Redlight Poll (Revised)

[bill dedman]

Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes

if both cars are green, or just one car goes green (those two options would be about 95% of the time) then no one gets screwed.

You're 100-percent correct.

But the POTENTIAL for a red light always exists.THAT is the scenario that is what all this is about, because it's totally unnecessary. Totally...

Is it a big deal? No.

Unless it's the final round at the U.S. Nationals, and you're the slower car, and you bulb with a near-telepathic-.999... while your faster competitor has a -.213, but, goes home with the money and the Wally...

Then, it becomes a big deal.

Has this ever hapened? I don't know, and the likelihood of it happening is small.

But it COULD.

And when/if it does, I hope it's Ed Fernandez, and his Gremlin, leaving first.

[Jim Wahl]

I remember Len Imbrogno told me one time that 90% of the polls taken result in a 60% to 40% vote. Looks as if this one is no exception. Jim

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by bill dedman

You're 100-percent correct.

But the POTENTIAL for a red light always exists.THAT is the scenario that is what all this is about, because it's totally unnecessary. Totally...

Is it a big deal? No.

Unless it's the final round at the U.S. Nationals, and you're the slower car, and you bulb with a near-telepathic-.999... while your faster competitor has a -.213, but, goes home with the money and the Wally...

Then, it becomes a big deal.

Has this ever hapened? I don't know, and the likelihood of it happening is small.

But it COULD.

And when/if it does, I hope it's Ed Fernandez, and his Gremlin, leaving first.

Oh booo hooo hoooo you've damaged my self esteem.I'll never be the same.

[bill dedman]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Oh booo hooo hoooo you've damaged my self esteem.I'll never be the same.

Ed,
I apologize for damaging your self-esteem with my flawed math.There's no excuse for a stupid mathematical error like that. My bad.

What I MEANT to say, to illustrate my point, was; the first car to leave has a near-telepathic red light (-.001) while the next car to leave has a worse infraction (-.021) but, due to this antiquated timing system, goes home the winner.

If you think there's anything logical, desirable, or fair about that, I'd like to hear it.

[Mark Yacavone]

I too, keep looking for logical reasoning here . It keeps me coming back ,often.

Most of the time , all I see is personal attacks or red herring issues.

I f someone wants to make the case the the faster cars are already under too many disadvantages and the current red light system helps even things out, I'd like to hear THAT.

[Ed Wright]

Mark, doesn't matter. Not going to happen. I don't care either way, but I'm not stupid enough to get all bent out of shape over it, and think NHRA or IHRA is ever going to spend the time or money to change it.

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[novassdude]

Originally Posted by bill dedman

You're 100-percent correct.

But the POTENTIAL for a red light always exists.THAT is the scenario that is what all this is about, because it's totally unnecessary. Totally...

Is it a big deal? No.

Unless it's the final round at the U.S. Nationals, and you're the slower car, and you bulb with a near-telepathic-.999... while your faster competitor has a -.213, but, goes home with the money and the Wally...

Then, it becomes a big deal.

Has this ever hapened? I don't know, and the likelihood of it happening is small.

But it COULD.

And when/if it does, I hope it's Ed Fernandez, and his Gremlin, leaving first.

In your example the faster car still wins either way. -.999 is much worse than -.213

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by novassdude

In your example the faster car still wins either way. -.999 is much worse than -.213

Facts and simple math never get in the way of Bill's rants.

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by novassdude

In your example the faster car still wins either way. -.999 is much worse than -.213

i think he means -.001, but maybe math isn't his strong suit