Talk:Front-Runner/@comment-27630866-20160507021510/@comment-27510501-20160507064436

You are right Miniman - it is not random. People refer to this as the "counting method":

the red lights go on the counts of 1, 2, and 3. The first green light is on count 4. If you win that race, then 2nd green light is on count 5, and again (assuming you win), the 3rd green light is on count 6.

I probably haven't explained it very well, but there are many discussion threads where this method has been described by others as well.