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bill dedman · 05-26-2009, 09:26 AM

Eddie Rezak said, "Why not insert a blue bulb, in between the last yellow, and the green? About 1-3 seconds or so, after the second car has left, and one or both foul, let the computer turn on the appropriate green or red bulbs, and declare the winner! "

The winner will already have been declared instantly, AFTER the second car to leave, launches: a big, red, light will be glowing in one lane of the other, but not until after the second car to leave has left the line.
That is, assuming one, or both of the cars went "red."

I don't see the advantage in complicating this beyond that. It will operate just as it always has, except the worse red light will determine the winner and it will not come on until both cars have left the line.

Assuming a situation wherein BOTH cars red light, no red light would show until AFTER both cars have left rhe line... so there are NO DISTRACTIONS FOR EITHER DRIVER...

Once they've had their red lights compared by the computer (takes only a a microsecond) the red will then come on in whichever lane had the worse infraction and the win light willl show on the opposite scoreboard.

I can't see how adding another, different-colored (blue?) light would improve this very simple situation.

Bill

05-26-2009, 09:26 AM	#10
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: M.g. Eddie Rezak said, "Why not insert a blue bulb, in between the last yellow, and the green? About 1-3 seconds or so, after the second car has left, and one or both foul, let the computer turn on the appropriate green or red bulbs, and declare the winner! " The winner will already have been declared instantly, AFTER the second car to leave, launches: a big, red, light will be glowing in one lane of the other, but not until after the second car to leave has left the line. That is, assuming one, or both of the cars went "red." I don't see the advantage in complicating this beyond that. It will operate just as it always has, except the worse red light will determine the winner and it will not come on until both cars have left the line. Assuming a situation wherein BOTH cars red light, no red light would show until AFTER both cars have left rhe line... so there are NO DISTRACTIONS FOR EITHER DRIVER... Once they've had their red lights compared by the computer (takes only a a microsecond) the red will then come on in whichever lane had the worse infraction and the win light willl show on the opposite scoreboard. I can't see how adding another, different-colored (blue?) light would improve this very simple situation. Bill __________________ Bill Last edited by bill dedman; 05-26-2009 at 09:29 AM.