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goinbroke2 · 04-20-2011, 06:26 AM

Re: "Backing up against the converter"
Obviously a car will not back up against the converter, but I have seen a car rock a couple inches by varying the rpm with the front tires locked. Not impossible to imagine linelock the front and bring up the rpm to flex/push/etc into the lights. Then rpm drops and the car flexes back. Not saying this happened, just saying, never say never.

In '88 or '89 I won a bracket race with a green light.....and a .499 light. The other guy came back yelling but was told the computor rounds up to the nearest 10th or something like that. He accepted it and I went on to runner up. ($200.00 if I remember right)
I thought it was strange but wasn't going to argue.

I think the adage "that's racing" applies here.
Treat it as a learning experience and paint the front rims flat black.

04-20-2011, 06:26 AM	#3
goinbroke2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NS CANADA Posts: 892 Likes: 1,624 Liked 392 Times in 153 Posts	Re: Staging light error caught on film & Div. Director's res Re: "Backing up against the converter" Obviously a car will not back up against the converter, but I have seen a car rock a couple inches by varying the rpm with the front tires locked. Not impossible to imagine linelock the front and bring up the rpm to flex/push/etc into the lights. Then rpm drops and the car flexes back. Not saying this happened, just saying, never say never. In '88 or '89 I won a bracket race with a green light.....and a .499 light. The other guy came back yelling but was told the computor rounds up to the nearest 10th or something like that. He accepted it and I went on to runner up. ($200.00 if I remember right) I thought it was strange but wasn't going to argue. I think the adage "that's racing" applies here. Treat it as a learning experience and paint the front rims flat black.