Truestart worked against me !!!!

Jeff Stout · 01-20-2020, 05:28 PM

Being a U/SA car you would think I would be always leaving first, but yesterday at a team race I left second. I go red and didn't think much of it. Picked up time slip and slower car was also red. We both were -.031, so the system had to go to 4 digit to get worst redlight. To think I'm all in favor of Truestart.

On a side note the gear change helped with.04 faster to the 330, but appears to have made all of third gear run rich now by my o2 readings. Im assuming Im loading motor harder now in third and fuel demand is up? Before with 6.14 I was actually lean and out of motor RPM range.

Jim Wahl · 01-20-2020, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Stout

Being a U/SA car you would think I would be always leaving first, but yesterday at a team race I left second. I go red and didn't think much of it. Picked up time slip and slower car was also red. We both were -.031, so the system had to go to 4 digit to get worst redlight. To think I'm all in favor of Truestart.

On a side note the gear change helped with.04 faster to the 330, but appears to have made all of third gear run rich now by my o2 readings. Im assuming Im loading motor harder now in third and fuel demand is up? Before with 6.14 I was actually lean and out of motor RPM range.

So, what was the 4th digit? Jim

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Jeff Stout · 01-20-2020, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Wahl

So, what was the 4th digit? Jim

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Did not show on slip and I did not go to ask in the tower. I knew system was on and I just excepted what was determined. If I had just only staged 1/32 of an inch less I might of won LOL.

Jim Wahl · 01-20-2020, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Stout

Did not show on slip and I did not go to ask in the tower. I knew system was on and I just excepted what was determined. If I had just only staged 1/32 of an inch less I might of won LOL.

I'm wondering why you didn't go to the tower with the slip showing your opponent went red? Jim

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MikeMoller · 01-23-2020, 07:53 PM

So how does truestart determine the winner if both redlight the exact same amount??

Jim Wahl · 01-23-2020, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeMoller

So how does truestart determine the winner if both redlight the exact same amount??

The one who red lights first. Jim

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Jeff Stout · 01-23-2020, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeMoller

So how does truestart determine the winner if both redlight the exact same amount??

The decision was made by going to the fourth number on reaction time. Only 3 to the right of decimal are shown on time slip. So in this case it was that close.

Mark Yacavone · 01-27-2020, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Stout

. We both were -.031, so the system had to go to 4 digit to get worst redlight.
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Post 1 ;-)

Paradigm Shift · 01-27-2020, 06:29 PM

Yes, indeed.

It was stated early and quite clearly that a subsequent digit was necessary to determine the race winner.

Sounds equitable.

01-20-2020, 05:28 PM	#1
Jeff Stout VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: phoenix Posts: 1,486 Likes: 66 Liked 704 Times in 281 Posts	Truestart worked against me !!!! Being a U/SA car you would think I would be always leaving first, but yesterday at a team race I left second. I go red and didn't think much of it. Picked up time slip and slower car was also red. We both were -.031, so the system had to go to 4 digit to get worst redlight. To think I'm all in favor of Truestart. On a side note the gear change helped with.04 faster to the 330, but appears to have made all of third gear run rich now by my o2 readings. Im assuming Im loading motor harder now in third and fuel demand is up? Before with 6.14 I was actually lean and out of motor RPM range.

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MikeMoller Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Raleigh NC Posts: 637 Likes: 27 Liked 254 Times in 78 Posts	Re: Truestart worked against me !!!! So how does truestart determine the winner if both redlight the exact same amount?? __________________ Mike Moller NHRA 203 Q-R-T/SA

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Paradigm Shift Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 143 Likes: 3 Liked 80 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Truestart worked against me !!!! Yes, indeed. It was stated early and quite clearly that a subsequent digit was necessary to determine the race winner. Sounds equitable.