[Land-speed] NASCAR non-LSR

[Glen Barrett]

I can see it now, The Bonneville national elapsed time trials.Some how don't 
sound the same as SPEED.
Glen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Tone" <gmc6power at earthlink.net>
To: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer at beyondbb.com>; <drmayf at mayfco.com>
Cc: "Rick Byrnes" <Rick at RBMotorsports.com>; "J.D. Tone" 
<gmc6power at earthlink.net>; "dan warner" <dwarner230 at yahoo.com>; "Doug 
Anderson" <boogiewoogie12 at hotmail.com>; <land-speed at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] NASCAR non-LSR


> It's obvious that Glen gives out time in speed or MPH. So they are speed 
> trials.
>
> In the far distant past of the SCTA the timing tags had many numbers on 
> them.
>
> The time, in seconds, was over a 1/4 mile piece of dirt and that time was 
> listed on the tag. It was converted to speed and that too was listed.
>
> I believe this way was dropped after the war when the 132 feet was 
> begining to be used. Glen can correct me on this because he was also 
> driving early drag car. They used the 132' but I don't know the exact 
> date. I imagine it might have been at the Santa Ana drags on Eddie Martin 
> Field.
>
> JD
>
>>Don't screw with my mind. It the ET to cover the distance, one mile.
>>converted to MPH.or 3600 divided by seconds
>>Gb
>>
>>
>>> Welol, ok, Glen... but why speed? Speed has to be calculated where as 
>>> time >> does dot. It is teh independent parameter, speed requires 
>>> another
>>> parameter and that is distance. I know, I know, picky picky and having
>>> fun...
>>>
>>> mayf
> Glen Barrett wrote:
>
> I have a plaque on my wall that says.
>
>  "Bonneville Nationals Speed Week"
>  "Worlds fastest speed Trials"
>
> Just like the decals
>
> I have come to agree.  What
>  we do is Time Trials.
>
>>>>>Rick