Mike Cotten you are the MAN! - Page 2

Dinsdale · 02-18-2013, 01:18 AM

Video here, about the 16 min mark....

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Tom Moock · 02-18-2013, 02:14 AM

I watch the replay on Espn 3 about 10 times you can see mike car move to light the stage light, but i didn`t see movement on Defrank car,maybe he was not stage deep enuff? They had 3 or 4 different camera angle`s on espn 3,if nhra wanted to watch replays? the replay video is better on espn 3 than the you tube video. Tom

Jimmy70RSSS · 02-18-2013, 05:13 AM

Worked at Suffolk the last year they were running and had a similar instance. The guy in the right lane staged so shallow that the relay in the old Chrondex box was buzzing......off on off on. The stage light was on but was flickering so fast it appeared to stay evenly lit. I waiting a little longer than usual and as soon as I activated the tree it was an instant red. That's an old system and I'm not sure how large a diameter the beam is but when we setup every weekend the receiving end had a very small hole in it and it would be a fluke for a flash to trigger it. How about going to a different light source.....infrared beam or something that sunlight or a common camera flash won't trigger.

Ed Wright · 02-18-2013, 09:15 AM

I have a dumb question (go easy, I'm old) where do you find ESPN3? Cox cable has more than one ESPN, we have 2 but not 3.

Btw, I staged too shallow once, but I saw the stage light flicker about the time the tree started to come down. I knew that one was on me.

02-18-2013, 01:18 AM	#1
Dinsdale Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 313 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Mike Cotten you are the MAN! Video here, about the 16 min mark.... [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKBIc2hWGNM"]2013 NHRA Winternationals Finals - YouTube[/ame] __________________ Dale Posnick

02-18-2013, 02:14 AM	#2
Tom Moock Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 801 Likes: 1 Liked 10 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Mike Cotten you are the MAN! I watch the replay on Espn 3 about 10 times you can see mike car move to light the stage light, but i didn`t see movement on Defrank car,maybe he was not stage deep enuff? They had 3 or 4 different camera angle`s on espn 3,if nhra wanted to watch replays? the replay video is better on espn 3 than the you tube video. Tom __________________ Tom Moock 5704 STK

02-18-2013, 05:13 AM	#3
Jimmy70RSSS Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 8 Likes: 4 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Mike Cotten you are the MAN! Worked at Suffolk the last year they were running and had a similar instance. The guy in the right lane staged so shallow that the relay in the old Chrondex box was buzzing......off on off on. The stage light was on but was flickering so fast it appeared to stay evenly lit. I waiting a little longer than usual and as soon as I activated the tree it was an instant red. That's an old system and I'm not sure how large a diameter the beam is but when we setup every weekend the receiving end had a very small hole in it and it would be a fluke for a flash to trigger it. How about going to a different light source.....infrared beam or something that sunlight or a common camera flash won't trigger.

02-18-2013, 09:15 AM	#4
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Mike Cotten you are the MAN! I have a dumb question (go easy, I'm old) where do you find ESPN3? Cox cable has more than one ESPN, we have 2 but not 3. Btw, I staged too shallow once, but I saw the stage light flicker about the time the tree started to come down. I knew that one was on me. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA Last edited by Ed Wright; 02-18-2013 at 09:24 AM.

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