Miata Mailing List: February 2000, Message #260

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Mike,

Both good points but not always practical.

There is a finite distance that you can spread the lights apart and
still get reliable readings.  As far as not having the finish line after
a turn, also not always possible.  If there is a space problem after the
finish one of the ways to control exit speed is to have either turns or
a slalom before the finish line.  We are not usually blessed with enough
space to have a large shutdown after the exit so we usually end up using
a slalom to help control exit speed.

Mike Martin wrote:
> 
> The moral of this thread is:
> 
> Spread your timing equipment far enough away form the gate that the possibility of thrashing it is minute.  It would help also not to have the finish line after a turning point!
> 

-- 
Larry Alster

1991 "White Knight" CSP #99
1992 "Silver Bullet" EM #17   BEGI Stage IV+
1992 "Honey Bee"
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