CLASS RACER FORUM - View Single Post - Staging light error caught on film & Div. Director's respons

Racin Mason · 04-20-2011, 08:25 PM

I think Mike Gray nailed it with the call on the camera flash. I emailed the division director asking him to take another look now that we had more insight into what might have really happened. Believe it or not, he has not responded.

Does anyone have any contact information for Rick Stewart, someone at Compulink or anyone else who might actually give a s#*t that their timing system has a flaw that needs to be addressed? NHRA has already been so embarrassed by things like the pro stock bike final round that was overturned with video evidence, the Mike Edwards delay in the start of the tree during the first round in Gainesville and then the 4-wide tree mess last weekend that you would think someone who cares might want to take some initiative here.

I am guessing here that the laser receptacle reacted to the camera flash as if the beam was re-established and that caused the red light to come on. If this is the case, then if they just flipped the beams so that the laser receptacle is on the side closest to the tree and the laser is generated on the outside of the lane, this would never happen again. Simple solution really. They just have to recognize there's a problem and that is the hard part...

04-20-2011, 08:25 PM	#1
Racin Mason Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Clemente, CA Posts: 58 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Staging light error caught on film & Div. Director's res I think Mike Gray nailed it with the call on the camera flash. I emailed the division director asking him to take another look now that we had more insight into what might have really happened. Believe it or not, he has not responded. Does anyone have any contact information for Rick Stewart, someone at Compulink or anyone else who might actually give a s#*t that their timing system has a flaw that needs to be addressed? NHRA has already been so embarrassed by things like the pro stock bike final round that was overturned with video evidence, the Mike Edwards delay in the start of the tree during the first round in Gainesville and then the 4-wide tree mess last weekend that you would think someone who cares might want to take some initiative here. I am guessing here that the laser receptacle reacted to the camera flash as if the beam was re-established and that caused the red light to come on. If this is the case, then if they just flipped the beams so that the laser receptacle is on the side closest to the tree and the laser is generated on the outside of the lane, this would never happen again. Simple solution really. They just have to recognize there's a problem and that is the hard part...