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Re: Flying Mile

To: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Flying Mile
From: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 14:29:58 -0800
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
To: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: Flying Mile


> Dick & lest
> The FIA / BNI flying mile at Bonneville is just that. The mile is centered
> in the middle of the available salt to run on. There is a kilo also within
> that mile. The build up area varies as to the salt available from year to
> year. There can be as much as 5 or 6 miles from each direction. The speed
is
> the average elapsed time for the measured distance. This is done in two
> directions, the ET added and divided by.this total is then divided into
3600
> to get the avg. speed.
> There is no min or max area for speed build up. I believe the oval track
> records were set on the flying mile the same way, just less room in a
> straight line. AJ Foyt did his this way.
>
> Glen
> Original Message -----
> From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 12:10 PM
> Subject: Flying Mile
>
>
> > Can somebody describe how the FIA Flying Mile is run?  How about the old
> NASCAR/AAA Flying Mile that was run at Daytona in the fifties?  Was it
like
> Maxton, standing start and get timed at the last few feet of the mile
after
> you were "flying", or was there a longer run-up and then the average for a
> mile is timed?
> > Thanks
> > Dick J In East Texas
> >
> >
> >
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