[DeTomaso] GPS for ORR - ORRS and BBORR

wkooiman at earthlink.net wkooiman at earthlink.net
Mon Aug 22 16:20:23 EDT 2011


Not a compliment.  Fact.

-----Original Message-----
>From: michael frazier <red3644 at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Aug 22, 2011 2:33 PM
>To: Will Kooiman <wkooiman at earthlink.net>, ehpantera at yahoo.com, pantera list <detomaso at realbig.com>
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] GPS for ORR - ORRS and BBORR
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>
>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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