Bill,
>From my experience with the bike, is that the turn outs are too sharp. I did
>not
like them. I only did 130 mph but when im pulling off the course is should be
when I feel comfortable, when the speed comes down. The few times I made it past
the3 mile (haha) I was one who went to about the 4 turn off. I tried the early
turn off and just ended up in the crunchies anyway. I would propose to keep them
at the same distance, just make them way way less arching. Keep them straight
off
the track to the return road with only a small curve towards the turn out road.
This is just my opinion.
Jonathan Amo
www.landracing.com
Bill McDowell wrote:
> Hi Guys, this is my first post to the list. I am the guy in the timing
> tower that is trying to make the short course run as fast as safety will
> allow. I know some days you wait in long lines. After working in the tower
> for 6 days, 12+ hours a day, a few things come to my mind about making the
> line faster. First, I recomend we have more turnouts available after the 3
> mile marker if the salt is not smooth enough to turn out. We had one at the
> 2 3/4, and one at the 3 1/2, but for some reason people liked to turn out
> past the 4 mile marker. Most of these were not fast vehicles. If drivers
> would angle off the track, I can see from my position the track is clear and
> can send another vehicle. From the drivers perspective, are the turnouts
> two sharp? We waste alot of time waiting for cars to turnout and clear the
> course. If you are haveing a problem and need help or have posible left
> parts on the course turn in toward the middle so we know it. Many times the
> drivers coast on the track untill they roll to a stop. More so this year
> than past years, people were not ready when they got to the line?????? just
> what my starters tell me. These may seem like little things to some, but
> from my chair and what I do all week, it adds up to alot of time. The good
> thing was, we ran alot of runs, and had a safe meet. Bill McD
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