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Re: Rowrah update
Posted by 'SimonS' on 27 Apr 2014 @ 10:50

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Didn't you know that it is impossible to make up the 1.5 metres to another kart in the 50 to 80 metres from the start to the corner with a standing start?

One arrives at the braking point at around 45 mph (20 metres per second) and no-one over the age of 8 would expect to make up 0.1 of a second in that 4 to 6 seconds or by late braking, would they?

However with a rolling start, the figures are totally different. Instead one arrives at the braking point at a speed of 48mph (21 metres per second) a difference that leads to wild manoeuvre and collision.

Tongue out of cheek though, lots of business research has shown that 'making a difference' will produce changes, often the desired changes, until that difference has become the norm. So one case study showed that painting the room a different colour increased productivity but as the new colour became 'old' productivity fell, changing the colour again restored productivity. In karting terms, timed qualifying initially produced a drop in accidents, but now it doesn't make a difference, so standing starts are seen as 'the solution'. In 3 months, when people have learned how to cope with standing starts the accident rate will creep up again, everything else being equal.

From a data point of view, I wonder if there really is any significant speed change at the braking point. I suspect the difference might be that with a standing start one is accelerating all the way to the point while with a rolling start one has backed off early because one has speed in hand, and as soon as people learn how to get that speed in hand the crashes will return.

After all, first corner incidents are not unknown in F1 with strategies that aim to maximise any advantage.

Message Thread:

Standing Starts at Rowrah S1 by 'NJB' (24 Apr 2014 @ 12:15)

Re: Standing Starts at Rowrah S1 by 'Bigjim1978' (24 Apr 2014 @ 13:04)

Re: Standing Starts at Rowrah S1 by 'magician' (24 Apr 2014 @ 13:57)

Re: Standing Starts at Rowrah S1 why not try it by 'dynamax' (25 Apr 2014 @ 9:57)

It is official by 'NJB' (25 Apr 2014 @ 10:10)

Re: It is official ..oh really! by 'Venom' (25 Apr 2014 @ 13:01)

Re: It is official ..oh really!... part 2 by 'Venom' (25 Apr 2014 @ 13:29)

Re: It is official ..oh really!... part 2 by 'TheBougyMan' (25 Apr 2014 @ 13:53)

Re: It is official ..oh really!... part 2 by 'christkm' (25 Apr 2014 @ 14:21)

Re: It is official ..oh really!... part 2 by 'Hogwam' (25 Apr 2014 @ 14:29)

Re: It is official ..oh really!... part 2 by 'Dogman172' (25 Apr 2014 @ 14:50)

Re: It is official ..oh really!... part 2 by 'moondog78' (25 Apr 2014 @ 14:52)

Re: It is official ..oh really!... part 2 by 'Venom' (25 Apr 2014 @ 14:36)

Re: It is official ..oh really!... part 2 by 'christkm' (25 Apr 2014 @ 14:43)

As said earlier ......... by 'iant' (25 Apr 2014 @ 15:30)

Re: As said earlier ......... by 'gashead' (25 Apr 2014 @ 16:09)

Rowrah update by 'NJB' (26 Apr 2014 @ 7:58)

Re: Rowrah update by 'KartMum' (26 Apr 2014 @ 9:27)

Re: Rowrah update by 'JohnM' (27 Apr 2014 @ 8:01)

Re: Rowrah update by 'NJB' (27 Apr 2014 @ 8:22)

Re: Rowrah update by 'Aquila' (27 Apr 2014 @ 10:10)

Re: Rowrah update by 'SimonS' << You are here!

Re: Rowrah update by 'davidmc' (27 Apr 2014 @ 11:48)

Re: Rowrah update by 'DaveBuky' (27 Apr 2014 @ 20:25)

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