Re: Weather Stations
[Re: Garceau]
#436517
08/13/09 10:22 AM
08/13/09 10:22 AM
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cudabunch
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Family Software Crew chief pro gives 4 predictions and you can guess which one to use. family Software one prediction within .002 I use the pager system which you can have page you as often as you want in case your sitting in the lanes for a hour.Also it logs everything for you.
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Re: Weather Stations
[Re: MoparMuscle]
#436519
08/13/09 10:59 AM
08/13/09 10:59 AM
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Al_Alguire
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I use a wet finger in the air Seriously a trailer mounted weather station is on my to get list. Lord knows the finger is a little inaccurate sometimes.
"I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know."
"It's never wrong to do the right thing"
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Re: Weather Stations
[Re: Al_Alguire]
#436520
08/13/09 11:04 AM
08/13/09 11:04 AM
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WILD BILL
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I'm currently using a Speed Tech weather meter and looking to step up to a Tag. I want one that will give me the weather at the line. Not the trailer. You'd be surprised how different the weather can be in just that short distance.
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Re: Weather Stations
[Re: WILD BILL]
#436521
08/13/09 11:09 AM
08/13/09 11:09 AM
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cudabunch
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I'm currently using a Speed Tech weather meter and looking to step up to a Tag. I want one that will give me the weather at the line. Not the trailer. You'd be surprised how different the weather can be in just that short distance.
This is where you are wrong, you dont want the weather conditions at the line.You would be better off having someone at your trailer calling you on a cell phone with the weather as when you leave the line it changes.
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Re: Weather Stations
[Re: cudabunch]
#436522
08/13/09 11:27 AM
08/13/09 11:27 AM
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WILD BILL
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Or have someone standing in the middle of tthe track @ the 1/8th
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Re: Weather Stations
[Re: cudabunch]
#436524
08/13/09 11:55 AM
08/13/09 11:55 AM
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WILD BILL
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I was refering more to humidity and pressure being different. Humidity more than pressure.
I use it mostly for the Jr as Hum can have a great impact on fast it will run.
I guess the main thing in what ever weather staion you use is use it consistantly.
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Re: Weather Stations
[Re: WILD BILL]
#436525
08/13/09 12:11 PM
08/13/09 12:11 PM
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cudabunch
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I was refering more to humidity and pressure being different. Humidity more than pressure.
I use it mostly for the Jr as Hum can have a great impact on fast it will run.
I guess the main thing in what ever weather staion you use is use it consistantly.
Yeah I understand what your saying and maybe Iam not explaining it well. The Temp at the line is always higher because of the cars and people and burnouts.The temp at your trailer is the actual temp - down track. Leave it at the trailer.I watch people at the track putting the hand helds on the roof of cars in the sun and they dont read correct.Soon as you leave the line the temp changes.Sorry if this is to long.
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Re: Weather Stations
[Re: cudabunch]
#436526
08/13/09 12:40 PM
08/13/09 12:40 PM
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MR_P_BODY
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I was refering more to humidity and pressure being different. Humidity more than pressure.
I use it mostly for the Jr as Hum can have a great impact on fast it will run.
I guess the main thing in what ever weather staion you use is use it consistantly.
Yeah I understand what your saying and maybe Iam not explaining it well. The Temp at the line is always higher because of the cars and people and burnouts.The temp at your trailer is the actual temp - down track. Leave it at the trailer.I watch people at the track putting the hand helds on the roof of cars in the sun and they dont read correct.Soon as you leave the line the temp changes.Sorry if this is to long.
I carry mine with me and take my reading in the lanes before I strap in.... if you do the SAME thing all the time it doesnt matter, you enter the ET based on where you took the reading... but the car is using the air thats on the track not back where all the grass and trees are(if your that lucky)
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Re: Weather Stations
[Re: Hunted Duck]
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08/13/09 12:56 PM
08/13/09 12:56 PM
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MR_P_BODY
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Would'nt the weatherstation change with the amount of cars in the lane? More cars running and as the day goes by there's less?
I usually walk up near the line and take the reading and check the wind then go back and write it on.... the unit I have doesnt have a wind meter so I check the flags for speed and direction then based my Tag reading adjust it for wind
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Re: Weather Stations
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
#436529
08/13/09 01:28 PM
08/13/09 01:28 PM
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cudabunch
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Would'nt the weatherstation change with the amount of cars in the lane? More cars running and as the day goes by there's less?
I usually walk up near the line and take the reading and check the wind then go back and write it on.... the unit I have doesnt have a wind meter so I check the flags for speed and direction then based my Tag reading adjust it for wind
Racerv351 Yes it would change it.When you have a hundred cars producing heat in the line of course it will affect it. The closer to the line the more the temp goes up, but leaving it changes.A easy way to find out is to take a reading at the line and then down track and see if its the same.It will not be the same.
Mr P You leave in bad air and it gets better and it would be the same air as your trailer reading if you have a fan in your unit which I believe the Tag does.Take a reading from your trailer and the track and see if its the same as the line,or staging lanes.If your dialing in from the line I will guarntee you will be more consistant from the trailer.Give it a shot and if Iam wrong come on here and tell me so.
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