October event

RodneyWright · **Posted:** Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:29 am

Does anyone remember who had the radar gun from the 2004 season? Thought it might be fun to break it out again for the October event. If you remember who owned it, please forward their info.

Thanks!!!!

Wes Eargle · **Joined:** Mon Oct 27, 2003 9:47 am **Posts:** 3683

Scott?

Graham Jagger · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 12:53 am **Posts:** 1718

Hmmm... Does this mean we'll get a 1/4 mile straight at the end of the course so we can get some entertaining numbers on the gun :wink:

Ryan Holton · **Posted:** Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:33 pm

Graham Jagger wrote:

Hmmm... Does this mean we'll get a 1/4 mile straight at the end of the course so we can get some entertaining numbers on the gun :wink:

Ummmm, no....

You had your chance to do that this year

Scott Johnson · **Posted:** Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:35 pm

I still own the radar gun, and last it was used (Kevin's autocross), it was functional.

It takes 8 AA batteries, so we'll want to buy some extras if we use it.

Scott

RodneyWright · **Posted:** Thu Sep 22, 2005 2:00 pm

Scott,

Is there anyway you can test it to see if it's still working? If it's down and out, I'll have to come up with another idea.

Thanks

WalterHouston · **Posted:** Thu Sep 22, 2005 2:32 pm

I like Graham's idea of the 1/4 mile straight!

Matt McGrain · **Posted:** Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:20 pm

scottjohnson wrote:

I still own the radar gun, and last it was used (Kevin's autocross), it was functional.

It takes 8 AA batteries, so we'll want to buy some extras if we use it.

Scott

Was that the one in Sanford a few years ago?

DanDurusky · **Joined:** Sun Apr 10, 2005 7:31 pm **Posts:** 686

ooo that sounds awesome. a 1/4mile launch? would that even fit? maybe an 1/8th

Wes Eargle · **Joined:** Mon Oct 27, 2003 9:47 am **Posts:** 3683

At an airport? You could have a dragstrip out there complete with pits and whoa down area.

Chris Landi · **Joined:** Mon Mar 08, 2004 6:31 pm **Posts:** 579

Hmm, some high speed stuff would be a lot of fun.

Scott Johnson · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:13 am

We found out the 2nd gear rev limit for a lot of cars last time we used it. The cars with really short gearing (Patrice) were in 3rd and posted better times.

Scott

DanDurusky · **Joined:** Sun Apr 10, 2005 7:31 pm **Posts:** 686

well is what i meant is that at the end of 1/4mile a lot of cars will be pushing 100mph.. that seems a little dangerous into the typical autox sweeper

or do you guys mean a seperate 'event'?

itd be cool just to have a fast launch/straigh shot to begin that i guess would be shorter.. it could be timed at an arbitrary length just for competition among us, or it could be like a 1/8th mile to be slightly more standardized. but who knows how accurate it will be. so i guess what im describing here is prosolo. sounds like fun!

jimpastorius · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 10:00 am

DanDurusky wrote:

well is what i meant is that at the end of 1/4mile a lot of cars will be pushing 100mph.. that seems a little dangerous into the typical autox sweeper

or do you guys mean a seperate 'event'?

itd be cool just to have a fast launch/straigh shot to begin that i guess would be shorter.. it could be timed at an arbitrary length just for competition among us, or it could be like a 1/8th mile to be slightly more standardized. but who knows how accurate it will be. so i guess what im describing here is prosolo. sounds like fun!

That is called drag racing....they do have those kinds of events

A typical ProSolo launch is only about 20 yards...or 60 feet before the first element.

Chris Landi · **Joined:** Mon Mar 08, 2004 6:31 pm **Posts:** 579

Unfortunately, drag starts are not fair to some stock classes. If we were to be 'gunned' it would have to be where the Sanford course design opens up the most...allowing the lighter less HP cars to use their carrying speed advantage and allowing the (typically) heavier cars with higher HP to accelerate into the 'trap' area.

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