Grand Bend??? Oh my God, I used to summer in Grand Bend as a kid (do recall
there was a drag stip there)!
Bob King
Pennsville, NJ
-----Original Message-----
From: Lynn Pedersen <davewaco@sympatico.ca>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Saturday, January 15, 2000 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: DML:BOB TOM:Sea level question
>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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