Interesting Tree Malfunction

LindseyCramsey · 06-19-2011, 11:47 PM

Yes, the other weird part is that he is about 5 tenths off all the way down the track from every other pass he ran. The other strange part is that it seems to have occurred again in the final round with Bob Johnson.

Mike Carr · 06-19-2011, 11:59 PM

I had this happen a few times to me, with an HF/SA Sunbird. Billy (the car owner) had built a new header for it. The header, which came down the front, would sometimes trip the beam. I could not be staged shallow, or what happened in the video would occasionally happen to me, and get a bad redlight (second amber or ealy on the third) without moving an inch. Like the ET slip shows, I was red by large margin (about -.4 to -.5 red, and all my incremental numbers down track would be off by the same amount. If I was shown as .233 red (old style, now a -.267), I'd be off about .26 ET all the way down. It is possible that something on the car was in the beam, hanging by the tire which caused this issue. Once I pumped my front slicks up to 45-50 PSI, I wouldn't have an issue (the header would gain clearance, because the front of the car sat higher). If they were 35-40, I could get a redlight at times. Have your friend go through and check ANYTHING that could interrupt the beam (wire, front spoiler, etc) and move/remove it, so this issue won't happen again.

X-TECH MAN · 06-20-2011, 06:33 AM

I think the old TV show the "X Files" had a story on this.

Kenny Wigington · 06-20-2011, 08:33 AM

Something else tripped the bulb. That car didnt move, if it did, it was fractions of an inch, FORWARD.

I was at a bracket race back some yrs ago and a frog was hanging out by the guardrail and would block the beam, a few times until starter finally saw him. tree would blink some with no car there, so it became obvious something was there, that shouldnt have been.

06-19-2011, 11:47 PM	#1
LindseyCramsey Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 8 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Interesting Tree Malfunction Yes, the other weird part is that he is about 5 tenths off all the way down the track from every other pass he ran. The other strange part is that it seems to have occurred again in the final round with Bob Johnson.

06-19-2011, 11:59 PM	#2
Mike Carr VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Enon Valley PA Posts: 1,650 Likes: 234 Liked 83 Times in 37 Posts	Re: Interesting Tree Malfunction I had this happen a few times to me, with an HF/SA Sunbird. Billy (the car owner) had built a new header for it. The header, which came down the front, would sometimes trip the beam. I could not be staged shallow, or what happened in the video would occasionally happen to me, and get a bad redlight (second amber or ealy on the third) without moving an inch. Like the ET slip shows, I was red by large margin (about -.4 to -.5 red, and all my incremental numbers down track would be off by the same amount. If I was shown as .233 red (old style, now a -.267), I'd be off about .26 ET all the way down. It is possible that something on the car was in the beam, hanging by the tire which caused this issue. Once I pumped my front slicks up to 45-50 PSI, I wouldn't have an issue (the header would gain clearance, because the front of the car sat higher). If they were 35-40, I could get a redlight at times. Have your friend go through and check ANYTHING that could interrupt the beam (wire, front spoiler, etc) and move/remove it, so this issue won't happen again. __________________ Mike Carr, Tri-State S/SS Association President Looking for 2015 S/SS Race Sponsors Contact me if interested buffdaddy_1302@hotmail.com (724) 510-5912

06-20-2011, 06:33 AM	#3
X-TECH MAN Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 3,203 Likes: 1,047 Liked 235 Times in 110 Posts	Re: Interesting Tree Malfunction I think the old TV show the "X Files" had a story on this.

06-20-2011, 08:33 AM	#4
Kenny Wigington Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cumming,Ga. USA Posts: 967 Likes: 36 Liked 60 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Interesting Tree Malfunction Something else tripped the bulb. That car didnt move, if it did, it was fractions of an inch, FORWARD. I was at a bracket race back some yrs ago and a frog was hanging out by the guardrail and would block the beam, a few times until starter finally saw him. tree would blink some with no car there, so it became obvious something was there, that shouldnt have been. __________________ 2894 STK