How did Dan Fletcher win this race?

Superfan1 · 08-03-2013, 04:31 PM

Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6821 Mark Faul 1781 Dan Fletcher
E1 0.034 10.980 119.44 ****WINNER**** 0.011 11.127 111.87
B/SA Dial: 10.95 (+/-): 0.030 F/SA Dial: 11.00 (+/-): 0.127
Qualified: #40 10.958 -0.292 #15 11.060 -0.790

Dan Fletcher's MOV: 0.0166 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

By my math, Mark Faul won by .074.

7423 · 08-03-2013, 05:37 PM

Dan just has a way of turning on win lights. He uses math that most humans could not comprehend.

hemiman4262003 · 08-03-2013, 05:49 PM

another one that uses a lot of math is bret kepner

jmarkaudio · 08-03-2013, 05:58 PM

Someone posted the ET wrong, should have been 11.027, not 11.127.

Superfan1 · 08-04-2013, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jmarkaudio

Someone posted the ET wrong, should have been 11.027, not 11.127.

Thanks for the info; I suspected that the posted ET was wrong. Dan missing his dial by .127 just doesn't happen!

Bernie Cunningham · 08-04-2013, 12:49 PM

Superfan1,
Read Mark F description of what really happened.
Fletch often puts the last digit on the window while buckled up inside the car, he got the 9 backwards this time but he caught the the mistake before pre-staging and it was fixed in the tower except for DRC's info.

Steve Williams · 08-03-2013, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 7423

Dan just has a way of turning on win lights. He uses math that most humans could not comprehend.

It ain't the math. It is the "Stripe Grabber" device with cloaking capabilities. He must have the Deluxe model. I am figuring that if Dan was actually trailing by .074 when Faul crossed the stripe, that Fletcher' "Stripe Grabber" was extended a minimum of 20 feet while being cloaked to get the win light. It worked so good that all 9 people in the stands never saw a thing and couldn't provide an eye witness account of the race as the "Stripe Grabber" Deluxe model also wipes the short term memory of any person within range. Now I do realize that of those 9 people in the stands, that 4 or 5 of them had probably been drinking and it wouldn't have much mattered what was racing or who really won. Those 4 or 5 were impaired prior to the race, so for that, we can't blame Dan, Mark or the timing system.

Mark Faul · 08-03-2013, 06:39 PM

The straight scoop....
Dan was dialed 11:0P which was supposed to be 11.09, but when he dialed from the inside of the car he had it backwards. The tower saw 11.00 because they didn't have a P digit and the leg below the circle was short and looked like a zero. So he got the starters attention and they changed it to 11.09. He took the stripe by .016 and kicked my butt

7423 · 08-03-2013, 06:49 PM

Ya mean a backwards P is not a 9 ??
Sorry Mark, but that may be the funniest story yet this year.

P plus 9 = .016 new math..........

Philip Baise · 08-03-2013, 07:58 PM

I like Steves story better!

08-03-2013, 05:37 PM	#2
7423 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 639 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How did Dan Fletcher win this race? Dan just has a way of turning on win lights. He uses math that most humans could not comprehend.

08-03-2013, 05:49 PM	#3
hemiman4262003 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: st.louis Posts: 64 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How did Dan Fletcher win this race? another one that uses a lot of math is bret kepner

08-04-2013, 12:49 PM	#6
Bernie Cunningham Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 560 Likes: 45 Liked 52 Times in 17 Posts	Re: How did Dan Fletcher win this race? Superfan1, Read Mark F description of what really happened. Fletch often puts the last digit on the window while buckled up inside the car, he got the 9 backwards this time but he caught the the mistake before pre-staging and it was fixed in the tower except for DRC's info. __________________ Bernie Cunningham 7053 STK

08-03-2013, 06:39 PM	#8
Mark Faul Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Tacoma,WA Posts: 341 Likes: 2 Liked 43 Times in 9 Posts	Re: How did Dan Fletcher win this race? The straight scoop.... Dan was dialed 11:0P which was supposed to be 11.09, but when he dialed from the inside of the car he had it backwards. The tower saw 11.00 because they didn't have a P digit and the leg below the circle was short and looked like a zero. So he got the starters attention and they changed it to 11.09. He took the stripe by .016 and kicked my butt

08-03-2013, 06:49 PM	#9
7423 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 639 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How did Dan Fletcher win this race? Ya mean a backwards P is not a 9 ?? Sorry Mark, but that may be the funniest story yet this year. P plus 9 = .016 new math..........

08-03-2013, 04:31 PM	#1
Superfan1 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bridgeport,CT. Posts: 1,991 Likes: 1,664 Liked 2,632 Times in 438 Posts	How did Dan Fletcher win this race? Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 6821 Mark Faul 1781 Dan Fletcher E1 0.034 10.980 119.44 **WINNER** 0.011 11.127 111.87 B/SA Dial: 10.95 (+/-): 0.030 F/SA Dial: 11.00 (+/-): 0.127 Qualified: #40 10.958 -0.292 #15 11.060 -0.790 Dan Fletcher's MOV: 0.0166 seconds (approximately 3 feet). By my math, Mark Faul won by .074. __________________ Bill Seabrooks - superfan1 Bridgeport, CT

08-03-2013, 05:58 PM	#4
jmarkaudio Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 83 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How did Dan Fletcher win this race? Someone posted the ET wrong, should have been 11.027, not 11.127.

08-03-2013, 07:58 PM	#10
Philip Baise Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Griderville Posts: 33 Likes: 3 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How did Dan Fletcher win this race? I like Steves story better!