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[voltdr]

I have experienced the confusion first-hand. At a bracket, using a full tree, in the final I raced a slower dragster. She left first by a few hundreths and her green light was on until I left. She redlighted, then my win light turned on on the scoreboard. It was a weird delay. I'll bet their reaction was one of surprise as well.
I believe that when this was enacted at the Spring Fling, there were only a very small number of runs that were corrected for the double red lights, out of thousands of runs.
Seems we are trying to fix something that may help a small number of races out of the tens of thousands each year.
Back in the day before delay boxes, I preferred being the car leaving first.
Dan

[Lenny5160]

Originally Posted by voltdr

Seems we are trying to fix something that may help a small number of races out of the tens of thousands each year.

It is typically about 1.5% of all rounds that are impacted. Doesn't mean it isn't worth making it right if you feel that the worst redlight being the loser is, indeed, right.

My personal feeling is that this would have been implemented a long time ago if the technology had allowed it. It fits in the spirit of all other handicap racing rules.

[4406mopar]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

The slow car's lite should not change from green on the hit to Red after the faster car leaves. Could the tree be set so no lite, Red or Green, is shown until second car launches?

I'm not for True Start. What happens on identical red lites? Rerun, first lite looses, does the last light loose, or is the "program" set up so left lane always wins if tied at the seventh place to the right of decimal point?

Timing system goes past 3 decimal places. Just like now. See Vegas Divisional Round 5 SG. Both lanes with -.005 reaction times. Winner and loser determined immediately. Was watching on D3TV.

[Larry Hill]

So how far to the right of the decimal point will it go before it stops and declairs a winner, or will it be Pi?

[Alan Roehrich]

Of all of the problems facing drag racing, and especially class racing, we're going to hear all about this crap again? Which will address none of the serious problems killing the sport.


Have at it folks. Keep worrying about getting a band aid on that stubbed toe. Never mind the patient having a sucking chest wound, and COPD.

[HR9121]

I like Pi too Mr Larry!

[HR9121]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Of all of the problems facing drag racing, and especially class racing, we're going to hear all about this crap again? Which will address none of the serious problems killing the sport.


Have at it folks. Keep worrying about getting a band aid on that stubbed toe. Never mind the patient having a sucking chest wound, and COPD.

Alan with all due respect, you are right about alot of serious problems in class racing but unfortunately our sanctioning body cares nothing about those as we both know. Not a whole lot you or I or nobody else on this board can do about it either.

[Jeff Stout]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

So how far to the right of the decimal point will it go before it stops and declairs a winner, or will it be Pi?

Same distance to the right as on ET dials at finish line. I think 9 spots. Never heard of a concern about that scenario. Why now about the reaction time?

[Signman]

Originally Posted by Jeff Stout

Same distance to the right as on ET dials at finish line. I think 9 spots. Never heard of a concern about that scenario. Why now about the reaction time?

Believe Larry is referring to how Compulink is programmed for dead heat at the finish line:

When the system runs out of decimal places the default winner is the left lane.
Was told this is the case by very knowledgeable people years ago.