Was it just me? - Page 2

SSTRACER323 · 06-18-2008, 06:24 PM

At a bracket race 3 weeks ago at Rt 66
I went .029 red with .030 in the box and then went .386 60ft. 1.450@330
4.123@ 660 7.133@1000 and 10.886 @ 128.43

Went to the tower and was told the main system showed the same thing
Must have been a glitch.... Houston we have a Problem!!!!!!

I went up next round and had .045 in the box and went .023 red.
i put another .020 in the box for 1ST Round and went .009 red.
I talked to about 9 guys that all went red in the right lane 1st round and all had almost double the normal time in the box.

At the nationals and Div I was dead on the tree
went .00's in trials and then .038 first round with .045 in the box
Then took .015 out of the box and went .005 red second round to Marcus Bush... my fault on that one!

The Div lights where very consistent until the 2 round on Sunday... .098
I messed up big time rolled in to deep and then the car rocked forward and i thought i was going to deep stage and then just sat and watched Dunkin drill me .... Oh well Stanton here we come!!!!!!

Normally Rt 66 is very good with the tree..but it seems the last couple of races for the brackets it has been hit and miss for a lot of us.

BOO BOO · 06-18-2008, 07:04 PM

I had the same problems eveything made sense at the nats, I was hitting the tree in both cars, 60 foots were right on. But at the div race lites were ok 1st time run then right into the dumper. Rest of the lites in the upper 20's and 30's. With alot out of the box. Second round in S/G had a 70 lite lost 4 1/2 in 60 foots also, and the S/C car fell off a ton 2 round.
Boo Boo
31s/g
38s/c

sc3912 · 06-18-2008, 08:49 PM

For me, the timing equipment seemed good for the national and divisional. Other than round one on sunday, when I ran slow. I didnt think I missed the prediction that badly, but I could have. On the first weekend the MWSC was at 66, I felt the timing system was messed up. Usually my 60 fts are within a hundreth but that day, I was off by 4 hundreths. From one time run to the next, I lost 3 mph at the finish line and my 660-1/4 was off by 6 hundreths when they usually at the worst, vary by around a hundreth or so. On that run, my 1/8 mph was good and I had a 4 hundreths quicker 60 ft. Granted there was a stiff wind that day, but the next weekend, we also had similar wind conditions and my runs were back to normal. I saw nothing on the data recorder that would suggest that a car problem was causing my inconsistancies. I have a guy who works for me that races bikes, and himself and several of the bike riders have gotten weird numbers too.

I can understand why you went red in the shootout Rock, you were intimidated.LOL
and I was dang lucky.

CBS · 06-19-2008, 10:27 AM

that was my only run with a light below 20.....something was definitely wrong.....

of course I was intimidated.....

but I don't think that had anything to do with my light.....I was 20 best...rolled 3 in and went 2 thou red....

explain that one...

Jason Oldfield · 06-19-2008, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by CBS

but I don't think that had anything to do with my light.....I was 20 best...rolled 3 in and went 2 thou red....

explain that one...

You suck?

CBS · 06-19-2008, 04:59 PM

I couldn't drive a hot nail into a snowbank.......

Jeff Foster · 06-19-2008, 05:38 PM

to bad no one brought this to my attention at the national event, set up on the startline was great every morning, to fix things i need info like this at the event to be able to find any issues.
I really only look at the numbers randomly through out the day. I do follow the PS numbers very close every qualifing round and saw no issues with their RTs or 60', did have 1 FC run that was brought to my attention monday that was way long on RT and short on 60'
Jeff Foster

SSTRACER323 · 06-19-2008, 06:01 PM

Jeff
In the future where do we locate you at? Where you at the Div race this last weekend?.
It is good to see someone respond that is in the know!!!!!

Jeff Foster · 06-19-2008, 08:42 PM

Not at Divisionals only Nats, ask any NHRA official they can find me.

CBS · 06-20-2008, 09:16 AM

Jeff,

We have been doing this a long time and have made thousands of hits....so when things don't add up its clearly evident....we may miss the tree once or twice....but not 6 times in a row.....

so there was definitely something not quite right....different is fine...but inconsistent is bad...

we get so few hits at a national...so far apart its hard to tell sometimes...but we made 14 runs at the

Divisional.....not to mention the right lane is quite a bit tighter than the left.....

Rock Haas

06-18-2008, 06:24 PM	#11
SSTRACER323 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Coal City, IL. Posts: 775 Likes: 3 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Was it just me? At a bracket race 3 weeks ago at Rt 66 I went .029 red with .030 in the box and then went .386 60ft. 1.450@330 4.123@ 660 7.133@1000 and 10.886 @ 128.43 Went to the tower and was told the main system showed the same thing Must have been a glitch.... Houston we have a Problem!!!!!! I went up next round and had .045 in the box and went .023 red. i put another .020 in the box for 1ST Round and went .009 red. I talked to about 9 guys that all went red in the right lane 1st round and all had almost double the normal time in the box. At the nationals and Div I was dead on the tree went .00's in trials and then .038 first round with .045 in the box Then took .015 out of the box and went .005 red second round to Marcus Bush... my fault on that one! The Div lights where very consistent until the 2 round on Sunday... .098 I messed up big time rolled in to deep and then the car rocked forward and i thought i was going to deep stage and then just sat and watched Dunkin drill me .... Oh well Stanton here we come!!!!!! Normally Rt 66 is very good with the tree..but it seems the last couple of races for the brackets it has been hit and miss for a lot of us. __________________ The Doughboy Lee Lones S/ST 323L

06-18-2008, 07:04 PM	#12
BOO BOO Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 149 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Was it just me? I had the same problems eveything made sense at the nats, I was hitting the tree in both cars, 60 foots were right on. But at the div race lites were ok 1st time run then right into the dumper. Rest of the lites in the upper 20's and 30's. With alot out of the box. Second round in S/G had a 70 lite lost 4 1/2 in 60 foots also, and the S/C car fell off a ton 2 round. Boo Boo 31s/g 38s/c

06-18-2008, 08:49 PM	#13
sc3912 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: illinois Posts: 99 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 1 Post	Re: Was it just me? For me, the timing equipment seemed good for the national and divisional. Other than round one on sunday, when I ran slow. I didnt think I missed the prediction that badly, but I could have. On the first weekend the MWSC was at 66, I felt the timing system was messed up. Usually my 60 fts are within a hundreth but that day, I was off by 4 hundreths. From one time run to the next, I lost 3 mph at the finish line and my 660-1/4 was off by 6 hundreths when they usually at the worst, vary by around a hundreth or so. On that run, my 1/8 mph was good and I had a 4 hundreths quicker 60 ft. Granted there was a stiff wind that day, but the next weekend, we also had similar wind conditions and my runs were back to normal. I saw nothing on the data recorder that would suggest that a car problem was causing my inconsistancies. I have a guy who works for me that races bikes, and himself and several of the bike riders have gotten weird numbers too. I can understand why you went red in the shootout Rock, you were intimidated.LOL and I was dang lucky. __________________ Jeff Spierling 2007 Div. 3 S/C Champion

06-19-2008, 10:27 AM	#14
CBS VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Commerce, Mi Posts: 1,387 Likes: 1 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Was it just me? that was my only run with a light below 20.....something was definitely wrong..... of course I was intimidated..... but I don't think that had anything to do with my light.....I was 20 best...rolled 3 in and went 2 thou red.... explain that one...

06-19-2008, 04:59 PM	#16
CBS VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Commerce, Mi Posts: 1,387 Likes: 1 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Was it just me? I couldn't drive a hot nail into a snowbank.......

06-19-2008, 05:38 PM	#17
Jeff Foster Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 74 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Was it just me? to bad no one brought this to my attention at the national event, set up on the startline was great every morning, to fix things i need info like this at the event to be able to find any issues. I really only look at the numbers randomly through out the day. I do follow the PS numbers very close every qualifing round and saw no issues with their RTs or 60', did have 1 FC run that was brought to my attention monday that was way long on RT and short on 60' Jeff Foster

06-19-2008, 06:01 PM	#18
SSTRACER323 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Coal City, IL. Posts: 775 Likes: 3 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Was it just me? Jeff In the future where do we locate you at? Where you at the Div race this last weekend?. It is good to see someone respond that is in the know!!!!! __________________ The Doughboy Lee Lones S/ST 323L

06-19-2008, 08:42 PM	#19
Jeff Foster Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 74 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Was it just me? Not at Divisionals only Nats, ask any NHRA official they can find me. Last edited by Jeff Foster; 06-19-2008 at 09:41 PM.

06-20-2008, 09:16 AM	#20
CBS VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Commerce, Mi Posts: 1,387 Likes: 1 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Was it just me? Jeff, We have been doing this a long time and have made thousands of hits....so when things don't add up its clearly evident....we may miss the tree once or twice....but not 6 times in a row..... so there was definitely something not quite right....different is fine...but inconsistent is bad... we get so few hits at a national...so far apart its hard to tell sometimes...but we made 14 runs at the Divisional.....not to mention the right lane is quite a bit tighter than the left..... Rock Haas