What would your Div director do ?

[Jeff Stout]

re run. Tree malfunction and every person has a different idea what a good or bad light is. So reaction is not relevant in making this decision.

[Charlie Yannetti]

I'm with the RE-RUN crowd on this one.. the starter should have made the tower aware of a tree malfunction.. and if that was the left lane, that bulb was out at the Divisional last year.. they changed bulbs, then changed trees.. apparently they haven't gotten it right yet..

[Mike Carr]

As a Stock and bracket racer, I always looked at the bottom bulb, and never paid attention to the first and second amber's. Thus, a race like this wouldn't have affected me, as I would never have noticed it anyway (unless someone told me after). The race should have stood as called.

[Mickey Whaley]

Originally Posted by Mike Carr

As a Stock and bracket racer, I always looked at the bottom bulb, and never paid attention to the first and second amber's. Thus, a race like this wouldn't have affected me, as I would never have noticed it anyway (unless someone told me after). The race should have stood as called.

maybe he doesn't just look at the bottom bulb what if when you raced and the bottom bulb didnt come on would you want a rerun?

[Drew Olson]

The same thing happened to dad in 2001 at Earlville in the comp final. Div 5 director told me the top bulb is a "non factor" and then asked me why I was so worried about the top bulb. I told him that we followed the tree and his response was "he took the tree so its a race".

[Mike Carr]

Originally Posted by Mickey Whaley

maybe he doesn't just look at the bottom bulb what if when you raced and the bottom bulb didnt come on would you want a rerun?

Bottom bulb, yes. Other two bulbs, no.

[Mickey Whaley]

u make no sense, if there are 3 bulbs on the tree why use 2?

[TOM KASCH]

He leaves on a trans brake , so goes to the floor on the 1st bulb. Thats what screwed him up.
Plus fighting for the World championship & this hurts in that quest.
Other wise just another lose , he was in the left lane and had the track starter not "RED", red would have seen it & called the tower .
Still has 2 wcs meets to go to.

[Tim Kish]

Not to hijack but I had a similar deal to Beard - St Louis NHRA Sport Compact race - 12 cars in the bracket class first round and they had the tree in cross-talk. I was the faster car and it threw me off, was way late and got smoked accordingly. Talked to them in the tower and they just said sorry we shouldn't have done that but we aren't re-running the round (others complained as well). A fine 8hour drive pissed away!

[danny waters sr]

Tree malfunctioned regardless which light you leave on......Should have been a re-run.....

Supposed the driver did not take the tree and sat there to explain the top bulb did not come on...You think the director would have still told him it did not matter cause he leaves off bottom.......Suppose someone counts the bulbs..... Definatly re-run in my book....
anothe thing ,if it did not matter ,why did they stop the next pair til it was fixed ? why not wait til round over and then fix it ?/