As far as I am aware, there aren't "normal" and "racing" stay lengths. Just "old" and "new." The newer ones have shorter shrouds and a longer forestay than the older ones; but if you bought new ones recently then they'd be the "new" length. They might seem too long, however, if you still have the old, shorter forestay.

Edit: That sounds weird to me. If you have short shrouds all around then it seems like you'd feel like things were too short... where/how does your forestay attach to the bridle?