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Old 06-24-2005, 10:06 AM
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Old 06-24-2005, 11:20 AM
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Theirs no set number, faster trap speeds make car lengths not worth as much time. BUt, I suppose if your trapping 95-100 mph then a car length is about a tenth.
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Old 06-24-2005, 11:59 AM
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We always use the 8 cars = 1 second when setting up...um...after hours acceleration contests..
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Old 06-24-2005, 12:53 PM
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yeah.. i always thought 1 car length = 1 tenth.
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Old 06-24-2005, 02:49 PM
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i always heard a car-length is 3 tenths
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Old 06-25-2005, 07:22 PM
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i always heard a car-length is 3 tenths
can't be............. imagine 3 cars parked bumper to bumper. and then fly by at 100, it will probably be close to 5 tenths of a second from front to back. 1 tenth sounded good, but it just seems too short of a time. but hey at 100 mph everything is a blur
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Default RE: How many car lengths equal a second, while racing.

100 mph is 146.7 feet/sec. So, the 1 car length = 1/10sec is a good rule of thumb.
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Old 06-26-2005, 02:58 AM
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100 mph is 146.7 feet/sec. So, the 1 car length = 1/10sec is a good rule of thumb.
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Old 06-27-2005, 02:15 PM
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depends on trap speed.
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