Bob, Hi! My BooBoo, it was Detroit and Grand Bend that he turned his
best times. He didn't even mention St. Thomas. Old age---- You know what
I mean. The Bend and Detroit have to be lower than Cayuga. Is it John
Fletcher that has Grand Bend now? Dave Waco
94 Dakota V8 14.9
Bob Tom wrote:
>
> Hey, Dave
>
> At 12:39 AM 1/15/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >Bob, Hi! A friend of mine who runs consistant 12.9s in his Road Runner
> >at Cayuga showed me time slips of 12.5s at St Thomas and 12.3s at
> >Detroit.
>
> Detroit. Here I come!!!
>
> >He says it's the sea level difference. As you know these three tracks
> >are all in a 200 mile area. Do you have any knowledge of these facts,
> >and have you ran St Thomas or Detroit. DAKOTA CONTENT. Would love to
> >know what our 14.9 Daks would turn.
>
> Here's what I have been told by a couple of racers. Cayuga has
> a reputation for being a fast track but being in the open is subject
> to the winds from whatever direction. St. Thomas slopes downward
> a little from the tree and has tree protection from the winds
> past the stands.
>
> I looked at an old elevation map. Best I could tell is that Cayuga
> is about 800' above sea level but experiences a wide variety air pressure.
> One time, air pressure was equivalent to about 2,500' above sea level.
> St. Thomas is about 1000-1200' above sea level.
>
> >From my personal experience, up until about mid-October, my best 60'
> and 1/8-mi. ETs were at the St. Thomas track. Then the last day
> at Cayuga, I ran my best 60', 1/8-mi, and 1/4-mi. times.
>
> >Maybe this summer we can cruise together and try all three.
>
> That'll be great. May even venture to the track at Grand Bend.
> BTW, kitchen is getting a complete renovation starting Monday so
> my Dakota has been declared a hemi-free zone. The owner doing
> the renovations is the former owner of both the Cayuga and St. Thomas
> tracks. He now runs at Grand Bend (I think that he mentioned 4.9s
> last year???). Maybe I'll have the chance to talk to him about
> the tracks and get the lowdown.
>
> >From what I see on the DML, Cecil is da place in the States.
>
> Bob. Southern Ontario, Canada.
> '97 Dakota CC Sport, FR, 5.2L, 3.55 SG, auto.
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