View Poll Results: What is a car length?
When your back bumper is even with their front bumper.
29
42.03%
When there is a car length distance between you.
40
57.97%
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Racing clarification question.
TECH Junkie
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From: Cornwall, NY
Originally Posted by 99-LS1-SS
I know it was what you said but your explaination was too complex for my brain.
Well, how about this... if you choose to use the first choice, say there were x amount of cars BETWEEN you and the other guy... if not, say you were in the lead by x cars... that could work... I too used to think of it as the first choice, then someone on here brought that up I think somewhere a while ago, so I thought about it and changed my train of thought...
Originally Posted by furiouSS99
Technically, if your bumpers are together then there is NO distance between them (the bumpers, I mean). Define a "car length", what is that? All camaros of a certain year should be the same length, but a camaro and mustang are different lengths. So, what does all this mean? "Car length" is just a general term guys throw around as a means to establish a crude visual estimate of distance. Units of "car length" also make ones kill stories sound more exciting-but ultimately, the only thing that matters is who crossed the finish line first.
I agree.
Personally, when I say "blabla won by a carlength" I am saying there was about a car length distance between the front bumper of the losing car and the rear bumper of the winning car ... As furiouss99 said, it is obvious this is only a crude visual estimate, as I don't think anyone is out there with a ruler measuring out the 100 inches.
In my past experiences with DMV examinations, a 'car length' or 'car lengths' is understood to mean between the rear bumber of the leading vehicle and the front bumber of the trailing vehicle. Therefore, a person would first visualize this definition of the 'spacing' between the cars.
However, being the measurement specialist that I am, I would probably want to know how many feet and hundreths of a foot you were behind me.
However, being the measurement specialist that I am, I would probably want to know how many feet and hundreths of a foot you were behind me.
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I understand both sides and I think both sides have valid points. I beleive it is a perspective deal. I doubt anyone will ever bring everyone together on this subject.
edit: I asked a guy here at work who is very smart what he thought. His view was that if the car A's back bumper is even with car B's front bumper then car A has traveled one car length more than car B. Therefore there is one car length difference between the two cars. Just something else to consider.
edit: I asked a guy here at work who is very smart what he thought. His view was that if the car A's back bumper is even with car B's front bumper then car A has traveled one car length more than car B. Therefore there is one car length difference between the two cars. Just something else to consider.
TECH Junkie
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From: Cornwall, NY
Originally Posted by 99-LS1-SS
I understand both sides and I think both sides have valid points. I beleive it is a perspective deal. I doubt anyone will ever bring everyone together on this subject.
edit: I asked a guy here at work who is very smart what he thought. His view was that if the car A's back bumper is even with car B's front bumper then car A has traveled one car length more than car B. Therefore there is one car length difference between the two cars. Just something else to consider.
edit: I asked a guy here at work who is very smart what he thought. His view was that if the car A's back bumper is even with car B's front bumper then car A has traveled one car length more than car B. Therefore there is one car length difference between the two cars. Just something else to consider.
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From: Dickson, TN
Who cares how you measure the car length's. As far as I'm concerned it doesn't matter how many car length's you are a head. Whether you win by 10 cars or an inch, a win is a win and a loss is a loss.
Originally Posted by mike00ws6
Who cares how you measure the car length's. As far as I'm concerned it doesn't matter how many car length's you are a head. Whether you win by 10 cars or an inch, a win is a win and a loss is a loss.
alright dom, a win is a win, i dont care if it is by an inch or a mile!!
