I think another key was the fact that the "pre-stage" sensor/beam/trigger
was not functioning. So you just pulled up into the stage beam roll back
once or twice until the stage beam was broken/lit and then the starter would
start to call for ready.
Do real drags have the pre stage lamp? If not, maybe we should consider
doing away with it. Especially if it can't be repaired. :^)
Matt Murray
mattm@optonline.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Alan Pozner <AlanP@identicard.com>
To: <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 1:54 PM
Subject: RE: Shot clock - was why Harrisburg took...
> Mark J. Andy wrote:
>
> >...I think we're overlooking the obvious answer. Just keep doing manual
> >starts....
>
> I'd say yes except for the fact that we know some people will take
advantage
> of the "nod to indicate you're ready" phase to slow things down and screw
up
> their opponents timing. I know there was one competitor in the Bonus
> challenge that attempted to psych out his opponent by staging and
unstaging
> many times (happily it was not effective and that guy lost :-) The shot
> clock keeps the playing field level. I think at Harrisburg almost everyone
> was on their best behavior to speed staging up for the good of all. I
don't
> know if that would always be the case.
>
> Regards,
> Alan
>
>
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