questions concerning christmas tree

bill dedman · 11-10-2009, 11:56 PM

>>>"Again, you ignore the law of unintended consequences simply because it is easy, convenient, and suits your agenda."

Okay; Alan, please give me an example of ANY "unintended consequence" that might come from this rule change I'm advocating.

I can't think of one; can you???

Please tell me of an "unintended consequence" that could come from this rule change that could have a negative impact on racing.

Just one... please.

RE: "And then neither will see the red light, because the tree is behind them, because both cars have launched and then the computer makes up its mind after the fact. MAYBE one or both drivers will see a win light come on, or maybe they won't."

And, this will affect the race how??? I don't know anybody who is oblivious to a win light... but then, I don't know everybody. Maybe they could install a red light beside the win lights that would appear as the win light in the other lane comes on... a minor issue, at worst. And, it will take the computer a millisecond to turn on the red light, once the second car has driven out of the beam; think he might see it as he passes the tree???

Finally, I don't have an agenda; I'll be racing no matter if they never change this, and they probably won't.

11-10-2009, 11:56 PM	#11
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: questions concerning christmas tree >>>"Again, you ignore the law of unintended consequences simply because it is easy, convenient, and suits your agenda." Okay; Alan, please give me an example of ANY "unintended consequence" that might come from this rule change I'm advocating. I can't think of one; can you??? Please tell me of an "unintended consequence" that could come from this rule change that could have a negative impact on racing. Just one... please. RE: "And then neither will see the red light, because the tree is behind them, because both cars have launched and then the computer makes up its mind after the fact. MAYBE one or both drivers will see a win light come on, or maybe they won't." And, this will affect the race how??? I don't know anybody who is oblivious to a win light... but then, I don't know everybody. Maybe they could install a red light beside the win lights that would appear as the win light in the other lane comes on... a minor issue, at worst. And, it will take the computer a millisecond to turn on the red light, once the second car has driven out of the beam; think he might see it as he passes the tree??? Finally, I don't have an agenda; I'll be racing no matter if they never change this, and they probably won't. __________________ Bill Last edited by bill dedman; 11-11-2009 at 12:29 AM.