[Land-speed] NASCAR non-LSR

[Glen Barrett]

In the beginning the speeds on the drag strips were measured with a 132 foot 
timing trap. This would be 66' on each side of the 1/4 mile finish line that 
is used for elapsed time only. A few years back NHRA took out the last 66 ' 
and measure the speed to the finish line at the 1/4 mile to this day. One 
reason was the faster cars were staying under power past the last 66' feet 
and were having trouble stopping on the shorter courses.So now the ET and 
speed are measured at the end.
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