Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 21:39:11 +0100 From: "Phil Born" <anonnopsamty.com> Subject: Re: 9-3 Quarter-mile
"dave" <nospamnopsamom> wrote in message news:akdf08$n0j$1nopsamg4.svr.pol.co.uk... > OK I accept the gauntet!! how can I measure the 1/4 accurately,no drag > strips here-plenty of quiet,straight road tho'??????????? > > > > -- > All outgoing mail certified virus free-Norton AV 2002 > Version 9.07.17C > "Josh" <joshRemoveThisToMailMegrantnopsam.ca> wrote in message > news:SL8a9.198297$v53.10695063nopsam3.calgary.shaw.ca... > > I dropped in on a "street" drag-racing night at a speedway in Medicine > Hat, > > Alberta, Canada, and paid $10 to do a couple of time trials with my stock > > 2001 9-3 (5-speed, 185HP turbo). > > > > Results: I won't mention my embarassing reaction times (it was my first > time > > facing a christmas-tree start), but the best 1/4 mile time was 16.008 > > seconds, with a top speed of 98 MPH. > > > > How does this compare to other people's times with similar models? > > > > TIA > > > > > > Depends on where 'here' is. If it's the UK, there's York Raceway (in Yorkshire, near York, strangely!), or Santa Pod in Bedfordshire, and Avon Park Raceway in Warwickshire, I think. They all do 'run what ya brung' days from time to time. Never tried it myself, but I've been tempted... If you had a very accurate speedometer, and a means to hold your speed exactly constant, you could drive past a fixed point (e.g. a lamppost) at 30mph, time yourself for 30 seconds (or 60mph for 15 seconds) and happened to pass another fixed item, there's your 1/4 mile.
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