I don,t like spiders or snakes - Page 2

Michael Beard · 03-18-2013, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by M Lefkes

Steve I was hoping you would chime in on what happened in the comp final, did Ambrose roll the beams? I was really hoping it wasn't a repeat of what happened in Pomona SS final.

Not a repeat. There's video on espn360.com, and you can very clearly see Ambrose move backwards out of the beam. It's at around 5:24:15. I wish it was on YouTube so you could step through the video and confirm that the red light doesn't display prior to the stage light going out, as happened with the Super Stock incident.

Steve Williams · 03-19-2013, 09:23 AM

Here is the deal. If I understood what he told me correctly on the phone, was that he staged very shallow. Stage light flickered. Something not real common with LED lights. He let off the brake and moved in a touch deeper. Problem is that once the brake is released, the shift timer is activated. The timer shifted the trans into 2nd. There is not enough time to pull it back into low, get back on the brake and reset the timer before it is time to go. This explains the small movement. Stuff happens. No conspiracy theories here. Better to be the last round runner up than to be the first round runner up. I didn't really want to explain this as he felt pretty bad. He has won 9 of these things, so he knows how to get it done. Regardless of the outcome, Steve and Bob are my heroes. The 10th will have to wait a little bit.

Dave Kommel · 03-19-2013, 09:30 AM

I was shooting from Aragona's side and it's very difficult to see through the camera, especially with a wide angle, but it appeared to me that Steve was moving backwards when the tree came down.

Steve Williams · 03-19-2013, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave Kommel

I was shooting from Aragona's side and it's very difficult to see through the camera, especially with a wide angle, but it appeared to me that Steve was moving backwards when the tree came down.

Your eyes were right.

M Lefkes · 03-19-2013, 01:13 PM

Dang Steve that's a real bummer. I was really rooting for AAH team, I thought you might have the inside story because I thought you may have been down there with them. Are they headed to Belle Rose this weekend? Your probably wondering who the heck is this guy, I'm the youngest guy usually with the Arnold's, and had a great time listening to your stories about your dad at the US nationals last year.

Steve Williams · 03-19-2013, 02:43 PM

I would like to go to Belle Rose but I lost my Cajun dictionary. Without that I wouldn't understand a thing they are saying, not that I could if I had it on me. Dad will be gone 2 years in a little more than 2 weeks. We all miss him like crazy, but we get a good laugh out of some of the "stuff" he pulled or things he would say. He was a gem. Look forward to seeing the Arnold clan at Indy.

03-19-2013, 09:23 AM	#12
Steve Williams Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 352 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: I don,t like spiders or snakes Here is the deal. If I understood what he told me correctly on the phone, was that he staged very shallow. Stage light flickered. Something not real common with LED lights. He let off the brake and moved in a touch deeper. Problem is that once the brake is released, the shift timer is activated. The timer shifted the trans into 2nd. There is not enough time to pull it back into low, get back on the brake and reset the timer before it is time to go. This explains the small movement. Stuff happens. No conspiracy theories here. Better to be the last round runner up than to be the first round runner up. I didn't really want to explain this as he felt pretty bad. He has won 9 of these things, so he knows how to get it done. Regardless of the outcome, Steve and Bob are my heroes. The 10th will have to wait a little bit. Last edited by Steve Williams; 03-19-2013 at 09:25 AM.

03-19-2013, 09:30 AM	#13
Dave Kommel Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Dimas CA Posts: 143 Likes: 2 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: I don,t like spiders or snakes I was shooting from Aragona's side and it's very difficult to see through the camera, especially with a wide angle, but it appeared to me that Steve was moving backwards when the tree came down. __________________ Dave Kommel

03-19-2013, 01:13 PM	#15
M Lefkes Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mattawan, MI Posts: 47 Likes: 11 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: I don,t like spiders or snakes Dang Steve that's a real bummer. I was really rooting for AAH team, I thought you might have the inside story because I thought you may have been down there with them. Are they headed to Belle Rose this weekend? Your probably wondering who the heck is this guy, I'm the youngest guy usually with the Arnold's, and had a great time listening to your stories about your dad at the US nationals last year.

03-19-2013, 02:43 PM	#16
Steve Williams Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 352 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: I don,t like spiders or snakes I would like to go to Belle Rose but I lost my Cajun dictionary. Without that I wouldn't understand a thing they are saying, not that I could if I had it on me. Dad will be gone 2 years in a little more than 2 weeks. We all miss him like crazy, but we get a good laugh out of some of the "stuff" he pulled or things he would say. He was a gem. Look forward to seeing the Arnold clan at Indy.