colin_koehler
Great SCOTT!
I just pulled out my trusty Going faster book and it says..."
Sweet Jesus! I hope you're joking...
I just pulled out my trusty Going faster book and it says..."
No worries Mark. I appreciate your comments.
Just because I am curious, what speed (MPH) are you aiming for at 5K?
I think the 60+ that been thrown out in couple of posts is much too fast as the grid will never be able to assemble into a tight two by two grid. I'll throw 30-45MPH out as a decent speed. If we make slow approaches to the starters stand, the grids have a greater opportunity to be tight and uniform and for the starter to see much deeper in the field making for a much more even and fairer starts. I will concede that different groups may have different needs due to gearing.
Karen,
Your PR start was terrific. What speed did you take us to the greeen?
For comparisons, here is Colins video for PR http://www.vimeo.com/27137709
R
I just checked the data log for Karen's Group 5 PR race on July 31st (the one Rick is talking about). It looks like the pace car was setting the pace through turn 8 and 9 at 29mph. Once the pace car pulls off, Karen gradually increased her speed to 38mph and held it there until the green.
I also pulled the Group 5 race from last weekend at PIR. The pace car was going 35mph on the back straight and then slowed to 25mph in turn 10, 22mph in turn 11, and 23mph in turn 12. Once the pace car pulled off, Mark increased his speed and held it constant until the green flag.
I also have video of the race, but even Colin's tutorial for the simple man is too complicated for this simple man. My video is about 33 minutes long and 2.5gig. I cannot get it to load to YouTube unless I break it into sub 500Mb chunks, and I would need to sign up for the premium membership on Vimeo to even post it there.
I think Vimeo will allow you 5 GB per week with their basic free plan. At least I am pretty sure that is how my account works. I do not have the premium account nor pay them a dime.....
Bill
Does anyone have an SCCA GCR that they can check on this topic? It is my understanding that in that organization, the field is required to hold the pace set by the pace car after the pace car pulls off and as a visual reference, the pace car hold its speed constant even in the pit lane. Can anyone confirm this?
I also have video of the race, but even Colin's tutorial for the simple man is too complicated for this simple man. .
Are we "doing it wrong"?
Mike
Really! What about just clipping off the front of the video with AVIdemux? I even have screen shots!
I've had 2 random people call me out of the blue to tell me that start should have been waived off. So yeah, I'm going to say since we don't have a clear consensus on this subject we are in fact, doing it wrong.
.......the pole car will maintain the speed of the pace car before it pulled off track until the green flag.....Mike
The free account is one video upload per week (500Mb max). 5Gb/week costs $9.95/month or $59.95/yr. Are you sure you are on the free account?
Mike