Interesting Tree Malfunction

Mike Carr · 06-19-2011, 11:59 PM

I had this happen a few times to me, with an HF/SA Sunbird. Billy (the car owner) had built a new header for it. The header, which came down the front, would sometimes trip the beam. I could not be staged shallow, or what happened in the video would occasionally happen to me, and get a bad redlight (second amber or ealy on the third) without moving an inch. Like the ET slip shows, I was red by large margin (about -.4 to -.5 red, and all my incremental numbers down track would be off by the same amount. If I was shown as .233 red (old style, now a -.267), I'd be off about .26 ET all the way down. It is possible that something on the car was in the beam, hanging by the tire which caused this issue. Once I pumped my front slicks up to 45-50 PSI, I wouldn't have an issue (the header would gain clearance, because the front of the car sat higher). If they were 35-40, I could get a redlight at times. Have your friend go through and check ANYTHING that could interrupt the beam (wire, front spoiler, etc) and move/remove it, so this issue won't happen again.

X-TECH MAN · 06-20-2011, 06:33 AM

I think the old TV show the "X Files" had a story on this.

Kenny Wigington · 06-20-2011, 08:33 AM

Something else tripped the bulb. That car didnt move, if it did, it was fractions of an inch, FORWARD.

I was at a bracket race back some yrs ago and a frog was hanging out by the guardrail and would block the beam, a few times until starter finally saw him. tree would blink some with no car there, so it became obvious something was there, that shouldnt have been.

06-19-2011, 11:59 PM	#1
Mike Carr VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Enon Valley PA Posts: 1,650 Likes: 234 Liked 83 Times in 37 Posts	Re: Interesting Tree Malfunction I had this happen a few times to me, with an HF/SA Sunbird. Billy (the car owner) had built a new header for it. The header, which came down the front, would sometimes trip the beam. I could not be staged shallow, or what happened in the video would occasionally happen to me, and get a bad redlight (second amber or ealy on the third) without moving an inch. Like the ET slip shows, I was red by large margin (about -.4 to -.5 red, and all my incremental numbers down track would be off by the same amount. If I was shown as .233 red (old style, now a -.267), I'd be off about .26 ET all the way down. It is possible that something on the car was in the beam, hanging by the tire which caused this issue. Once I pumped my front slicks up to 45-50 PSI, I wouldn't have an issue (the header would gain clearance, because the front of the car sat higher). If they were 35-40, I could get a redlight at times. Have your friend go through and check ANYTHING that could interrupt the beam (wire, front spoiler, etc) and move/remove it, so this issue won't happen again. __________________ Mike Carr, Tri-State S/SS Association President Looking for 2015 S/SS Race Sponsors Contact me if interested buffdaddy_1302@hotmail.com (724) 510-5912

06-20-2011, 06:33 AM	#2
X-TECH MAN Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 3,203 Likes: 1,047 Liked 235 Times in 110 Posts	Re: Interesting Tree Malfunction I think the old TV show the "X Files" had a story on this.

06-20-2011, 08:33 AM	#3
Kenny Wigington Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cumming,Ga. USA Posts: 967 Likes: 36 Liked 60 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Interesting Tree Malfunction Something else tripped the bulb. That car didnt move, if it did, it was fractions of an inch, FORWARD. I was at a bracket race back some yrs ago and a frog was hanging out by the guardrail and would block the beam, a few times until starter finally saw him. tree would blink some with no car there, so it became obvious something was there, that shouldnt have been. __________________ 2894 STK