What would your Div director do ?

Mike Carr · 07-25-2011, 01:11 PM

Quote:

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 · 07-25-2011, 01:24 PM

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

TOM KASCH · 07-25-2011, 01:37 PM

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 · 07-25-2011, 02:24 PM

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 · 07-25-2011, 02:39 PM

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 ?/

Toby Lang · 07-25-2011, 02:59 PM

I agree with Mickey. I leave off the bottom bulb also, but I watch the other two count down. If any of the bulbs went out it would effect me. Why have three bulbs if the top two don't matter?

I also agree with Beard (as usual.) It should be an automatic rerun. It shouldn't matter what the light is. The driver in the effected lane shouldn't get a freeroll either. (Freeroll is a poker term) For instance, they know if they win it will stand, but if they don't win they will get a rerun. Since they know they will get a rerun if they lose they might try something different at the top end like giving up the stripe instead of taking it.

-Toby

TOM KASCH · 07-25-2011, 03:14 PM

01 Mark Faul 528 6/6
02 Peter Biondo 516 5/5
03 Jackie Alley 450 3/3
04 Chris Chaney 444 3/4
05 Mike Crutchfield 442 4/5
06 Marion Stephenson 441 3/5
07 Slate Cummings 434 6/4
08 Dan Fletcher 429 9/2
09 Gary Stinnett 422 3/5
10 Justin Lamb
So you see 1 or 2 rd make a big difference maybe !

07-25-2011, 01:24 PM	#2
Mickey Whaley VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,220 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: What would your Div director do ? u make no sense, if there are 3 bulbs on the tree why use 2?

07-25-2011, 01:37 PM	#3
TOM KASCH VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: TOLEDO,OHIO Posts: 1,735 Likes: 0 Liked 241 Times in 100 Posts	Re: What would your Div director do ? 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.

07-25-2011, 02:24 PM	#4
Tim Kish Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 281 Likes: 2 Liked 11 Times in 4 Posts	Re: What would your Div director do ? 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! __________________ Tim Kish 3032 SS/GS

07-25-2011, 02:39 PM	#5
danny waters sr VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: lagrange,nc Posts: 2,224 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What would your Div director do ? 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 ?/ __________________ Danny Waters, Sr / 73 Duster "340"

07-25-2011, 02:59 PM	#6
Toby Lang VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 2,133 Likes: 2 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: What would your Div director do ? I agree with Mickey. I leave off the bottom bulb also, but I watch the other two count down. If any of the bulbs went out it would effect me. Why have three bulbs if the top two don't matter? I also agree with Beard (as usual.) It should be an automatic rerun. It shouldn't matter what the light is. The driver in the effected lane shouldn't get a freeroll either. (Freeroll is a poker term) For instance, they know if they win it will stand, but if they don't win they will get a rerun. Since they know they will get a rerun if they lose they might try something different at the top end like giving up the stripe instead of taking it. -Toby

07-25-2011, 03:14 PM	#7
TOM KASCH VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: TOLEDO,OHIO Posts: 1,735 Likes: 0 Liked 241 Times in 100 Posts	Re: What would your Div director do ? 01 Mark Faul 528 6/6 02 Peter Biondo 516 5/5 03 Jackie Alley 450 3/3 04 Chris Chaney 444 3/4 05 Mike Crutchfield 442 4/5 06 Marion Stephenson 441 3/5 07 Slate Cummings 434 6/4 08 Dan Fletcher 429 9/2 09 Gary Stinnett 422 3/5 10 Justin Lamb So you see 1 or 2 rd make a big difference maybe !

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