[DeTomaso] GPS for ORR - ORRS and BBORR

[michael frazier]

Thanks for the compliment Will...that was a compliment right?
 
A GPS will only get you to the edge of the ballpark, a good hand on a stopwatch will get on the field, an ability to
drive to and keep your average will get you close to the top, and luck will get you a trophy.  I've been lucky a few times at Big Bend.
 
That being said, the desired GPS is an old Garmin GPS III. That's because it' reads to the tenth of a mile per hour over 100mph.
It's simple and you can find them on eBay for around $50-60. Preparing for your run and knowing exactly where you are along the way will pay off.
 
I was in Omaha last month and took the time to go out to Arnold and drive the SORC route.  It's alot different than the Big Bend course.
If you ever get a chance to get out to West Texas for the Big Bend event, I think you'll really like it.  Convenience plays a big part in all though.
I just haven't had the time and dollars to do any of the distant events yet.  Now that I saw the SORC route and have been on the Silver State
course, I still have to say I like the BBORR course the best.  It is a good surface, you don't have to worry about bottoming although I have scraped 
the rear cross member on the Pantera once, and you don't drone along in a straight line.  Great scenery and lots of turns.  Try it someday if you 
get a chance.  All these evnts just have to take place in a small town setting and all those communities are really happy to have them.  
It's nice to share all the activities with the communities as they put up with the racers.
 
I'd like to get another big group of Panteras out at Big Bend again one day...they miss us.

Michael Frazier
Gruppo Rompiculi Corsa 

 

> From: wkooiman at earthlink.net
> To: ehpantera at yahoo.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 13:22:58 -0500
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] GPS for ORR
> 
> The most accurate is to time it with a stopwatch.
> 
> You measure everything the day before and note landmarks or place surveying
> flags. Compute the distances, measure the time to distance, and keep a
> sheet & clipboard of the various landmarks and times. As you're driving,
> you have your navigator do a countdown to each landmark.
> 
> You'll find that you can hit the marks within a couple of feet based on the
> stopwatch. At 60mph, 1 second is 88 feet. You'll be going closer to 130mph
> (depending on your class). If you get within a couple of feet, you are well
> into the fractions of seconds on your target speed.
> 
> GPS won't get nearly that close. GPS is good to place the flags and to
> replace your speedo, but you really need to do the stopwatch thing to win
> the events.
> 
> An alternative is to ride with Michael Frazier.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of mark skwarek
> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 12:26 PM
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] GPS for ORR
> 
> What GPS is recommended for ORR's? Most accurate? I want to do better next
> year in the SORC.
>  
> Mark
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