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Post by Benny Smith on Sept 9, 2008 19:57:38 GMT -5
Thanks Matt I had fun racing with you too. I just got to get some more speed. See you soon.
Thanks Benny
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Post by seayya on Sept 9, 2008 21:08:48 GMT -5
Keith, If they set the minimum lap time 5 seconds slower than the fastest lap it will never count the first lap if we start on the back stretch. I have some fence if we could put it up on the inside of the front stretch along side the jumps then cars can't jump onto the front stretch. I understand what you are saying, but I am just going off what has always been done at HotShot's in the past plus I have been told repeatedly that it is also done that way at other tracks. If the fastest lap turned is a 31.0 second lap and you have a lock out at say 27.0 then a person that accidently jumps the loop at anything less than 27.0 will not count as a lap and he/she can get back on the track where they crossed at without messing up there lap count. As far as not counting there first lap with a higher lockout maybe the lap counting software have a feature that will fix that? I don't know, but it is just a phone call away to B&B to find out for sure though.
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Post by ilikef150s on Sept 9, 2008 22:29:55 GMT -5
according to IFMAR AND ROAR if a car is restarted on pit road due to flame out and or breakage, it is to be returned to its last know position to complete that lap. Good discussions guys! I couln't find a ROAR rule that specifically addressed flame out or breakage, but I did find this: "5.5.8 When marshaling a vehicle, it should be returned to the point where it left the racing surface." Again, I've never been to a race (ROAR or otherwise) where the racers were told they had to restart the race from the point they flamed out. The general practice is to restart from pit lane. There was this on-road track in Kissimmie where the loop was just past the exit of pit lane (bad place for it IMHO). They told us that if we re-started a car in pit lane, we had to place the car on the "far side" of the loop.
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Post by ilikef150s on Sept 9, 2008 22:32:44 GMT -5
Keith, If they set the minimum lap time 5 seconds slower than the fastest lap it will never count the first lap if we start on the back stretch. I have some fence if we could put it up on the inside of the front stretch along side the jumps then cars can't jump onto the front stretch. I understand what you are saying, but I am just going off what has always been done at HotShot's in the past plus I have been told repeatedly that it is also done that way at other tracks. If the fastest lap turned is a 31.0 second lap and you have a lock out at say 27.0 then a person that accidently jumps the loop at anything less than 27.0 will not count as a lap and he/she can get back on the track where they crossed at without messing up there lap count. As far as not counting there first lap with a higher lockout maybe the lap counting software have a feature that will fix that? I don't know, but it is just a phone call away to B&B to find out for sure though. We have the same issue at the 'Patch with the first lap time. Ours is set to less than half the "fast lap" time. We just keep an eye out for guys cutting the track. (It's usually John....) (Just picking on you John!)
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Post by ilikef150s on Sept 9, 2008 22:35:24 GMT -5
Sounds reasonable: (8.) If a gas car is restarted it must exit the pit lane and not be carried to the spot where it flamed out. The Pit lane is the only spot which a car can re-enter the track.
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Post by mattperry on Sept 10, 2008 2:31:36 GMT -5
food for thought: move the loop to the begining of the front stretch and start the races on the front stretch there will not be any issues. plus it wont matter if someone misses the center section lands on the front stretch he/she still has to go to the end of the straight to get counted. provided they dont get hit head on by an 8lb missle.
unless the loop is to short.
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Post by imjammin on Sept 10, 2008 3:01:59 GMT -5
food for thought: move the loop to the begining of the front stretch and start the races on the front stretch there will not be any issues. plus it wont matter if someone misses the center section lands on the front stretch he/she still has to go to the end of the straight to get counted. provided they dont get hit head on by an 8lb missle. unless the loop is to short. that is where the loop is gonna be just got to figure out how to get the loop to the computer with out having more interference may have to fly it in that should solve the problem
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Post by RcAddict on Sept 10, 2008 6:52:20 GMT -5
There should be some way to ignore the first pass of the loop with AutoScore. That's how we have JLap setup in Tallahassee. We start about 30 feet behind the loop and everyone crosses it about 5-10 seconds after the start tone. The first lap doesn't register until you cross the loop the second time. That way you can keep the miniumum lap close the the fastest lap, and not trigger it on the start.
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