Dammit Phil, where do you get off bringing RELIABLE DATA into a discussion on
team.net?
Seriously, the whole speed creep thing is entirely unverified, and until I hear
more numbers from radar guns, I am going to continue to dismiss it, personally.
Driver estimates of how fast they were going are notoriously unreliable (and
inflated). I consider a glance at an uncalibrated factory speedo during an
autocross run an "estimate". Same for rev limiter/tacho/gear combos. Rev
limiters and tachos have error margins, too. This is without even getting into
course design, although your points there were excellent.
Second point: someone in this thread said "the powers that be" are concerned
about speed creep. Which powers? I have not heard/read any official concern on
the subject. Concern is being generated by a few members, IMO.
Doug (running to douse the flames with a can of gas) Narby
Obligatory Disclosure: I love to go fast. I make sure my car and the events I
run in are as safe as possible, then I go as fast as I can.
Phillip Osborne wrote (among other things):
> At this event, the course designers took precautions to assure a safe, but
> fast, fun course....<snip> Using a radar gun, the fast section most folks
> were talking about, was actually slowed down, from 76mph to 69 mph, by adding
> a looooong three
> cone slolam. <snip>
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