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Originally Posted by 442OLDS
I didn't see the race.For the first time,I did not buy NHRA.TV.
But I highly doubt he was dialed in at 7.45.
If so,the other guy was pretty lucky running dead on 8 taking almost 10 seconds of stripe.
And whoever writes the comments on Drag Race Central should just stop.
"Nice nine light for O'Connor, but he slows down track."
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This starts and remains with the clock operator. They are the ones who will pick up the dial in, either as the car rolls by their window or if it's just sitting waiting to go into the water. And it doesn't look like it's the case here, but you'd be surprised at how many are almost impossible to read. That always makes me wonder, since it is so critically important.
Whatever is in the DRC report comes directly from the timing system, the reporter has not entered that info for years.
I agree that Dave did not describe the run correctly. He's been around for a very long time, mostly working the west coast races. All I can say is that we're all human and sometimes things go wrong.
I think it's important to understand what's going on when you're covering a race. Your gaze is constantly shifting from the clocks, to the track, to your computer - repeat and repeat and repeat. And quite often, while that's going on, someone will come up to you and ask "what did Joe Blow run?" for an earlier race in the session. There is a lot of info coming at you in a very short period of time.
I have never met a single DRC reporter who was not an experienced racer or fan and knew how important it is to get things right. In a perfect world, Dave would have caught the ridiculous dial in. But he didn't, as it was just one of hundreds and hundreds of dials that had been on his screen.
Look, I'm not trying to be a "XXXX is pure and honest and always right" cheerleader like I see on another board. I just thought some might be unaware of the information. I realize it doesn't change a thing, and the racer got screwed.