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Why not insert a blue bulb, in between the last yellow, and the green. About 1-3 seconds or so, after the second car has left, and one or both foul, let the computer turn on the appropriate green or red bulbs, and declare the winner! That way neither driver, will be distracted, but yet be able to tell if one red lighted by glancing at the score boards down track.
Eddie Rezac

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Gary -- I feel your pain but the facts remain -- we have choices to make and one of them is to pick a class where you can do well -- when alot of us started doing this we didn't buy parts from a catalogue-- we made them .As for the "Big 3 " being involved -- well thats over -- there bankrupt and its doubtful they'll be back( maybe with the exception of Ford Motor Co.) -- its not the Eighties anymore .

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Eddie Rezak said, "Why not insert a blue bulb, in between the last yellow, and the green? About 1-3 seconds or so, after the second car has left, and one or both foul, let the computer turn on the appropriate green or red bulbs, and declare the winner! "

The winner will already have been declared instantly, AFTER the second car to leave, launches: a big, red, light will be glowing in one lane of the other, but not until after the second car to leave has left the line.
That is, assuming one, or both of the cars went "red."

I don't see the advantage in complicating this beyond that. It will operate just as it always has, except the worse red light will determine the winner and it will not come on until both cars have left the line.

Assuming a situation wherein BOTH cars red light, no red light would show until AFTER both cars have left rhe line... so there are NO DISTRACTIONS FOR EITHER DRIVER...


Once they've had their red lights compared by the computer (takes only a a microsecond) the red will then come on in whichever lane had the worse infraction and the win light willl show on the opposite scoreboard.

I can't see how adding another, different-colored (blue?) light would improve this very simple situation.

Bill

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All this seems to be how NHRA does it, does IHRA have a better system or are they the same?

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They are the same.

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But this is NOT "how NHRA does it."

NHRA does it just like they did in 1963; in a handicapped race, if you leave first and red light, the race is over; the second car never has a chance to red light.

This "double red light" system would give BOTH cars an eqqual chance to red light and award the win to the driver with the least infraction, like they have done double breakouts, for years

Neither red light would come on until AFTER both cars had left the line, so as to not distract the second car to leave the line. It would be computer-activated and immediate.

It's just a way to give both cars an equal shot at the tree, even if the first car leaves before the green. The second car might leave even sooner before the green, but with the system we've had for the last 46 years, the second car to leave has enjoyed the "gift" of a win light no matter WHAT "his": light might have been, because the system already made the first car to leave the loser, when HE left too soon.

This situation happens very seldom, and no one would be aware of any change unless the second car to leave red lit worse than the first, on a double red light situation.

No changes of any kind would be necessary in the driving protocol for either driver.

Some day, they'll get around to making this change, but since it doesn't make NHRA any MONEY, it may NEVER happen... lol!

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Bill'
WHEN you raced,did you leave first or last usually.By the way you are attacking this issue it seems you were the slower car and lit the red bulb more than a few times.Why do you insist on stirring the pot when you are out of the loop?Sitting in the stands who redlights has no bearing on you what so ever,unless your friends all have first leavers.What's the story?
Also usually it's only an issue when the dials are close.Usually say a P car fouls to an A car if you look at the numbers the A car has a terrible light because
he saw the red light.

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Hey, Bill what if the driver with the least infraction is driving a 2008 Cobra Jet Mustang in stock eliminator?

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Simple; least infraction wins, as long as he's in a class=legal car.

Why wouldn't he?

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In other words..First or worst...just like everything else in drag racing.

Jeez, this isn't that hard.

This might even benefit an A/Stock CJ ,against a Double A car.