The rumor of the day

[Michael Beard]

Am I correct to assume that the u/sa that has just left the line 5 second before the aa/s, will not find out he has redlighted till the faster car leaves the line with some sort of a green light? So he will be near the 330 mark when he gets the bad news.

That's how the proposed system would work, yes.

If you think about it, it's really not all that different.... We already have "delayed win lights" when you have somebody blow the tires off, and the other car never lifts and breaks out. That's an extreme example, but so is the U vs A car scenario. Yes, it happens, but the vast majority of handicapped starts aren't that big, and the green or red will probably be displayed by the time you hit 60'. (In most cases, you probably know in your gut whether or not you red-lighted anyways, unless it was double-oh red.)

It's all academic -- again, doesn't matter to me if which system they use.

[Sean Kennedy]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

That's how the proposed system would work, yes.

If you think about it, it's really not all that different.... We already have "delayed win lights" when you have somebody blow the tires off, and the other car never lifts and breaks out. That's an extreme example, but so is the U vs A car scenario. Yes, it happens, but the vast majority of handicapped starts aren't that big, and the green or red will probably be displayed by the time you hit 60'. (In most cases, you probably know in your gut whether or not you red-lighted anyways, unless it was double-oh red.)

It's all academic -- again, doesn't matter to me if which system they use.

Dammit, Beard! Quit making so much sense!