One could also argue that you are ALWAYS turning during an autocross ...
therefore this guideline contradicts the mid to low 60's guideline.
Gregg Lee wrote:
>I have long regarded the 45mph turn speed rule as the vaguest of guidelines.
>"Turns should not normally allow speeds in excess of 45 mph," seems
>superficially clear, but it depends on critical definitions.
>
>What is a turn? How many degrees? Below a certain radius? Is a slalom a
>series of turns? Is a slightly arcing straight a turn? Where in the turn
>is speed measured? At the apex? Is trail braking into the turn part of the
>turn of part of the straight?
>
>So someone is going to say if it quacks like a turn it is a turn. Fair
>enough, but quacking is a judgment call. So combined with "not normally"
>this confirms that this is a guideline and not a rule one may apply with
>precision.
>
>Think about this before trying to write a "never" rule while avoiding
>unintended consequences. The common sense rules (1.3) for course design
>should work. The question is why it apparently didn't in this case.
>
>
>Gregg Lee
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