Listers,
For those of you that don't have calibrated speedos just have someone in a
vega or pinto pace you..........
> I like the idea. I should have two good cars to compete with by Jan. My
> only problem is finding a sutable strait road at least a quarter mile long
> in Hawaii. :)
>
> I don't think the lack of a calibrated Smiths speedo should be a problem.
> As long as each person can figure out what their speedo reads when they
> actually hit 60. Just mark of a bit of road for exactly one mile with a
> car that has a good odometer. Then take the car with suspect speedo and
> drive at a sustained speed across the marked off mile and time yourself.
> Adjust your speed for several different runs until you hit the mile point
> in exactly 60 seconds. What ever your speedo reads on that run is 60 MPH
> for you. Then we can have a quarter mile 0-60 competition. Its just that
> 0-60 for your car may end up being 0-64.
>
> If this is going to work it will require a high degree of integrity on
> everyones part or it will mean nothing. So it is up to everyone to ensure
> they do a good job of figuring out what 60 MPH is for them. This way
> everyone gets to play. In fact everyone should probably be required to
> check their speedo for accuracy just to be fair.
>
> David Gates
> Hawaii
> '73 Spitfire 1500 (Daily driver)
> '78 Spitfire 1500 (working on this one)
> '76 Spitfire 1500 (just acquired, probably going to be a parts car)
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>
>
> In a message dated 12/4/98 2:47:53 PM Hawaiian Standard Time,
> spitlist@gte.net writes:
>
> > Ken,
> > I guess that leaves me out. My Speedo is a Jaeger and it is not
> > accurate since the tires and differential are not matched to it!!!
> >
> > Joe
Brad (Lincoln Nebraska 402-464-1502)
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