questions concerning christmas tree

bill dedman · 11-09-2009, 12:17 AM

Ed said, ".I don't want or see a reason to change what has worked since 1964."

Problem is, it HASN'T ever worked...

It has ALWAYS favored the second car to leave, in this way: It the first car to leave red lights, the second car to leave never has HIS chance to red light. He may well have a worse red light than the first car to leave, but he's never in that jeopardy if the first car bulbs.

That makes NO SENSE. Why should ANYBODY get a free ride like that?

They shouldn't... and it's the same if a AA/S car is running against an A/S, or a V/S car is running a W/S. The odds favor the second car to leave, if both leave before the green. This isn't about slow cars vs. fast cars; it's about ANY two cars that have dialin's... be they fast, or slow.

Using your "logic", Ed, we'd still be making a loser out of the first car to breakout. They had it that way, at first, but fixed it after everybody saw how stupid that was.

The worse breakout loses; why shouldn't the worse redlight lose???? Just because they couldn't fix that, back in 1963, doesn't mean it has "worked" for 46 years, They can fix it, now....

Oh yes, they have gotten the races run off, but then, there's more to fairness than just finishing the race on the day it started.

And, if you think that complaining about a system that screws the first car to leave is "whining," then I can't even talk to you...

11-09-2009, 12:17 AM	#6
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: questions concerning christmas tree Ed said, ".I don't want or see a reason to change what has worked since 1964." Problem is, it HASN'T ever worked... It has ALWAYS favored the second car to leave, in this way: It the first car to leave red lights, the second car to leave never has HIS chance to red light. He may well have a worse red light than the first car to leave, but he's never in that jeopardy if the first car bulbs. That makes NO SENSE. Why should ANYBODY get a free ride like that? They shouldn't... and it's the same if a AA/S car is running against an A/S, or a V/S car is running a W/S. The odds favor the second car to leave, if both leave before the green. This isn't about slow cars vs. fast cars; it's about ANY two cars that have dialin's... be they fast, or slow. Using your "logic", Ed, we'd still be making a loser out of the first car to breakout. They had it that way, at first, but fixed it after everybody saw how stupid that was. The worse breakout loses; why shouldn't the worse redlight lose???? Just because they couldn't fix that, back in 1963, doesn't mean it has "worked" for 46 years, They can fix it, now.... Oh yes, they have gotten the races run off, but then, there's more to fairness than just finishing the race on the day it started. And, if you think that complaining about a system that screws the first car to leave is "whining," then I can't even talk to you... __________________ Bill Last edited by bill dedman; 11-09-2009 at 12:21 AM.