Re: Spins...

[john.szalay@att.net (John Szalay)]

 approximate  location of the long course.  (SWAG as to where we saw most spins 
the years we were out there)   (would have to take the GPS unit out to get a 
true reading..)

Longtitude  -113.83530   Latitude  40.81011   Altitude  4232 ft.

http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?T=2&S=15&Z=12&X=40&Y=705&W=1

-------------- Original message from drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>: -------------- 

> I was sitting here wondering (or was that wandering?) at the keyboard. I 
> know over the years there have been may spin outs. Has anyone ever 
> counted the number of spins and the direction the spin started in? In 
> other words how many started in the left turn direction vs right turn. 
> Does the coreolis acceleration have anything to do with it? Like the you 
> know what going down the tidy bowl? What is the latitude of the salt 
> flats? Coreolis acceleration might be near max at that latitude...maybe... 
> 
> just curious... 
> > mayf, out in pahrump where it is now dark