Re: Okay, all you CART fans......

2 years ago...before being slowed down..Mo Gugelmin Qualified at over 240mph at Fontana. I believe still the record. David "nobody" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hi guys... > > During the Le Mans race (Go Tom Kristensen), one of the danish > commentators, claimed that on some tracks in CART you drive with > AVERAGE lap speeds over 400 km/h (238 mph). > > As an average speed this sounds a little fast to me. > What is the fastest AVERAGE lap speed in CART, and on which track?? > > A content Danish guy :-) > > Lars Gaarde

says... Nope, its still 1609 meters. Johan

Hi guys... During the Le Mans race (Go Tom Kristensen), one of the danish commentators, claimed that on some tracks in CART you drive with AVERAGE lap speeds over 400 km/h (238 mph). As an average speed this sounds a little fast to me. What is the fastest AVERAGE lap speed in CART, and on which track?? A content Danish guy :-) Lars Gaarde

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> Hi guys... > > During the Le Mans race (Go Tom Kristensen), one of the danish > commentators, claimed that on some tracks in CART you drive with > AVERAGE lap speeds over 400 km/h (238 mph). > > As an average speed this sounds a little fast to me. > What is the fastest AVERAGE lap speed in CART, and on which track?? > > A content Danish guy :-) > > Lars Gaarde

The pole at Fontana last year (Scott Pruett) was 235.398 mph (average). Best Lap during the race was 230.190 mph. Trap speeds were over 240 mph. -- Ken MacKay Halifax, Canada GPL Handicap +111.61

D wrote: > 2 years ago...before being slowed down..Mo Gugelmin Qualified at over 240mph > at Fontana. I believe still the record. > > David > Your right, it was Mauricio Gugelmin on pole with 240.942 in 97, fast race lap Greg Moore (RIP) at 236.388.

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> > "nobody" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Hi guys... > > > > During the Le Mans race (Go Tom Kristensen), one of the danish > > commentators, claimed that on some tracks in CART you drive with > > AVERAGE lap speeds over 400 km/h (238 mph). > > > > As an average speed this sounds a little fast to me. > > What is the fastest AVERAGE lap speed in CART, and on which track?? > > > > A content Danish guy :-) > > > > Lars Gaarde

Ken MacKay Halifax, Canada GPL Handicap +111.61

On Thu, 22 Jun 2000 16:30:36 GMT, [email hidden] (nobody) wrote: >During the Le Mans race (Go Tom Kristensen), one of the danish >commentators, claimed that on some tracks in CART you drive with >AVERAGE lap speeds over 400 km/h (238 mph). 400 km/h is in fact 248 mph.

"nobody" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Hi guys... > > During the Le Mans race (Go Tom Kristensen), one of the danish > commentators, claimed that on some tracks in CART you drive with > AVERAGE lap speeds over 400 km/h (238 mph). Those are average speeds on ovals not road courses. -- [email hidden] > > As an average speed this sounds a little fast to me. > What is the fastest AVERAGE lap speed in CART, and on which track?? > > A content Danish guy :-) > > Lars Gaarde

I didn't really care if it was on ovals or road courses. I was just interested in the fastest lap speed. Thanks for the answers guys (isn't a mile 1680 meters, Toni?) Lars Gaarde On Thu, 22 Jun 2000 12:37:47 -0500, "Greg Cisko" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>"nobody" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> Hi guys... >> >> During the Le Mans race (Go Tom Kristensen), one of the danish >> commentators, claimed that on some tracks in CART you drive with >> AVERAGE lap speeds over 400 km/h (238 mph). > >Those are average speeds on ovals not road courses.

I beleive it is possible at Michigan and Fontana. If they were to run a current CART car at Indy, you might also get speeds around this, too. -Pav On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, nobody wrote:

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> Hi guys... > > During the Le Mans race (Go Tom Kristensen), one of the danish > commentators, claimed that on some tracks in CART you drive with > AVERAGE lap speeds over 400 km/h (238 mph). > > As an average speed this sounds a little fast to me. > What is the fastest AVERAGE lap speed in CART, and on which track?? > > A content Danish guy :-) > > Lars Gaarde > >

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

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> I didn't really care if it was on ovals or road courses. > I was just interested in the fastest lap speed. > > Thanks for the answers guys > > (isn't a mile 1680 meters, Toni?) > > Lars Gaarde

Nope, it�s still 1609 meters. Johan

On the converted Charlotte track under ICR2 I've run laps of around 250....but that was with the GTP carset..... nobody wrote:

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> Hi guys... > > During the Le Mans race (Go Tom Kristensen), one of the danish > commentators, claimed that on some tracks in CART you drive with > AVERAGE lap speeds over 400 km/h (238 mph). > > As an average speed this sounds a little fast to me. > What is the fastest AVERAGE lap speed in CART, and on which track?? > > A content Danish guy :-) > > Lars Gaarde

In article <09s45.5666$[email hidden]>, "Greg Cisko" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>"nobody" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> Hi guys... >> >> During the Le Mans race (Go Tom Kristensen), one of the danish >> commentators, claimed that on some tracks in CART you drive with >> AVERAGE lap speeds over 400 km/h (238 mph). > >Those are average speeds on ovals not road courses.

Well, he did say *some* tracks... Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +85.99 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

I'd be really suspect of times produced on converted tracks. Most of ICR2 was a fudge...they built the track etc and then spent a good deal of time fiddling with various variables to acheive times that were similar to the real world times...(if my memory serves correctly) -- dave henrie Team Backmarker #55b Dodge Stratus Super Touring Car TPTCC "Bryon Lape" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On the converted Charlotte track under ICR2 I've run laps of around > 250....but that was with the GTP carset..... > > nobody wrote: > > > Hi guys... > > > > During the Le Mans race (Go Tom Kristensen), one of the danish > > commentators, claimed that on some tracks in CART you drive with > > AVERAGE lap speeds over 400 km/h (238 mph). > > > > As an average speed this sounds a little fast to me. > > What is the fastest AVERAGE lap speed in CART, and on which track?? > > > > A content Danish guy :-) > > > > Lars Gaarde >