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Topic: Blocking out the first two ambers?
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 9533
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 08-29-2002 10:46 AM
   
What ways have you seen for safely blocking the first two ambers? So you launch at the first sight of the bottom bulb.SteveW
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70coupe
Gearhead Posts: 483
From: Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 08-29-2002 10:52 AM
I've tried everything to set my car up to launch on the first sign of the bottom bulb with no luck! I have to launch when the last light is bright or I'll red light. The only thing I haven't tried which is probably the easiest is to move forward a little more when staging. The key here would be to know exactly how far forward you have moved. Secondly I always just light up the bottom bulb this way if the guy beside you double bulbs your not stuck trying to stage a little deeper as the tree comes down because as soon as you stage they start the tree.[This message has been edited by 70coupe (edited 08-29-2002).]
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70coupe
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From: Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 08-29-2002 10:53 AM
I've tried everything to set my car up to launch on the first sign of the bottom bulb with now luck! I have to launch when the last light is bright or I'll red light. The only thing I haven't tried which is probably the easiest is to move forward a little more when staging. The key here would be to know exactly how far forward you have moved. Secondly I always just light up the bottom bulb this way if the guy beside you double bulbs your not stuck trying to stage a little deeper as the tree comes down because as soon as you stage they start the tree.
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 9533
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Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 08-29-2002 11:32 AM
What I mean is to block the top two bulbs from sight after the car is shallow staged. So you can't anticipate the last yellow.70coupe, If your car is reacting that quick you can slow it down by lowering the front tire pressure, or running a bigger dia. front tire, and staging as shallow as possible. Also lowering your two step speed should add a little vehicle reaction time.  SteveW [This message has been edited by steve'66 (edited 08-29-2002).]
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65_289
Gearhead Posts: 761
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posted 08-29-2002 12:36 PM
You running in a no-e class, Steve?
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kid vishus
Gearhead Posts: 6590
From: middle of NC
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 08-29-2002 12:46 PM
The way one local racer has his set up, and he was helped setting it up by a super stock racer (Alex knows him, Don Duke), he has a metal flapper attached on a swivel on his upper roll bar mount. After he puts the stage lights on, he flips it down, and it blocks out the middle two yellow. I believe it took him a couplfe of tries before he got it set in the right spot. But at least it's an idea.
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fastbackRb
Gearhead Posts: 100
From: Columbus,Ga.
Registered: May 2002
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posted 08-29-2002 10:00 PM
Steve I have seen a buddy take shoe polish and draw a circle where the bottom yellow is when he is staged and lookes thru the circle. He has 2 one for each lane and does not block his view while going down track. He gets a buddy to draw it on durning time trials or test and tune night. Rudy ------------------
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clevelandstyle
Gearhead Posts: 1309
From: central Indiana
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 08-29-2002 10:06 PM
I've tried this and it works OK in the day light. After dark I start to see the haze(reflection) of the top 2 bulbs as they come on, so I find myself still anticipating the bottom bulb. Has anyone else had this problem?------------------
Ben
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 9533
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 08-29-2002 10:49 PM
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Originally posted by 65_289:
You running in a no-e class, Steve?
Yes, actually my daughter Melissa is.  We have one guy in CompRod that has the top 6"s of his windshield painted, so he looks under it to stage. But I don't think it's legal. We could clip a card onto the visor for each lane, but like Ben said you see the lights coming anyway at night. I noticed this on the practice tree too. During daylight I cut .502 - .512 lights 12 times w/ a .506 average blocking the top two in the daylight, on the practice tree that is. When it was dark I found myself anticipating it and either fouled or was late. Anyone tried tape on their visor? So you'd tilt your head up to stage or down to launch? The other factor is we run a blinded tree in Div 7 and it's hard to know when to get on the chip with the top two blinded, any ideas? SteveW
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65_289
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posted 08-30-2002 12:29 PM
That's weird. The No-E class at my track won't allow transbrakes, rev limiters, line locks, etc. Consider yourself lucky. As far as blocking the lights at night, I think it will be a hard task, since the glow will cause her to anticipate.
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 9533
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 08-30-2002 12:58 PM
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Originally posted by 65_289:
That's weird. The No-E class at my track won't allow transbrakes, rev limiters, line locks, etc. Consider yourself lucky. As far as blocking the lights at night, I think it will be a hard task, since the glow will cause her to anticipate.
Yeah, Division 7 is a little different. T-brakes and two steps are even allowed in the street class out here. No-E just means no delay box and no down track controllers (throttle stops or stutter boxes). SteveW [This message has been edited by steve'66 (edited 08-30-2002).]
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rockafellz
Gearhead Posts: 1446
From: San Lorenzo, CA, USA
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 08-30-2002 03:28 PM
I've gotta hand it to you guys. Perfectionists!! I give it up to anyone who can cut anywhere between a .500 - .599. I had a chance to go down the track once when I was 16 years old and I cut a .683 light and I thought that was good. What's the prize money involved on Wednesday nights SteveW? Erik ------------------
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Fastymz
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From: Reno Nv USA M&M#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 08-30-2002 03:36 PM
Erik I'll 2nd that,I too cut a .67 something light.And I was thinking I red lighted for sure.I dont know how you guys do it.
I was leaveing when I saw the last amber light.
Steve how would it help to mnot see the other ambers lights too.Sorry but to me it seems like it would help to know when the last light is coming on?SCOOP ------------------
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 9533
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 08-30-2002 04:12 PM
Eric,Wednesday night is just for trophies, unless you run JackPot then it's a little over a hundred depending on how many entries there are. JackPot is all run though, delay boxes allowed. The w/e races can be $800-1000, and the finals can be $6000+. Ron, Not seeing the first two stops you from anticipating when the last yellow is coming and red lighting. Melissa's ride reacts (breaks the staging beams) probably about .15 seconds faster than yours so red-lights are very possible.
In her class, you gotta keep the lights between .500 and .530 or so to be good. SteveW
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 9533
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 08-31-2002 12:27 AM
Melissa is running the class that Kyle Seipel dominated before he won his first SS national event at Infineon (SearsPoint) recently. (his 6th National event title) But he'll probably be here (sportsman) for the div. 7 finals. He won the pro class (box) and 2nd in the sportsman (no E) class last year in the finals and took home about $9,000 racing two cars for Helmet City. It's pretty tough out there even w/o mentioning Ron Nickels.  But hey we're having fun! SteveW
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