So roughly 5.5 hours for the first 4 run groups. Which equals 330 minutes;
times .75 is 247.5 minutes; which means if we make the rash assumption that
half of the 271 entrants ran in the first 4 groups we could have saved an
hour and 20 minutes by having everyone run 3 runs from the start. Combine
that savings with the time lost from the late start, and we could have
pushed the final car time back a couple hours, maybe 5:45 or so.
Do we know how many of the 271 ran in which half the day?
Is there a fixed site exit time on our 3Com contract that we over ran?
Is there one at Oakland we need to worry about this coming Sunday?
-Carl
(Also, thanks for all the compliments on the videos everybody. If you are
having trouble downloading, please be patient, the ftp site is kinda
hammered at the moment...)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Kelly [mailto:76067.1750@compuserve.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 10:45 AM
> To: BayArea Team.Net
> Subject: SFR's Round 5
>
>
> We are successful. Is this a good thing?
> From SF Region's Round 5 at 3Com Park, San Francisco,
> CA, here are
> some numbers to chew on:
>
> Entrants: 271.
> Start time: 9:45 a.m.
> (Timer cross-wired--start was at the stop
> area; stop at
> start. Generator wouldn't start.)
> Final car clocked in at 7:45 p.m.
> First four groups received 4 runs each.
> Red flags: lost count.
> Length of course for most: 85-95 seconds.
> Starting rate: approx. every 25 seconds,
> allowing 4 cars on course at once. Not all
> starters made
> allowances for variations in car speeds.
> (Our JACircuit timer can handle up to eight (8) cars.)
> When course was red flagged, usually due to a downed
> pylon, the
> re-runs were occurring 3-4 at a time.
> Final four groups began slightly after 4 p.m.
> Final four received 3 runs.
> The number of first-time entrants: 40-50 (exact count not yet
> available).
> Pylons used: ALL of them and more were needed.
> Not counted: Those members who had late afternoon
> engagements and
> left without running.
> There is some more to be discussed.
>
> --John Kelly
>
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