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Offline Stan Back

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El Mirage Course Layout for 2021
« on: May 12, 2021, 03:39:26 PM »
Here, hopefully, is the layout . . .
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Re: El Mirage Course Layout for 2021
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2021, 08:24:35 PM »
Anyone know why 1.3 miles was chosen for the course length? Space constraint?
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Re: El Mirage Course Layout for 2021
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2021, 09:13:21 AM »
Back in the beginning that was all the wire they had for communication at each end.
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Re: El Mirage Course Layout for 2021
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2021, 04:28:42 PM »
Quote from: floydjer on June 20, 2021, 08:24:35 PM
Anyone know why 1.3 miles was chosen for the course length? Space constraint?

The course length has varied over the years. When I started running at El Mirage, SCTA ran 1 mile, and  RTA (Russetta Timing Association) was 1.1 mile.

In the eary 1950s they ran down and back for records. Maybe a 1.5 miles length.
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Re: El Mirage Course Layout for 2021
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2021, 04:48:02 PM »
. . . and at Muroc, I believe they ran 1.5 miles.  Show up and get a record.  Never could understand why the couldn't have made the El Mirage and Muroc meets to a category to be called National Dry Lake (or dry dirt?) Records.  NHRA records were national at most locations, but as I remember (not very well) some were factored for Denver(?).
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Re: El Mirage Course Layout for 2021
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2021, 11:05:56 PM »
Quote from: Stan Back on June 21, 2021, 04:48:02 PM
. . . and at Muroc, I believe they ran 1.5 miles.  Show up and get a record.  Never could understand why the couldn't have made the El Mirage and Muroc meets to a category to be called National Dry Lake (or dry dirt?) Records.  NHRA records were national at most locations, but as I remember (not very well) some were factored for Denver(?).

Ex-SCTA president Wally Parks was a first class promoter. Park's NHRA changed hot-rodding forever.
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Re: El Mirage Course Layout for 2021
« Reply #6 on: September 19, 2021, 06:34:56 AM »
Quote from: floydjer on June 20, 2021, 08:24:35 PM
Anyone know why 1.3 miles was chosen for the course length? Space constraint?

Because it's an RCH over 2 KM?
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