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Cross talk should only effect the "box" racers in Pro, but the LEDs will be interesting.

Call me an Old Dog, but I don't think I like that cross talk crap. The LED's should be cool though. I might be able to go this year on the 1st, depends on my money situation.

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Originally posted by anglia:
ok if the top bulbs come on at the same time and you are the fast car what do you set your delay to the same as you do plus the diff in the dials

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Exactly!

Your top bulb is the same as the slow car's top bulb. With the led's being directional opening the blinders wasn't a good option because you couldn't see the other lanes top bulb for "crossing over". Now that both lanes get "a clean shot at the tree" I think it's time for the worst red light rule too!

One thing good about it is that we won't see that many 9 second cars running 11's with the cross talk. Since they have more advantage being the faster car and still get a clean tree. Sould make bracket racing more interesting for the spectators. I'm in favor of it, but the worst red light needs to follow.

Good to hear from you!

It'll be nice to see you if you can make it and the weather holds out.

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Originally posted by steve'66:
One thing good about it is that we won't see that many 9 second cars running 11's with the cross talk. Since they have more advantage being the faster car and still get a clean tree.
SteveW

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I guess that's my biggest problem with it, I always feel that when I'm the faster car I have 2 advantages. First, I can judge the other car much easier when I'm chasing and Second, as you and Billy Mac pointed out the first redlight loses. I just see giving the faster car a clean shot is just one more advantage, having the distraction of the other car moving first has always been the price of admission for being the faster car...IMHO. But then what do I know?

I don't use a box so I'll just go with putting an "N" on the window anyhow, I doubt I'll be racing much for a while anyway. I'll try to make it out on the first but I've got the car for sale again(I doubt it will sell by then with x-mas and all). This time it has to go, the "Terminator" is eliminating my wife's job and I can't afford to have a race car on one income. I'll more than likely be going on strike in July so there goes the only income....looks like the end of the road for me racing.

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Originally posted by BaLleRz68:
I'm looking forward to the LED's. Hopefully it doesn't rain on January 1st. What exactly is "cross talk"? How does it work?

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For the electronics class (Pro @ Infineon) both racers' first yellow bulb will come on at the same time. The faster dialed car's first yellow will stay on unitl it's time for the tree to continue, then his second and third will light followed by the green/red. It won't effect street or sportsman class. And if the Pro class cars don't want to use it they just put a N after their dial-in.

SteveW

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Originally posted by steve'66:
Now that both lanes get "a clean shot at the tree" I think it's time for the worst red light rule too!

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Nope, I don't like any ideas Taylor comes up, all his ideas are 100% self serving. The rulebook states, first OR worst. Well, the first redlight loses, not the worst. People don't like it, build more power. That's the way the rules have been, and everyone knows it. Frankly, if I redlight first, I lost. I know it, and I don't whine about it like certain DRR members who are always trying to change the rules to their advantage.

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Originally posted by kid vishus:
Nope, I don't like any ideas Taylor comes up, all his ideas are 100% self serving. The rulebook states, first [b]OR worst. Well, the first redlight loses, not the worst. People don't like it, build more power. That's the way the rules have been, and everyone knows it. Frankly, if I redlight first, I lost. I know it, and I don't whine about it like certain DRR members who are always trying to change the rules to their advantage.

I hope that rule never gets put in effect.[/B]

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Rob,

I couldn't give a crap about steve taylor or the bullcrap on DRR, BUT the first redlight rule is long overdue! Now the fast car gets all the breaks, clean hit on the tree, first redlight rule, and the race is all in front of them.

I guess Div. 7 will have to lead the rest of the country out of this crap.

Besides, when both lanes hit the tree at the same time the one that red lit worst did hit it before the other, even though their delay box delayed the car's reaction.

I'm registered on there with my full name, and I think I have 4 posts in over a year. I mostly check for div. 7 news and am really put off by the mid-west/eastern/southern posters that flame at the drop of a hat. I hope you've noticed that Div. 7 guys don't do that. At least not yet.

Besides, if you can cut a light and run the number it doesn't matter what the guy in the other lane does. Run your own race. I have to look at it like that every time I run Rampy (my track is his home track) or when I run Joel Reynolds (Million $ Bracket Race Winner) etc.

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Originally posted by Billy Mac:
I welcome your comments!!!!!!!!!

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Well, I really don't have anything to say other than I like the rule the way it is and I hope it never changes. I don't care if I leave first, or leave last. And truthfully, I HATE crossing over! So leaving first is fine with me and I know if I redlight first, I'm done. Yes fast cars have an advantage most of the time, but I don't care. No matter how fast your car is, someone is going to be faster. So why worry about that?

As for the big names in racing, none of them scare me. I guess I'm not that smart. Glenn Ferguson Jr races at Farmington a lot, and he's a multi time IHRA Hot Rod and Super Rod national champ. I've raced with and beat a guy by the name of Lane Dicken when I was in Iowa, and he's as good as any of them (5 out of the last 6 years he has won Top ET at Eddyville, he was this years Div 5 Summit champion, and has also won the bracket finals, and the race of Champions at the bracket finals.)

And anyways, if they had a "No Box" class down here like in Division 5 and 3 (transbrake and 2 step legal), I would run it instead of Top and crossing over would not be an issue.

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"The faster dialed car's first yellow will stay on unitl it's time for the tree to continue, then his second and third...."
That is actually less of an advantage for the guys with the fancy boxes. They only get one shot at the tree now, instead of two like before. I bet there will be some first class b!tching about that.

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Originally posted by Billy Mac:
well.it seems I'm in the minority on this one....but I refuse to admit defeat.....
Lets agree to disagree....shake hands ....and race!!!!!

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I doubt you are in the minority, but I like your plan.

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Originally posted by Billy Mac:
Perhaps we can meet up at Atlanta (Commerce) and continue this discussion, both on and off the track, while we enjoy some liquid refreshments....(Dr Pepper for me thanks....Buy ya one if ya want )

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Next year we really want to head that way one weekend. Meet up with the folks that live around there, and get some racing in. We planned to go to Memphis this year and meet up with Jerry, but it never happened.

As for choice of liquid refreshment, I prefer the soda pop also (Dr Pepper if I have a choice.)

to me there is something wrong with this picture!!

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mike r
racing is real
everything else is just a game.
81 capri-7.51 @89mph 1/8
1.54 60 ft.

I agree and so do most well meaning competitors, even the ones that have "fast" cars. Those with quick rides that want it to stay the way it is are not interested in a fair race. IMHO anyway

The faster car can't scrub off ET as easily to avoid breakout. A faster car is more at the mercy of track prep.

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mike r
racing is real
everything else is just a game.
81 capri-7.51 @89mph 1/8
1.54 60 ft.

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mike r
racing is real
everything else is just a game.
81 capri-7.51 @89mph 1/8
1.54 60 ft.