Well, yes, I do. :-)
On my faster runs, the turns are usually executed by the car sliding a
bit (pitching) under braking as I go over high points on the course (the
lot our courses are set on has a series of ridges and swales across the
lot to aid in rain drainage). As the ol' Hoosiers get older, this tends
to be the way to keep the car fast around the course.
Answering another reply, yes, our course traces frequently have loops in
them. I usually make adjustments to the course trace just enough to
make the course look similar between all the drivers of the car. That
helps when comparing the runs.
Thanks for the explaination. It makes sense.
Gene Beaird
On Tue, 10 Feb 2004, R. John
Lye wrote:
> At 11:35 AM 2/10/04 -0600, Gene Beaird wrote:
> >This is in second gear!!
> >I know I didn't finish that fast (the back of the hood rises as the speeds
> >approach 40, and it was not up), and in fact, the run I looked at I
> >remember finishing particularly slowly. Any ideas on what could cause the
> >discrepancy?
>
> I used to get finishing speeds that were far higher than I knew
> to be correct. I suspect that cars that oversteer tend to fool the
> GEEZ - at least, that's what seemed to be causing my problem.
> My E/P TR-4 tended to be pretty tail happy at any rate. Do you
> tend to hang the rear out more than your wife?
>
> Hmmmmm, that last bit sounds a bit funny, doesn't it? <grin>
>
>
> John Lye
> rjl6n@Virginia.edu
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