> >Does any one know the formula for deriving the lap speed from the lap
> >time? Just curious. :-)
> Ooohhh ... c'mon ...
> speed = distance / time.
> So, take the track length, divide it by your lap time, and you have
> the average lap speed.
> Heber
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> > >Does any one know the formula for deriving the lap speed from the lap
> > >time? Just curious. :-)
> > Ooohhh ... c'mon ...
> > speed = distance / time.
> > So, take the track length, divide it by your lap time, and you have
> > the average lap speed.
> > Heber
> > -----
> > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Heber_Ferraz
> Heber, thanks for replying, but that is the first thing I tried.It
> doesn't work.Here's an example: 1.366(darlington) divided by 30.050(lap
> time) = 0.04545757071547
30.050sec/60sec/60min = 0.008347222222222 hours..
NOW take distance/time..
1.366mi/0.0083472hours = 163.6472545801 mph...
Don't know if you need all those decimal places.. btw, you're about 7
mph off the Winston Cup boys.. <G>
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Dave Otterness
Gotta convert seconds to hours. Ex. 30sec= 0.008333333333333hrs.
1.366miles/0.00833333333333hrs= 163.92mph.
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Brad Spaulding
(Remove NOSPAM to reply...)
> > >Does any one know the formula for deriving the lap speed from the lap
> > >time? Just curious. :-)
> > Ooohhh ... c'mon ...
> > speed = distance / time.
> > So, take the track length, divide it by your lap time, and you have
> > the average lap speed.
> > Heber
> > -----
> > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Heber_Ferraz
> Heber, thanks for replying, but that is the first thing I tried.It
> doesn't work.Here's an example: 1.366(darlington) divided by 30.050(lap
> time) = 0.04545757071547
> speed = distance / time.
> So, take the track length, divide it by your lap time, and you
> have the average lap speed.
Robby
Does any one know the formula for deriving the lap speed from the lap
time? Just curious. :-)
speed = distance / time.
So, take the track length, divide it by your lap time, and you have
the average lap speed.
Heber
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http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Heber_Ferraz
>>Does any one know the formula for deriving the lap speed from the lap
>>time? Just curious. :-)
>Ooohhh ... c'mon ...
>speed = distance / time.
>So, take the track length, divide it by your lap time, and you have
>the average lap speed.
To refine it a little, use:
speed(in mps or kph) = distance(in mi or km) * 3600 / time(in seconds)
The 3600 converts the seconds to hours, so your speed is in
reconizable units.
Before you send me UCE, I know what you're thinking... Did he complain
to five or six postmasters last month? Now, you must ask yourself one
question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do you, punk?
> > >Does any one know the formula for deriving the lap speed from the lap
> > >time? Just curious. :-)
> > Ooohhh ... c'mon ...
> > speed = distance / time.
> > So, take the track length, divide it by your lap time, and you have
> > the average lap speed.
> > Heber
> > -----
> > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Heber_Ferraz
> Heber, thanks for replying, but that is the first thing I tried.It
> doesn't work.Here's an example: 1.366(darlington) divided by 30.050(lap
> time) = 0.04545757071547
speed =1.366 / (30.050/seconds in an hour)
=1.366 / (30.050/3600)
=163.64769 mph
Does that sound right?
Greg Hingerty
: Does any one know the formula for deriving the lap speed from the lap
: time? Just curious. :-)
lap speed = (track length) * 3600/(lap time)
-lap speed will be in km/h if track length is measured in km, and in mph
if it is measured in miles.
-lap time should be in seconds or else a different constant (3600) would
have to be used in the formula.
P.S.
Hopefully you won't get too many smart remarks for asking this.
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Dennis
