Good or Bad Idea - Page 2

Mike Taylor 3601 · 02-04-2015, 10:29 AM

I remember first day of 1987 season at Mt.Park Dragway, George Poynter who was the announcer there and at Bluegrass Dragway from the sixties till it closed, said Gene Barker who was track operator had needed some firewood that winter and now the tree just has 3 ambers instead of five.LOL

It ain't broke don't fix it.
Mike Taylor 3601

The Hawk · 02-04-2015, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Bunkster

A far more serious problem is the insanity of continuing a “first” red light system in handicapped races.

Oh geez,not AGAIN! That dead horse has been beaten so badly it can't even been made into dog food.

John Lang · 02-04-2015, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by The Hawk

Oh geez,not AGAIN! That dead horse has been beaten so badly it can't even been made into dog food.

X-512...John

Mark Yacavone · 02-04-2015, 05:46 PM

Why would you want to take away more from the slower cars? There are very few left now.
If you want to do something constructive, you could lobby to bring back deep staging.

Dwight Southerland · 02-04-2015, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Why would you want to take away more from the slower cars? There are very few left now.
If you want to do something constructive, you could lobby to bring back deep staging.

Why not do both? Tilt the process towards it being a driver's race more than a mechanics race at the starting line. Make it possible to adjust the mechanics in the driver-car to have the same level of difficulty to produce reaction time regardless of the car.

Then do away with reaction timers.

Ed Wright · 02-04-2015, 06:37 PM

Or, just go back to a flag.

Jim Hanig · 02-04-2015, 07:14 PM

10-4 on the flag

Mark Yacavone · 02-04-2015, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

Why not do both? Tilt the process towards it being a driver's race more than a mechanics race at the starting line. Make it possible to adjust the mechanics in the driver-car to have the same level of difficulty to produce reaction time regardless of the car.

Then do away with reaction timers.

Okay...I'd trade top two ambers for deep staging.

That's the point of it anyway.

Ed Fernandez · 02-05-2015, 12:51 AM

OK how's about this? It would take a real long track to do it. Both cars stage opposite each other,that's 2,640 feet apart, facing each other. They both race to the finish line. No having to turn your head 180 degrees (that will help the slow guys).Of course you'll have to move the timing boards and have an extra starter. Now that would make things interesting
What do you think Billy?.

HandOverFist · 02-05-2015, 02:37 AM

I would'nt mind seeing both cars leave at the same time...that would take care of the first red scenario. Put a dial on each car and the best package wins...that would force all to dial honestly and eliminate excessive braking and eight second cars coming up from behind thirteen second cars at the stripe.

02-04-2015, 10:29 AM	#11
Mike Taylor 3601 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Somerset,Ky Posts: 1,371 Likes: 352 Liked 304 Times in 102 Posts	Re: Good or Bad Idea I remember first day of 1987 season at Mt.Park Dragway, George Poynter who was the announcer there and at Bluegrass Dragway from the sixties till it closed, said Gene Barker who was track operator had needed some firewood that winter and now the tree just has 3 ambers instead of five.LOL It ain't broke don't fix it. Mike Taylor 3601

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Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,815 Likes: 2,903 Liked 5,119 Times in 1,950 Posts	Re: Good or Bad Idea Why would you want to take away more from the slower cars? There are very few left now. If you want to do something constructive, you could lobby to bring back deep staging. __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

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Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Good or Bad Idea Or, just go back to a flag. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

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Jim Hanig Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pukwana SD Posts: 860 Likes: 554 Liked 99 Times in 49 Posts	Re: Good or Bad Idea 10-4 on the flag

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Ed Fernandez Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NOO JOISEY nexta NOO YAWK Posts: 5,879 Likes: 38 Liked 100 Times in 45 Posts	Re: Good or Bad Idea OK how's about this? It would take a real long track to do it. Both cars stage opposite each other,that's 2,640 feet apart, facing each other. They both race to the finish line. No having to turn your head 180 degrees (that will help the slow guys).Of course you'll have to move the timing boards and have an extra starter. Now that would make things interesting What do you think Billy?. __________________ Former NHRA #1945 Former IHRA #1945 T/SA

02-05-2015, 02:37 AM	#20
HandOverFist VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 1,651 Likes: 8 Liked 33 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Good or Bad Idea I would'nt mind seeing both cars leave at the same time...that would take care of the first red scenario. Put a dial on each car and the best package wins...that would force all to dial honestly and eliminate excessive braking and eight second cars coming up from behind thirteen second cars at the stripe. __________________ Rich Taylor I/SA - 321 Last edited by HandOverFist; 02-05-2015 at 02:54 AM.