On the subject or missed timnes, is there a test mode for the lights that is
used before a run or is the first indication of a problem a missed time? Do the
lights have a status mode that reports back that the beam is on and being
sensed? Is there a way to toggle the source beam off and on to verify the
sensors are working? i have had times missed with a car that is not white, in
Australia in '95 they were all missed but only on the return runs...
Dave Dahlgren
wspotter wrote:
>
> Grib,
>
> It's unfortunate but we have missed the time on white cars in the past
> because the lights don't get tripped properly. You might want to put a very
> wide stripe ... eighteen inches or so just in case. Remember the lights are
> just 9" or so off the salt. The BMW Streamliner from Virginia ... Steve
> Peiper I think the name was ... is the most prominent one I remember. That
> was probably a 350 mph run and not only didn't he trip all the clocks, he
> missed deploying the chute and the turnoff for the catch net and ended up in
> 18 inches of water at a break in the dike. They re-built the dike so the
> hole and pond aren't there any more.
>
> Wes
>
> on 7/22/01 6:41 PM, rgribble at rgribble@carolina.rr.com wrote:
>
> > Mayf,
> > Never thought about it and no one has mentioned it to me. The T'Bird is salt
> > white but I've got some Neon Pink duct tape I can put on the front air dam
> > and rear spoiler. I'll add it to my growing list. Anybody else have any
> > ideas?
> > (Of course I expect to be going soooo fast nobody will be able to see me
> > anyway)
> > Grib
> > Do what others Won't and you'll do what others Can't for the rest of your
> > life
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
> > To: "rgribble" <rgribble@carolina.rr.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 1:44 PM
> > Subject: One more thing...
> >
> >
> >> Don't know if it might apply to your car or not...but generally the folks
> >> out there want a lot of color different from the salt. This is so they can
> >> see the car waaaaayyyyyy down the course. With all the white there it
> > really
> >> is difficult to see even brightly colored cars. Might want to ask someone
> >> like Dan warner on the list..
> >>
> >> mayf
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