Finish Line Beam Height

[Michael Pliska]

Originally Posted by Chris Williams

Remind me again, what's the problem here? These heights have been that way for years...

Yes, but 20 years ago there weren't many S/G cars which would trip with bodywork. I think the Brogie Series V was the first one to consistently do it. We've already seen our share of controversies over finish line lights (the Indy incidents mentioned above), and it seems to me that everyone would benefit if you knew for sure that the wheel was taking the stripe. I suppose I could go with the flow and build an air dam on my car which either trips the stripe, or looks like it could but doesn't. Maybe it's just me, but I think the most fair racing (especially in breakout classes) would be where we all know it is the wheel taking the stripe.