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Offline tortoise

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El Mirage speed trap
« on: February 01, 2020, 04:14:58 PM »
Is the Elmo speed trap 132 feet, like the exit speed trap at Bonneville, or 66 feet, like in drag racing, or "other"? I can't find it in the rulebook or race procedures. (I'm trying to do some modeling.)

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Re: El Mirage speed trap
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2020, 08:09:43 PM »
El Mirage timing trap is 132 feet.
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Re: El Mirage speed trap
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2020, 01:01:09 PM »
Gracias!

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Re: El Mirage speed trap
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2020, 12:30:43 AM »
 
 Are the traps 66 ft before the finish and 66 ft after for a true speed at the finish line?

           jl222

 Probably not because course would be longer than 1.3 miles :-)
« Last Edit: February 03, 2020, 01:06:13 AM by jl222 »

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Re: El Mirage speed trap
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2020, 07:19:11 PM »
Last 132 feet of the mile.
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