I'd be for at least discussing it. We haven't
established so much as a standard height for timing
lights AFAIK, which is bound to result in some error
among various types of car. Yes, I'm aware the error
is in the same direction in the start and finish; but
there is some slop in the distance a car travels from
launch to the start lights, and the resulting
variances in speed through the start could be worth
thousandths or even hundredths over a 60 second
course.
Of course, most sports don't add the results of two
days of competition. I don't remember whether that
makes the odds of a tie higher or lower...
Aww what the hell, hundredths ain't gonna get me any
closer to Gary Thomason's time. :)
Craig Blome
--- "Glen E. Thompson"
<glen.thompson@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
>
> Which brings the question of whether we want to try
> measuring times to
> that accuracy. If two drivers are tied to the
> hundredths, can we be
> really sure that one beat the other? At an average
> speed of 30 MPH on a
> course, a difference of .001 second relates to 0.53
> inches. If side by
> side, could you tell which one won? In Rocky's
> Mirrorkana, I'm sure it
> would be declared a tie. Yet in most events we
> would call one of them a
> winner.
>
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