worst red light debate, again!

Ed Wright · 08-06-2014, 07:43 PM

I have done this since 1960, and the lower class guys have complained about getting the short end of the stick for something or other as long as I have raced. When we had flagmen, it was 25' per class spot was not enough for the lower class cars, there has always been something.

I'm a slow car here in Div 4 SS, I always leave first. We are running over with 8 second hood scoop cars around here.

If I go red, I know screwed up. I don't care what the other guy does. As I have said before, many guys don't just sit there on the 2 step after the slower car goes red. Why would they? If I'm spotting a slower car, I'm not going to wait to leave if he goes red. Those guys going red when you do does not mean they would have gone red if you had not.

They aren't going to write new software to change a rule for a few unhappy guys. Most of us live with the rules we have. Knew what they were before we started.

Have you lost a lot of races that way? Were they long or short spots?

08-06-2014, 07:43 PM	#11
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 389 Times in 168 Posts	Re: worst red light debate, again! I have done this since 1960, and the lower class guys have complained about getting the short end of the stick for something or other as long as I have raced. When we had flagmen, it was 25' per class spot was not enough for the lower class cars, there has always been something. I'm a slow car here in Div 4 SS, I always leave first. We are running over with 8 second hood scoop cars around here. If I go red, I know screwed up. I don't care what the other guy does. As I have said before, many guys don't just sit there on the 2 step after the slower car goes red. Why would they? If I'm spotting a slower car, I'm not going to wait to leave if he goes red. Those guys going red when you do does not mean they would have gone red if you had not. They aren't going to write new software to change a rule for a few unhappy guys. Most of us live with the rules we have. Knew what they were before we started. Have you lost a lot of races that way? Were they long or short spots? __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA Last edited by Ed Wright; 08-06-2014 at 07:44 PM. Reason: still can't type.....