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Loring Timing Association (Maine) => Loring (AFB) land speed venue => Topic started by: oldkamikaze on November 05, 2010, 02:55:00 PM

Title: Timing lights at loring
Post by: oldkamikaze on November 05, 2010, 02:55:00 PM: Hi bill here, I was wondering what the distance is between timing light at Loring. Looking to run it next year. Thanks in advance
Title: Re: Timing lights at loring
Post by: sabat on November 05, 2010, 05:17:41 PM: 132 feet as far as I know, just like Maxton.
Title: Re: Timing lights at loring
Post by: Glen on November 05, 2010, 05:39:49 PM: El Mirage, last 132 feet at the 1-3/10 mile. SCTA/BNI also has a 132 foot exit trap at the end of the 5th mile on the salt. :-D
Note: exit speed on the salt cannot be used to qualify or for a record, just information for the tuners.
Title: Re: Timing lights at loring
Post by: Cajun Kid on November 05, 2010, 05:50:05 PM: Loring runs a "standing start" 1.5 mile course. The timing lights are at the last 132 feet of the course

So 7,920 total feet. First timing beam is at 7,788 feet and last beam is at the 7,920 foot mark
aka the finish line.

Hope this helps.

Charles
Title: Re: Timing lights at loring
Post by: desotoman on November 05, 2010, 06:21:43 PM: Why not set some Timing lights up at the mile also to get two speeds. That way you could combine ECTA and Loring records for a one mile course. Some people might only want to run a mile. Just a thought.

Tom G.
Title: Re: Timing lights at loring
Post by: racekid on November 05, 2010, 06:49:27 PM: Muroc was 1.5 miles :-D
I like the idea of having 2 timing traps
Title: Re: Timing lights at loring
Post by: Stan Back on November 05, 2010, 06:53:56 PM: How far apart are the timing lights -- side to side?
Title: Re: Timing lights at loring
Post by: Cajun Kid on November 05, 2010, 07:25:04 PM: Quote from: Stan Back on November 05, 2010, 06:53:56 PM
How far apart are the timing lights -- side to side?

I am not sure but a long way apart,, my guess 100 to 150 feet apart (side to side) but less than 300 feet

Stan Back, this is an awesome place to run... Wide, Smooth and Long... I would hope some day they would have the funds and help available to have timing lights at the mile and the 1.5 mile..

But if I had only one choice , I would vote the 1.5 mile...just like they have it now.

Charles
Title: Re: Timing lights at loring
Post by: 55chevr on November 05, 2010, 07:39:57 PM: The lights at Loring are 132 feet apart. They are hard wired and multiple lights would require additional support.
Title: Re: Timing lights at loring
Post by: blackslax on November 05, 2010, 09:34:15 PM: Quote from: Stan Back on November 05, 2010, 06:53:56 PM
How far apart are the timing lights -- side to side?

The lights are set at about 150' apart (side to side). The track has too much of a crown to set the lights across the entire 300' and it also allows us to set up the other side of the track in case of a serious oil down through the trap.
Title: Re: Timing lights at loring
Post by: entropy on November 06, 2010, 03:53:42 AM: no need to set em up 300' apart.

Mojave had em 200' apart, gave us the entire runway width and it was way tooooooo wide.
I ain't that new to this, but it was very hard for me to see where the finish was until Noonan suggested putting Easy-ups on both sides.

Karl
Title: Re: Timing lights at loring
Post by: oldkamikaze on November 06, 2010, 08:14:41 AM: Quote from: sabat on November 05, 2010, 05:17:41 PM
132 feet as far as I know, just like Maxton.
Thank you all, thats what I wanted to know