PAPA Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Here is the formula to help figure out what the RPM should read while on pit road. You will need to know what the speed limit is and you will need to know what diff gear ratio your running as well as the trans ratio of the gear you are in on pit road. You will also need the tire diameter: RPM=(MPHxdiff ratioxtrans ratiox366)/tire dia. Just thought this might help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 You some kind of rocket scientist or math genious or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAPA Posted April 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Im no where near that smart. I just did a "Google" and found this. I love Google. It makes me look smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 OIC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 That makes my brain hurt...I was just thinking we could follow a car with a speedometer and look at the tach... Of course if the tach said 1,100 rpm and the officials had no radar gun, the officials still wouldn't know for sure...they are still having to guess...you can be sure me, arts22, and ss99 would be doing 1,100...the others might be doing 1,200 or 1,300! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAPA Posted April 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 racerx Check out www.opticsplanet.net. They have a Bushnell Speedster hand held rader gun for $149.99 with free ups shipping. I would think the tracks could afford that. Oooops...Im opening a big ol can of worms arent I? Sorry. P.S. I did a "GOOGLE" on this too !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 I will ask Brian and Mary Ann if I can donate it! Although at 5mph, we could just let a hamster loose and if you beat the hamster to pit exit, you are speeding...to figure the cost per event let's say on average 2 hamsters get away in to the pasture and 2 meet an untimely demise, you know, they get "hoosiered"...that works out to like $8 per night (4 hamsters x $2 = $8 a race night). We could get Petco to sponsor it, "Petco Pit Road at Thunderhill". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAPA Posted April 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 racerx When your not racing you can operate the thing. Just think...You get to wear dark shades, a badge, and a big ol hogleg on your hip. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SASPEEDRACER24 Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Hey LL I think PETA might have a problem with that idea.... LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
direct-flo Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 how about this idea!!! use common sense. when you decide to haul @$$ thru the pits, pretend its your children walking around. You would feel real bad if you crippled or killed someone. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProTree Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 LL-could get 2 extra hamsters(male and a female) and they could be Petco Pit Road Producers-they can hang in the suites in turn 1 & 2 and all their job would be is to make pit road monitors for future races-probably have to get rid of the female about midseason and bring in another gal-sure the male would get tired of her after awhile-lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Naw, LL, your idea won't work. Sure as I'm sittin' here, the dang thangs would head out the pit road exit and on to the track. Ever time ya turn around they'd be throin' another dang yellow flag to clean up the "hampster slick" in turn 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 dang it! I misspelled yella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Tom, You are right. And those were my kids! I felt I was safe and could have stopped at anytime. No one had to bail. So objectively, using your standards, I was not speeding. Subjectively, the officials thought I was. If it was 5mph, no question I was speeding. I didn't hear 5mph in the drivers meeting, I heard safe pit road speed. But I have ADD, so maybe I missed it. I was trying measure it like a school zone I go through everyday. But I was fast in and fast out and it was a kinda dramatic, so that didn't look good either. All I want is a way to measure it so it doesn't happen again. I don't want to guess. I want to be able to look at the tach and hold it there. I just hope I don't run into anyone while I am looking down at the tach. LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 I think PETA might have a problem with that idea Who does he race for? j/k There could be a silver linng. Maybe those nekkid PETA girls you see on the news from time to time will come out and protest at the track. That's good for two reasons: 1) As TQ will tell you, any publicity is good publicity and 2) well, nekkid girls of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhorse Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 There could be a silver linng. Maybe those nekkid PETA girls you see on the news from time to time will come out and protest at the track. That's good for two reasons: 1) As TQ will tell you, any publicity is good publicity and 2) well, nekkid girls of course! i'll go with reason 1- reason why.... is reason 2, most of those tree hugger types don't practice good hygiene. they're as hairy as hamsters... ps - before nick has to disipline me i'm only kidding-i'm sorry if i offended any hamsters.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tqj3 Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Damn, Larry, you went and woke up 'Horse... Now we're in for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProTree Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 just move the suites and do some grading work and lay some asphalt,make a hot pit behind turn 1 & 2 with a railing dividing it from the road in the pits-just dreaming-cost $$$$ i know-but then drivers coming in wouldnt have to worry about running over kids and spectators and speeding-sooner or later somebodys going to get hit by a racecar coming in for something in a hurry and then we'll see where that goes- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Definitive Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 5mph or 10mph...does it make a difference?Either way it's still going to hurt.If the pit road has to be 5mph shouldn't the cars be parked differently to allow more room to play?5mph sheesh...the kid that runs into your car or truck will be going faster than that...poor race car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrss1 Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 like my brother has on his dwarf car " i support PETA, people eating tasty animals" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gundogC3 Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Put a hot pit like Houston has...problem solved!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingaces Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 WHEN DID THEY START USING LETTERS IN MATH?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoom Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 WHEN DID THEY START USING LETTERS IN MATH?? ' Now that right there is funny. I don't care who you are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racingnut Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 been watching from the background, noticed one thing. seems you have managed to turn the pit speed issue into a big joke , whats funny about hurting someone or possibly killing someone. hope it never comes to that hope the ones that are making light of the subject never are the cause driving with whats between the (blank) /makes a driver/ (blank)=legs=EGO=overdriving..a real nut case (blank)=hands=ANGER=overdriving=dangerous (blank)=ears=THINKING=heads up=winner hey! who cares anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Racingnut: I would ask you not to confuse the messenger with the message. Approaching an otherwise serious subject matter with a sense of humor is just one in a number of ways of approaching it. Fourteen members, including myself and you have posted on this thread so far. I guarantee I can speak for all of us that we take the matter of safety for drivers, their families, other drivers and their families, track officials and race fans very seriously. I don't think there is anyone more serious about safety than me. I've been posting on this forum for about 3 months. Those who have become familiar with my posts would tell you a large percentage of them deal with safety matters. (for example, look at my posts on the threads "H.E. Nauman", "Stuck Throttles", "Safr Barriers" and "Photos".) The use of humor attracks readers (450 on this thread so far). Half of what people get on here for is its entertainment value. The more readers, the more potential for input on this and other safety matters. That's the beauty of these majic boxes we sit at. I've been attending racing at local tracks in Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas and any number of other local tracks for over fifty years now. I've seen too many deaths and serious injuries at these tracks not to take the subject of safety VERY seriously. While were at it, I'll give you another of my safety concerns. There have been a couple of mentions on here of creating a "Hot Pit" at THR. The problem I see with that is, as race tracks go, there is no more dangerous a place in racing than a Hot Pit. Seems to me you could end up making the place MORE dangerous, than less. Thanks for your concern, nontheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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