I would suspect it is not timed correctly.
In the mine level where you first start using them
Chain is not timed correctly.
Yes you have half an houe before you have to start again.
No dressage is not timed
With out a make model and year of the engine I am guessing. First, make sure the cam(s) are timed correctly. If there a distributor in this car, make sure it is timed correctly also. I seem to always get this in wrong at first. Second, do some basic checks, like Compression; Spark; Fuel. Third, check to see if the plastic was bad on the Car, inside the air cleaner. Fourth, my all time favorite thing to ask myself is whether I remembered to take the rags out of the intake ports.
You can use START with the /WAIT switch and TIMEOUT. Enter "START /?" and "TIMEOUT /?" at a command prompt for details.
Some have sensors which will indicate that a car is at the intersection, some have pressure plates at the intersection which detects the weight of a vehicle on it, some are just timed.
You are timed in your level for bonus points.
It is not timed correctly.
Current maps on the Iditarod's official website claim 1112 miles, but that includes the cerimonial start in Anchorage that is not timed.
Top gear.