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Re: uphill/downhill

To: Dan Warner <dwarner@electrorent.com>
Subject: Re: uphill/downhill
From: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 06:58:38 -0700
Dan,

According to my recollections, when we ran the two way averages in the 
early morning, the speeds were generally higher than the qualifying 
speeds. I remember one in particular...Bob Jonecke's (sp) D Gas 
Roadster. He set a record that he said he could not qualify against, he 
never did. I believe that the cooler air, if properly adjusted for, will 
make the HP to more than overcome the added resistance created by it. 
Just my observations.

Tom Bryant, Redding (where the sun is shining again) CA - #216 D/GCC

Dan Warner wrote:

> It has seemed to me that most every car i have worked on went slower in the
> morning return run than they qualified
> *****************************************************************************
> ***********
> Dave's statement is true to a large extent. This is why we say that in the
> morning you are running uphill. In the old two way run days it was easier to
> visualize. Still, in these days of the same way runs we see the early morning
> runs being slower than the previous day.
> 
> For example, in 1998 we ran a 253 mile to qualify about 3 pm. The following
> morning we ran a 249 mile to complete the record, we ran around 8:15 that
> day.
> 
> Dan Warner

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