Red Light Madness (Bristol)
 

Almost every losing red light in Stock & Super Stock was in the Rt. lane. And then you have the dead heat in Pro Stock and it goes to the Lt. lane. ??? Talking about having to race the track!

Re: Red Light Madness (Bristol)
 

I've been told .000 mov the left lane always will get the win.
Mike Taylor 3601

Re: Red Light Madness (Bristol)
 

We had the same issue at the spring fling there last month. Lots of red lights in the right lane.

Now the dead heat is not actually a dead heat. the computer goes far ther than the printer shows
Chip

Re: Red Light Madness (Bristol)
 

Was it my imagination or did it look like the nose of the car body tripped the beams and not the front wheels. Same with Funny Car.

Sorry if I took a little detour on this thread.

Ken Kopecky
1454 E/SA

Re: Red Light Madness (Bristol)
 

It's close, but I think Edwards won.

Re: Red Light Madness (Bristol)
 

I'm pretty sure that finish line beams tend to be more than 3" off the ground. There was some rule changes a while back in Pro Stock because some bodies had an advantage with a longer front overhang. Then there's always the "crown" in the track, rubber build-up, etc.

Re: Red Light Madness (Bristol)
 

Was it my imagination or did it look like the nose of the car body tripped the beams and not the front wheels. Same with Funny Car.

Sorry if I took a little detour on this thread.

I think your right Ken.

Re: Red Light Madness (Bristol)
 

I've had some red lights in the right lane at Bristol too... when I left too soon. :rolleyes: Sheesh. The left lane is actually several thousands tighter there, typically. (could be a dominant eye issue, as I find that to be the case with most tracks) If a redlight or slow light is relative to an issue with the rollout (whether it be picking the tire up out of the beam, staging position, or a hanging photocell), you will see a correseponding difference in your 60', etc.

Downtrack sensors (other than the 60') are 5-5/8", give or take. I think NHRA spec may be just a smidge different... Jeff Foster could confirm. Pro Stockers and Funny Cars trip the beams with the nose all the time. The height of the finish line beam should be common knowledge and of principal concern in the S/SS ranks as well.

Re: Red Light Madness (Bristol)
 

If I remember right, they are 6" high. They have been that way for many years. It got changed after a race where the car that got there first triped the beams with his wheels and the other car triped it with the nose and got the win. So to try to eliminate that from happening again, they raised the beam so everyone would trip it with the nose. I could see though that some cars could still trip it with the tire if there car sets up high and has a lot of suspension travel under acceleration.
Chuck

Re: Red Light Madness (Bristol)
 

Mike Dunn said on the ESPN 3 live coverage on Sunday that they are not supposed to say anything, but in the event of a dead heat, the left lane always gets the win.