Finish Line Beam Height

Michael Pliska · 08-31-2009, 09:09 AM

Okay, I hadn't thought about bouncy finish lines, but holy crap - they should fix that track!!!

If finish line wheelies are still a problem, they could run a guard beam that is higher but farther downtrack. The tire would stop the clocks 99.9% of the time, and they would still have a close timing result for the rare misses.

With the lower beams, you might have the occasional braking-induced nose trip, but it seems that it would be the rare exception. I would rather see true wheel-to-wheel racing the majority of the time.

08-31-2009, 09:09 AM	#8
Michael Pliska Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Happy Valley, OR Posts: 260 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Finish Line Beam Height Okay, I hadn't thought about bouncy finish lines, but holy crap - they should fix that track!!! If finish line wheelies are still a problem, they could run a guard beam that is higher but farther downtrack. The tire would stop the clocks 99.9% of the time, and they would still have a close timing result for the rare misses. With the lower beams, you might have the occasional braking-induced nose trip, but it seems that it would be the rare exception. I would rather see true wheel-to-wheel racing the majority of the time. __________________ Michael Pliska 643 S/G Last edited by Michael Pliska; 08-31-2009 at 09:11 AM.

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