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Old 07-16-2011, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrisRZ28 View Post
This is something I've always wondered about. So other then keeping speeds lower, there's no 'advantage' to either length?
Nope.. it's just that for testing cars like stock muscle cars or 32 roadsters it's safer to have a slower speed. After all, these cars don't have the best brakes.

Since the distance is shorter the speed is relative. For example if the cones were 40 feet apart then 30mph would be "fast".

Hell, there might even be a formula to convert 420-ft slalom to 600-ft slalom.
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