Voodoo at Topeka?

Ron Ortiz · 05-21-2012, 12:16 PM

Happened to us at a SSSSA race. I believe the tower had the tree set on "Pro" with a .500
Tree. Caught me by surprise as I usually stage second. Several other racers experienced the same thing. Next round I staged first to avoid being distracted by quick tree. The tree got fixed the following round, but they cancelled the race due to timing issues. Was a really different experience.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA lets just bump in, whoa, its green

Ed Wright · 05-21-2012, 01:37 PM

Ron, that may have been what was wrong. Still had three lights come down, but sure seemed to start quick.

Randall Klein · 05-21-2012, 02:13 PM

Ed, do you think it was "normal" during time trials, and different for eliminations?

Jim Wahl · 05-21-2012, 05:59 PM

Ron is correct. At one of our SSSSA races the tower had the computer set for a Pro tree but with a .500 interval. The tree started automatically when the last car staged. It was a mistake in the tower and was corrected but made for some surprisingly bad reaction times!

Jim

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Ed Wright · 05-21-2012, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randall Klein

Ed, do you think it was "normal" during time trials, and different for eliminations?

Different day, Randall. I don't know.

05-21-2012, 12:16 PM	#1
Ron Ortiz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Englewood, Florida Posts: 989 Likes: 35 Liked 317 Times in 103 Posts	Re: Voodoo at Topeka? Happened to us at a SSSSA race. I believe the tower had the tree set on "Pro" with a .500 Tree. Caught me by surprise as I usually stage second. Several other racers experienced the same thing. Next round I staged first to avoid being distracted by quick tree. The tree got fixed the following round, but they cancelled the race due to timing issues. Was a really different experience. Ron Ortiz U/SA lets just bump in, whoa, its green __________________ Ron Ortiz 2102 STK

05-21-2012, 01:37 PM	#2
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Voodoo at Topeka? Ron, that may have been what was wrong. Still had three lights come down, but sure seemed to start quick. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

05-21-2012, 02:13 PM	#3
Randall Klein Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 785 Likes: 45 Liked 316 Times in 67 Posts	Re: Voodoo at Topeka? Ed, do you think it was "normal" during time trials, and different for eliminations?

05-21-2012, 05:59 PM	#4
Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,844 Likes: 667 Liked 683 Times in 129 Posts	Re: Voodoo at Topeka? Ron is correct. At one of our SSSSA races the tower had the computer set for a Pro tree but with a .500 interval. The tree started automatically when the last car staged. It was a mistake in the tower and was corrected but made for some surprisingly bad reaction times! Jim . __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 NHRA D2 National Open Stock Champion 1982 NHRA D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association.