Patrick, look at the chart again. The number in gray is the distance from STRIPE (finish line) to the sand trap. Add 1320 to that number to get the total track distance.
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From the looks of that chart, everything from Bristol down should be 1000'
What makes that the magic number?
Nothing really, just taking the 5 tracks with the shortest shutdown is all. Fact of the matter is; when Both chutes Blossum those cars stop very quickly! Even at Norwalk when you see both chutes deploy those cars stop well before the turnoff! But since that's not always the case....
You are incorrect. The track starting line is at 0. The long red stripe indicates the finish line. The gray number is distance from starting line to the sand trap, the yellow is the sand trap length, the red number is the distance to the next landmark. Basically should a track be able to aquire more land.. i.e. bristol.. They could potentially have a track length from 0 to about 3,400 feet. Phoenix can pave the desert and have over a mile of asphalt meaning 1,320 feet of racetrack and over 3/4th mile shutdown area.
What makes that the magic number?
Thanks and that's why I never said I was wrong.
Patrick, if you honestly think you are right, and that Englishtown's shutdown area is only 914' long, than you my friend are in need of strong dose of reality.
2234 is the total from tree to sandbox
No it isn't, it is from stripe to sandtrap.
Chris, I believe this chart was constructed before NHRA mandated to the new catch net system. I don't believe SIR has always had a sandtrap, but I could be wrong?
Please correct me then, under E-TOWN, it says the grey box is 2234, the grey box is from the tree to the sandbox. I cannot be wrong Mike, it's what the chart states. Grey is tree to sandbox, red line across is finish line. Yellow is sandbox, red is unused land. What's not to get?
Chris, I believe this chart was constructed before NHRA mandated to the new catch net system. I don't believe SIR has always had a sandtrap, but I could be wrong?
Please correct me then, under E-TOWN, it says the grey box is 2234, the grey box is from the tree to the sandbox. I cannot be wrong Mike, it's what the chart states. Grey is tree to sandbox, red line across is finish line. Yellow is sandbox, red is unused land. What's not to get?
LOOK AT THE MAP KEY IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER. IT HAS A GRAY DOT NEXT TO IT AND SAYS FROM THE STRIPE TO THE SAND
Better?
Correct. And READ THIS:
"From STRIPE TO THE SAND" means all grey bars start at 0 it shows the FINISH LINE, RED LINE AT 1320! There is no other way to look at it because it shows where the finish line is. This is a chart that IS BASED ON 1320! The chart clearly SHOWS where 0 is and 1320 feet is a finish line and there is 100% no other way to read the chart, it's not counting the waterbox, not counting staging area, IT'S COUNTING TREE (O, AND GREY) TO PAVEMENT END AT SANDBOX (YELLOW). I will not agree with you because the chart SPECIFICALLY SHOWS that 1320 feet is where they illustrate a finish line, it's based on 1320. There can be no other 1/4 racetrack area in that chart cause IT SHOWS that the chart design is to start at 0 being the tree and it ends any question with a finishline being at 1320. I am correct. If I am wrong tell me, in words, what is it counting that i'm off on? Impossible cause in this unique case, there is no way to read this chart any other way.
What does stripe mean to you Patrick? Ask anyone in and around the sport what is meant by stripe and they will tell you one thing, finish line! The way chart is displayed, 0 is the finish line. That is where they start measuring the distance for this chart. The vertical (that means up and down) red line is shown to give you an idea of how the shutdown length compares with the length of the racing surface. Nowhere on the picture is it identified as the finish line. If you want to go on believing that a track would give cars capable of 330+mph less room to stop than they have to accelerate, be my guest. However, if you continue to do so, please do not expect any of future posts to be taken with any degree of seriousness.