Clueless - Page 2

outlaw · 10-21-2024, 12:59 PM

I was interested in et at finish line only and if any of the timers from start to finish were needed for scoreboard to show it.
Terry

Mike Pearson · 10-21-2024, 01:03 PM

The intermediate timers have nothing to go with the finish line et timer. Does not matter if they work or not.

outlaw · 10-21-2024, 01:06 PM

Thanks everyone
Terry

Hacksaw · 10-21-2024, 04:25 PM

MPH in the quarter used to be 66' before and 66' after the 1/4 et stripe. They changed it years ago to only 66' before the stripe.

JP1738 · 10-23-2024, 01:46 PM

Speaking of the 594' mark, does anybody know why it's 66ft? If the only thing it does is serve as a reference time to calculate speed based on the time it takes to traverse that span, why is it 66 feet? Why not 10 or 20? Seems arbitrary to me.

66ft would be 1/10 of an 1/8th mile and 1/20 of a 1/4 mile, but you could easily use any increment you want. I don't know why the people who invented timing systems used that distance and I've never been able to see why in all my research.

Hacksaw · 10-23-2024, 03:10 PM

Ya: So originally it was 132' which of course is 1/10th of the quater mile. Wally set all that up. Easier to calculate in the late 50's ?

10-21-2024, 12:59 PM	#11
outlaw Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 107 Likes: 65 Liked 87 Times in 43 Posts	Re: Clueless I was interested in et at finish line only and if any of the timers from start to finish were needed for scoreboard to show it. Terry

10-21-2024, 01:03 PM	#12
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,372 Likes: 568 Liked 1,746 Times in 533 Posts	Re: Clueless The intermediate timers have nothing to go with the finish line et timer. Does not matter if they work or not. __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS

10-21-2024, 01:06 PM	#13
outlaw Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 107 Likes: 65 Liked 87 Times in 43 Posts	Re: Clueless Thanks everyone Terry

10-21-2024, 04:25 PM	#14
Hacksaw Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 862 Likes: 170 Liked 293 Times in 162 Posts	Re: Clueless MPH in the quarter used to be 66' before and 66' after the 1/4 et stripe. They changed it years ago to only 66' before the stripe.

10-23-2024, 01:46 PM	#15
JP1738 Member Join Date: Jan 2024 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 314 Likes: 759 Liked 556 Times in 167 Posts	Re: Clueless Speaking of the 594' mark, does anybody know why it's 66ft? If the only thing it does is serve as a reference time to calculate speed based on the time it takes to traverse that span, why is it 66 feet? Why not 10 or 20? Seems arbitrary to me. 66ft would be 1/10 of an 1/8th mile and 1/20 of a 1/4 mile, but you could easily use any increment you want. I don't know why the people who invented timing systems used that distance and I've never been able to see why in all my research. __________________ Dawson Pauley #2827 N/SA 1980 Malibu SW 2S 305/180 #2827 S/ST 1978 Mazda RX7 w/ 383 sbc/glide

10-23-2024, 03:10 PM	#16
Hacksaw Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 862 Likes: 170 Liked 293 Times in 162 Posts	Re: Clueless Ya: So originally it was 132' which of course is 1/10th of the quater mile. Wally set all that up. Easier to calculate in the late 50's ?