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Nasir

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Timing in racing
« on: December 13, 2010, 11:04:03 am »
Bit of a random question really lol, say if someone finishes 1.2 seconds behind you, how 'far' behind is that? Can someone put that into perspective? Is it cross the line and 1.2 seconds later that car passes? That doesn't seem that long.
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Re: Timing in racing
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2010, 11:23:31 am »
Depends on speeds involved.

Pretty basic maths.
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Re: Timing in racing
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2010, 11:32:11 am »
Eg:

10MPH = 4.47 metres/second. So someone finishing 1.2 seconds behind will be 5.36 metres behind them.
100MPH = 55.36 metres behind them...

Formula - time x distance
« Last Edit: December 13, 2010, 11:38:34 am by tony_danza »
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Re: Timing in racing
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2010, 11:51:27 am »
^^ You just need to know the lap length and time to get average speed!
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