Red Light Answer

[Mike Gray]

Originally Posted by Pat Joffrion

Mike,

I didn't fully answer your question, so here goes:

The Stage-Loc and starting beams read only from the center of the starting line ... Not from the outside (as is the case down track). Actually, there is no outside lens for the Stage-Loc beam!


Chatting on this forum helps to get my mind off Philip's death, at least for a few minutes. Thanks for listening.

If the starting line beams read from the inside it doesn't seem possible that the light from the flash caused a false reaction. He would have to have been in really deep or really shallow to cause it to trip since the Stage-Loc was not on. (Assuming they have Stage-Loc at Pomona)
I raced up and down the West Coast and found all kinds of ways to loose but this one was new to me.

On another note - I am truely sorry to hear of the loss of your son. My son is only 13 and I can't comprehend what your family is going through. My condolences and exta prayers.