WSpohn4@aol.com wrote:
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> In a message dated 30/03/01 2:15:44 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> mikerosen@home.com writes:
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> > > << To clarify things, it should be noted that 9/10ths is measured at sea
> > > level. So it's relative to altitude (or is that attitude?). >>
> > >
> >
>
> 10ths, of course, are a Metric measurement more suited to those silver cars
> that boringly keep on ticking, and ticking, and.......
>
> Proper British cars would measure their progress in furlongs per fortnight,
> and their ratio of driver effort in something like 12ths, rather than tedious
> 10ths.
>
> Bill Spohn
The ratio of crew effort to time on track is approximately 100-1(hours,
that is)
Grant Reynolds
One-time Lotus 7 crew
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