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 Post subject: altitude correction factors
PostPosted: Wed Jul 31, 2002 9:53 am 
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Folks,

Many of you travel all around EU to race. Many tracks are on different altitudes. Below is a table with correction factors that will provide you the time the car would have ran when the track was at sea level (like Drachten). E.g. Bitburg is at 4800ft above sea level.

I hope it is usefull.

NHRA Elevation Correction Factor
To convert your timeslip ET and MPH to sea level. Multiply
applicable factor times your ET or MPH.

(Example: You ran a 13.8 @ 100 MPH at 5000' elevation track.

The correction factors are .9367 and 1.0661 for 5000'. (13.8
* .9367) = 12.93 , (100 * 1.0661) = 106.61 MPH. So the correct
timeslip would be 12.93 @ 106.61 MPH.)


Altitude above Sea Level (Feet) Elapsed Time Factor (ET)
Trap Speed Factor (MPH)
1200 .9874 1.0129
1300 .9861 1.0143
1400 .9848 1.0157
1500 .9835 1.0171
1600 .9822 1.0185
1700 .9809 1.0199
1800 .9796 1.0213
1900 .9783 1.0227
2000 .9770 1.0241
2100 .9757 1.0255
2200 .9744 1.0269
2300 .9731 1.0283
2400 .9718 1.0297
2500 .9705 1.0311
2600 .9692 1.0325
2700 .9679 1.0339
2800 .9666 1.0353
2900 .9653 1.0367
3000 .9640 1.0381
3100 .9627 1.0395
3200 .9614 1.0409
3300 .9601 1.0423
3400 .9588 1.0437
3500 .9575 1.0451
3600 .9562 1.0465
3700 .9549 1.0479
3800 .9536 1.0493
3900 .9523 1.0507
4000 .9510 1.0521
4100 .9497 1.0535
4200 .9484 1.0549
4300 .9471 1.0563
4400 .9458 1.0577
4500 .9445 1.0591
4600 .9432 1.0605
4700 .9419 1.0619
4800 .9406 1.0633
4900 .9393 1.0647
5000 .9380 1.0661
5100 .9367 1.0675
5200 .9354 1.0689
5300 .9341 1.0703
5400 .9328 1.0717
5500 .9315 1.0731


Greetz,

Don


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Thanks That is a big diffrence!!!


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 Post subject: Hmmm...
PostPosted: Wed Jul 31, 2002 5:27 pm 
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Means i could have run a 8.66 @ 94,34 mph. Geez.

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I am trying to get the elevation verified. I went with that # and wow.


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I think I seen 1230ft on the tower bt it was really hard to read. But that still helped 2/10th in a 1/4.


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just say I was right the first time - the 1230 is meters ?

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I'll try to pack my GPS receiver ... should be pretty acurate ... also, maybe we can get a reading as to how much the track is sloped ...

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If its meters the Hawk is pretty nasty.


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This was verified by Gary 1230 ft.


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