Losing another dragstrip (Indiana)

[Adger Smith]

Go to Google earth on this track.
Looks like it is more suited to housing than racing. Nice homes less than 1/4 mile from it on the water way and encroaching from the south.
I'm thinking the county commissioners see the same thing. Zoning and permits are all about highest and best use of property.

[Michael K]

Originally Posted by Hacksaw

Canada switched to the Metric system in 1981 and you Yanks are reluctant to accept it even though it's been all around you for years. Think medical system, small valves and pistons in tranny valve bodies, valve stems, or how is your 55 mm cam working for ya?

To date - no country using the metric system has landed a man on the moon.

[FireSale]

Originally Posted by Michael K

To date - no country using the metric system has landed a man on the moon.

All current space craft are built on the metric system. Try finding a 12 point 3/8 deep socket on the ISS.

[Michael K]

Originally Posted by FireSale

All current space craft are built on the metric system. Try finding a 12 point 3/8 deep socket on the ISS.

International Space Station:

Orbit height = 254 miles or 1.341 million feet.
Orbit speed = 15,500 miles per hour.
Mass = 925,300 lbs.

[KRatcliff]

Originally Posted by FireSale

All current space craft are built on the metric system. Try finding a 12 point 3/8 deep socket on the ISS.

Try finding a 10mm socket.

[SSDiv6]

Originally Posted by KRatcliff

Try finding a 10mm socket.