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So how's this for a close race?

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Old 04-18-2019, 06:43 PM
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Unfortunately I was on the losing end of it though - I lost by 11 ten thousandths of a second and it's now the closest race I've ever been in before. The announcer in the tower said the margin of victory at the stripe was 2.3".

Even though I ran dead on my number there was no way for me to win as he cut a better light and had I beaten him by that margin (instead of the other way around), doing so would have resulted in me breaking out and subsequently losing.

So close....

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Well done! Too bad you were on the losing end of it. Looks like both of you scrubbed a bit of speed as you crossed.

Worst loss I’ve had was .0005 giving back the stripe. That was very disappointing as I had tree’d him pretty good.
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A few weeks ago I thought I lost a close one. Compared to you guys I lost by a mile. My .023 light vs his .003 and lost on the top end by .003. Our dial in's weren't that close as we were dancing the finish.

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