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I bought this up in another thread and the more I think about it with someone else thinking I had a valid question, I thought it was separate topic worthy rather than railroad the other thread.
I'll copy paste my reply to Jemcee:
My understanding is that the last lap flag is waved the next time the leader crosses the line when the clock has counted down to zero.
Craig crossed the line in this instance with time still remaining on the clock (2 seconds). In fact I watched the replay closer and finish line flagger is waving the blue flag to slower riders when Craig crosses the line.
The time then ran out and the white flag should then first have been waved the next time Craig came around again.
Instead it was immediately waved at Seth, Garret and Hunter.
Unless there is something I am not understanding, the race was technically a lap short.
If this is the case then Hunter was really on for second place with another lap to go.
Potentially could affect a championship outcome.
I'll copy paste my reply to Jemcee:
My understanding is that the last lap flag is waved the next time the leader crosses the line when the clock has counted down to zero.
Craig crossed the line in this instance with time still remaining on the clock (2 seconds). In fact I watched the replay closer and finish line flagger is waving the blue flag to slower riders when Craig crosses the line.
The time then ran out and the white flag should then first have been waved the next time Craig came around again.
Instead it was immediately waved at Seth, Garret and Hunter.
Unless there is something I am not understanding, the race was technically a lap short.
If this is the case then Hunter was really on for second place with another lap to go.
Potentially could affect a championship outcome.
The Shop
Tell me I'm not going crazy and the finish line flagger is waving the blue flag.
Watch it again and you'll see Craig going the other way in the lane next to Hammaker/Marchbanks just after Thrasher goes over the finish line.
I was so focused on who was going over the line I missed what was in plain site.
In the exact same frame you see Craig briefly in the opposite lane...him and Thrasher had the exact same colors that night...and of course Craig in the opposite lane equals the 7 second lead he had.
Looks like case dismissed.
Time on the telecast was wrong.
And any1 complaining obviously has never been a finish line flagger.
Try looking at a stop watch. Watching the rider and knowing which 1 to put out at the right time. U have to wave the flag as the rider is coming up the the finish line. And not just stick it out last second.
Total race time. 16.08
Last lap. 1.03
So he crossed the finish line at 15.05
The issue was Ricky had gotten Craig mixed up with Thrasher as SpyGuy pointed out above.
Then Ricky announced "Craig crossed the line with 2 seconds to go theres an extra lap bla bla" hence the confusion.
So in this case the system works
At least it was not the cluster fuck the race control in F1 made. Let move on and look forward to the next one.
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