Can all you whiners (bwaa haa, I'm on the wait list...) shut up long
enough to read and understand the below:
301 entries, 3 runs per day, 5 heats, 4 breaks between heats.
Assumptions:
4 x 15 minute breaks between heats (typical of tour events) = 1 hour.
301 x 3 runs = 903 runs (add 5% for reruns/misc.) = 948 runs.
Here's where things get interesting:
The total running time of an event is based on how quickly you can
release cars out on course. The length of the course in not an issue,
except in the case of awarding reruns as a longer course may have
more cars out and running. If you have a long course and there are 4
cars running at a time and there is a spin at the finish/timer
error/etc. you now have 3-4 reruns instead of 1-2 on a shorter course.
Total running time is therefore: number of runs x release interval.
948 runs x 30 seconds between starts = 28440 seconds (divide by 3600
to get hours) and the result is 7.9 hours!!
Here's a chart to compare:
runs x interval = run time + break time = total time (start to finish)
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948 runs x 40 sec = 10.53 hrs + 1 hr btwn heats = 11.53 hrs (8am to 7:32pm)
948 runs x 35 sec = 9.22 hrs + 1 hr btwn heats = 10.22 hrs (8am to 6:13pm)
948 runs x 30 sec = 7.9 hrs + 1 hr btwn heats = 8.90 hrs (8am to 4:55pm)
948 runs x 25 sec = 6.58 hrs + 1 hr btwn heats = 7.58 hrs (8am to 3:35pm)
948 runs x 20 sec = 5.27 hrs + 1 hr btwn heats = 6.27 hrs (8am to 2:16pm)
This above assumes that there are no other glitches during the
running of the event (generator runs out of gas, car breaks on
course, timing lights knocked out of alignment, incident on course,
etc).
If they let the whiners into an already oversubscribed event (IMO) it
will only make the day longer by:
40 whiners x 3 runs x 30 seconds = 3600 seconds = 1 hr
Doesn't seem like much time if you don't mind finishing at sunset...
(IMO - This event should have been limited to 240-250... first come,
first served...)
Regards,
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Erik Van-der-Mey erik@nolimitsperformance.com
No Limits Performance, Inc. http://nolimitsperformance.com
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