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jim cilento · 08-24-2012, 07:25 AM

Hi just wanted to know if people had the same issue hitting the tree at cecil d-1 race-

I know of a few that felt the tree beams were high ? I had to take .030 out of box to go .00

I am sure it wasn't me I hit the box in the car and was where I always am .
thanks jim

Tom Goldman · 08-24-2012, 12:41 PM

Jim, your car is fine.
The starting line beam setup at Cecil, was to be kind, junk.
Dave Mohn did his best to equalize the roll out lane to lane ,but the Compulink system was never recalibrated after the track was repaved.
The week before the Points race we were there and had great lights with normal delay ,but as much as .040sec ET difference between lanes. ...Especially the lower to the ground cars.
Last week I only saw .010 difference in the lanes, but had .040 out of the box from my normal delay.

jim cilento · 08-24-2012, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom Goldman

Jim, your car is fine.
The starting line beam setup at Cecil, was to be kind, junk.
Dave Mohn did his best to equalize the roll out lane to lane ,but the Compulink system was never recalibrated after the track was repaved.
The week before the Points race we were there and had great lights with normal delay ,but as much as .040sec ET difference between lanes. ...Especially the lower to the ground cars.
Last week I only saw .010 difference in the lanes, but had .040 out of the box from my normal delay.

thank you tom thought it was a New issue with the car along with all the others ..haha
also congrats on that masga race..jim

Robbie Welch · 08-26-2012, 07:09 AM

Your cars fine, left lane was 20 numbers slower then the right. I'm glad I ran the T&T there.

Bill Baer · 08-26-2012, 02:14 PM

You might want to inquire what pro tree they are using .400 or .370?
Some NHRA div. events use a .370 tree because of the LED bulbs. This is also common at the national events.

Tom Goldman · 08-26-2012, 04:51 PM

All Div. and National Pro tree times are .370 for SC&SG, .470 for SST.
Been that way for years, This was strictly a beam height ,roll out issue.
We ran a MASGA race there the previous weekend , MASGA uses a .400 tree to bring in a few SST racers.
At that race .069-.072 in the box and averaged a .009 rt over 13 rounds of racing in 2 days.
The following week I had .010-.015 in the box and averaged .028 in 11 passes.

08-24-2012, 07:25 AM	#1
jim cilento Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: lake wallenpaupack pa Posts: 6 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	cecil Hi just wanted to know if people had the same issue hitting the tree at cecil d-1 race- I know of a few that felt the tree beams were high ? I had to take .030 out of box to go .00 I am sure it wasn't me I hit the box in the car and was where I always am . thanks jim

08-24-2012, 12:41 PM	#2
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,475 Likes: 887 Liked 865 Times in 235 Posts	Re: cecil Jim, your car is fine. The starting line beam setup at Cecil, was to be kind, junk. Dave Mohn did his best to equalize the roll out lane to lane ,but the Compulink system was never recalibrated after the track was repaved. The week before the Points race we were there and had great lights with normal delay ,but as much as .040sec ET difference between lanes. ...Especially the lower to the ground cars. Last week I only saw .010 difference in the lanes, but had .040 out of the box from my normal delay. __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK

08-26-2012, 07:09 AM	#4
Robbie Welch Live Reporter Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Golden Beach Maryland Posts: 1,234 Likes: 55 Liked 262 Times in 124 Posts	Re: cecil Your cars fine, left lane was 20 numbers slower then the right. I'm glad I ran the T&T there.

08-26-2012, 02:14 PM	#5
Bill Baer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nothern IL Posts: 596 Likes: 1 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: cecil You might want to inquire what pro tree they are using .400 or .370? Some NHRA div. events use a .370 tree because of the LED bulbs. This is also common at the national events. __________________ Bill Baer 3391 SC, 339B SC, QR

08-26-2012, 04:51 PM	#6
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,475 Likes: 887 Liked 865 Times in 235 Posts	Re: cecil All Div. and National Pro tree times are .370 for SC&SG, .470 for SST. Been that way for years, This was strictly a beam height ,roll out issue. We ran a MASGA race there the previous weekend , MASGA uses a .400 tree to bring in a few SST racers. At that race .069-.072 in the box and averaged a .009 rt over 13 rounds of racing in 2 days. The following week I had .010-.015 in the box and averaged .028 in 11 passes. __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK