it I will be moving up to the 17.5 class for the next race (December 13th). I will try running my Tekin again with the 17.5 (TSR Motor) and see how it does.
Wish me luck! For two reasons. First that I can adapt to the increased speed and second that my Tekin works OK with the new motor.
Chris