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1. 04:23 AM - Re: Racing and handicaps (mattd)
2. 10:30 AM - Re: Racing and handicaps (Rick Pollack)
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| Subject: | Re: Racing and handicaps |
They use Relativity in their calculations as an independent variable in
the equation.
Spend an hour in a Tiger, and it seems like 20 minutes. Spend 20 minutes
in a 182....
mattd
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teamgrumman@aol.com wrote:
> One of my customers just completed the Air Race Classic and placed
> 14th behind a Piper Cherokee 180 and a whole bunch of Cessna 182s.
> The handicap speed on the Piper was over 10 knots slower than the
> Tiger. Fair enough. But, the handicap speed on the 182s were also in
> the 10 to 15 knot range slower than the Tiger.
>
> What gives?
>
> How is this handicap speed determined? The Tiger was given a 126 knot
> handicap. One of the top 3 182s had a 111 knot handicap. If their
> winning speed was only 5 knots faster than the Tigers, the 182s will
> always have a 10 knot advantage over a TIger regardless of how you
> look at it.
>
> Keep in mind, compared to a Tiger, the C-182 has more horsepower,
> greater rate of climb, longer range, greater fuel load, and a faster
> cruise speed.
>
> How is the handicap speed (usually) determined?
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| Subject: | Racing and handicaps |
>One of my customers just completed the Air Race Classic and placed 14th
behind a Piper Cherokee 180 and a whole bunch >of Cessna 182s. The handicap
speed on the Piper was over 10 knots slower than the Tiger. Fair enough.
But, the handicap >speed on the 182s were also in the 10 to 15 knot range
slower than the Tiger.
>What gives?
>How is this handicap speed determined? The Tiger was given a 126 knot
handicap. One of the top 3 182s had a 111 knot >handicap. If their winning
speed was only 5 knots faster than the Tigers, the 182s will always have a
10 knot advantage over a >TIger regardless of how you look at it.
>Keep in mind, compared to a Tiger, the C-182 has more horsepower, greater
rate of climb, longer range, greater fuel load, and >a faster cruise speed.
>How is the handicap speed (usually) determined?
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