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Old May 18, 2003 | 04:54 PM
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Englishtown elevation...

I was flipping today and caught the start of ESPN2's broadcast of the NHRA event there...they said etown was 400ish feet below sea level.

No wonder everyone is so fast there. I need a track like that.
Old May 18, 2003 | 07:26 PM
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Re: Englishtown elevation...

Originally posted by ejj
I was flipping today and caught the start of ESPN2's broadcast of the NHRA event there...they said etown was 400ish feet below sea level.

No wonder everyone is so fast there. I need a track like that.
Englishtown is at an elevation of 86ft MSL. Still sweet as hell but 400 feet below sea level is like the Dead Sea lol. Well not really but 400ft below sea level is really low. The lowest elevation in the USA is Death Valley it's like 280ft below MSL.
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Re: Re: Englishtown elevation...

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Englishtown is at an elevation of 86ft MSL. Still sweet as hell but 400 feet below sea level is like the Dead Sea lol. Well not really but 400ft below sea level is really low. The lowest elevation in the USA is Death Valley it's like 280ft below MSL.
WTF is up with ESPN then...
Old May 18, 2003 | 09:40 PM
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All you east coast guys have natural boost in the air. No wonder you're usually faster.
Amen. Lucky bast@rds.


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I'll be running there on June 14th.
Old Jun 2, 2003 | 11:31 AM
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When they said it was 400 feet below sea level they meant the corrected altitude.
Old Jun 2, 2003 | 09:39 PM
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When they said it was 400 feet below sea level they meant the corrected altitude.
That's right. It's the air density. So they calculate barometric pressure and temp in order to figure air density.

Andy, you have a couple places close to you that are equally as good as NJ. They are called, Houston, Sacramento, San Francisco, and Seattle. HAHA.... you gotta drive 10 hours just to get 14.70's. Is it worth it to you?
Old Jun 3, 2003 | 10:25 AM
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NE guys, where else, except E-town can you run your car, without the elevation issues. Atco?
Anyone run at LI Motorsports?
Old Jun 4, 2003 | 07:59 AM
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Atco is almost right at sea level.
Old Jun 5, 2003 | 11:13 AM
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long island dragway as far as i know u run about 2 tenths slower than u would at etown
Old Jun 11, 2003 | 12:39 PM
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That's right. It's the air density. So they calculate barometric pressure and temp in order to figure air density.

Andy, you have a couple places close to you that are equally as good as NJ. They are called, Houston, Sacramento, San Francisco, and Seattle. HAHA.... you gotta drive 10 hours just to get 14.70's. Is it worth it to you?

where is there a track in san francisco?
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Anyone run at LI Motorsports? yes i have and i run about 2 tenths better at e town... the track is prepped so much better... my friend in his ss camaro runs 13.8s at long island dragway, and runs 13.1s at etown.. thats a huge example but most of the time, from what i see u run 2 tenths better at etown.
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where is there a track in san francisco?
http://www.searspoint.com

That is the website. It's in Sonoma, CA which is close to SF.




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