Jason Bright has welcomed a decision to move back to the 2013 restart procedure.

V8 Supercars has reverted to the restart procedure employed last year where cars form a single line behind the leader to guide the field until the Pedders Chrysler Safety Car enters pit lane.

The decision moves away from the ‘AZ’ system introduced this year with the leader only permitted to accelerate within a designated zone on the main straight.

Bright, who had a spectacular rollover following a restart in his Team BOC Commodore at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide, agreed that while the AZ procedure was a great spectacle it brought with a greater risk of damage and additional workload for teams.

“The intent was right in terms of adding to the entertainment but in practice it gave guys an advantage they may not have normally had and caused unnecessary problems,” Bright said.

“V8 Supercars did a good job in consulting the drivers to try to make it work for the right reasons but unfortunately this time it didn’t turn out.

“It’s the right call to go back to what we had before. That system is the fairest for the guys who have fought to build an advantage and gives them the best opportunity to maintain that advantage.”

V8 Supercars Commission member and Jack Daniel’s Racing driver Todd Kelly said the AZ procedure was a great spectacle but proved difficult to manage from behind the wheel.

“It is a shame though, when it did work it looked great with the cars spreading either side of the queue on the jump,” Kelly said.

“The problem was whether it’s an overlap or passing rule prior to the control line, more often than not there will be someone that doesn't get the jump causing the car behind to brake and, in turn, cause issues.”

The new safety car restart procedure will take effect from the ITM 500 Auckland next weekend.