Comments on: How a photo finish is decided — and why a painted line doesn’t determine it

By: @stephenleach9283

@stephenleach9283 — Wed, 08 May 2024 10:33:41 +0000

When I was on my HS XC team, we had a runner on our team, and a runner from another team finish so close that the time was exact, so the camera had to confirm the finish

By: @ethanhoward498

@ethanhoward498 — Wed, 08 May 2024 02:37:31 +0000

In reply to @f1videowatcher939. They didn't use the painted line, see: this video

By: @f1videowatcher939

@f1videowatcher939 — Wed, 08 May 2024 02:10:50 +0000

The 17 hit the scoring loop line first, live on TV. The photo has the 5 car hitting the painted line first. In a points paying finish they used the painted line with a camera.

By: @mikeclark7026

@mikeclark7026 — Wed, 08 May 2024 00:21:39 +0000

Did they say they have this at pit road as well? Pit doesn’t pay out points, and the cars should always be going perfectly straight. That seems a waste.

By: @FirssenSimracing

@FirssenSimracing — Wed, 08 May 2024 00:21:08 +0000

In reply to @NCPilot.

1. Where?
2. Antenas are before painted line so u would need to move them on any track…

By: @2Truth4Liberty

@2Truth4Liberty — Wed, 08 May 2024 00:06:33 +0000

If the physical visible line is not the mark, the drivers are being mis-directed on how to win a race.

By: @NCPilot

@NCPilot — Tue, 07 May 2024 23:48:51 +0000

So, why are the transponder in the rear of the car instead of in the front? Wouldn’t it make more sense to put the transponder in the nose?

By: @dirtberger4533

@dirtberger4533 — Tue, 07 May 2024 23:33:19 +0000

Look how tiny Bushers car looks in the picture? Anyone else see that. Lol

By: @DatDuckOfficial

@DatDuckOfficial — Tue, 07 May 2024 23:01:30 +0000

i think a cool way to do a tie breaker would be to do something similar to the Cars movie

By: @bretf

@bretf — Tue, 07 May 2024 22:24:54 +0000

Are there cameras on the outside of the track looking in too? Seems like it would have been more difficult to tell from the shown camera image if Larson would have been on the inside and Buescher on the outside.