[Land-speed] The Speedometer Calibraton Question..

[James Tone]

Hey Maf Can you do the tow job behind your truck close to home? I wouldn't drive it either but since I use a tow bar at Bonneville for going to the line and returning  and you may too I think you could find somewhere near Pahrump to do it. The side markers are very accurate in my opinion.

If it were up to me I wouldn't even ask. I would tow my car down to the driver meeting leaving it parked behind everyone then after the meeting as many go back to the pits and others drive down the course I would pull up to the "0" marker, get out push the button drive to the "1" stop at the exact spot you did at the "0" push the button again and then tow back over to the return road returning to the pits. There will still be 100 trucks out on the course. If you stand around and shooting the s--t about it and take 4 hours wasting time no one will let you do anything. But if you do it and move on; to me it's no big deal. But if you feel the need to have it recorded for posterity and make a production out of it telling the world and anyone who will listen of course the answer would be no.  The whole thing would take less than 5 minutes unless National Geographic needs 3 retakes.....Good luck 


>So if I cannot get permisson to tow the car druing the conclusion of the 
>course exam after the driver's meeting, then I will hook up the tow 
>truck. get lined up on the return road, press the trip meter reset in 
>the truck, press the cal button in the car and tow it for one mile. then 
>press the cal button again. All at 20 mph or less. Alternately, I can 
>use the GPS laptop I have and let it tell me when one mile has been 
>reached. All of these should get me clsoe enough for the speedo cool 
>factor to cut in, lol...
>
>So, I thank all who answered me on and off list, because some of the 
>methods were a hoot! I will patiently await an official response for the 
>BNI folk...
>
>
>mayf
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