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Title: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: PineHurstPacer on December 03, 2023, 11:48:56 PM
No surprise at all Northfield was short, but I just had a friend tell me it was 68 feet short

that seems like overkill

where's our Ohio horseman in the know?


...it will be years before any current track records are broke.
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: Kirbys Ace on December 03, 2023, 11:55:37 PM
No surprise at all Northfield was short, but I just had a friend tell me it was 68 feet short

that seems like overkill

where's our Ohio horseman in the know?


...it will be years before any current track records are broke.

Who's your friend?
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: Mailbox Money on December 03, 2023, 11:59:23 PM
Alot of people have been defrauded by the ridiculous times that were recorded as Official! NFLD should be sued for defrauding the public as well as the horsemen.
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: SwankToliverA on December 04, 2023, 12:55:21 AM
68 feet is approximately 8 1/2 lengths
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: PineHurstPacer on December 04, 2023, 01:16:07 AM
68 feet is approximately 8 1/2 lengths

that actually sounds about right

front end speed isn't holding up like it used to
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: Chips N Salsa on December 04, 2023, 01:23:59 AM
Aaron Merriman is screwed now....lol
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: wiseowl on December 04, 2023, 07:41:18 AM
Where is the proof about the trach being short.
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: gogasgoboom on December 04, 2023, 09:17:24 AM
Where is the proof about the trach being short.

Been talked about here before. As I recall the track was surveyed prior to some resurfacing work thus the 68 feet number. Afterwards one of the drivers in a video said to him the pylons looked to be further out after the resurfacing. Also the race times seemed to have slowed a lot now that they are supposedly racing a mile.
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: Lance on December 04, 2023, 09:18:55 AM
What does 11 inches look like
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: Mazola on December 04, 2023, 09:22:36 AM
What does 11 inches look like

John Holmes
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: 7minuteAbz on December 04, 2023, 10:35:36 AM
Lengths are measured in fifths of seconds, not length of horse, which varies.
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: Brown jug on December 04, 2023, 11:22:45 AM
where's the proof???
 how about looking at the times since the "reconfigured" the track
its not like they are off a little, most races and horses are off by 3 seconds
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: Mailbox Money on December 04, 2023, 11:57:31 AM
In a winners circle interview post resurfacing winning driver P. Roy stated that last turn was not  as sharp and had less banking than the last time he was there. A.Mac also said that the grass is not as close as it used to be.
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: SwankToliverA on December 04, 2023, 11:59:15 AM
Where is the proof about the trach being short.


It was posted by either Northfield or OHHA- idr which,maybe both,as that was several months ago.
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: SwankToliverA on December 04, 2023, 12:00:37 PM
In a winners circle interview post resurfacing winning driver P. Roy stated that last turn was not  as sharp and had less banking than the last time he was there. A.Mac also said that the grass is not as close as it used to be.



They did widen the turn on the backstretch.
Speed certainly isn't holding up that well there, anymore.
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: Generation XYZ on December 04, 2023, 12:47:10 PM
 11.tb
What does 11 inches look like
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: EddieZ on December 04, 2023, 03:53:02 PM
There is 8 feet in one length
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: Mazola on December 04, 2023, 04:00:47 PM
So 8 1/2 lengths is approx 1.5 seconds
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: SwankToliverA on December 04, 2023, 04:04:46 PM
So 8 1/2 lengths is approx 1.5 seconds


Probably a good guess
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: rainman2 on December 04, 2023, 04:19:11 PM
FYI,  many people believe that many tracks race less than 1 mile. Rumor has it pocono and the meadowlands are too.
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: Meadow Ford on December 04, 2023, 05:13:39 PM
According to USTA specs.
You can google it.
A race track is measured three feet out from the pylons.
IMHO
 That means that todays horses with the offset bikes travel a shorter mile then their predecessors.


Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: Generation XYZ on December 04, 2023, 10:10:00 PM
9.5 to 10 lengths for a pacer 11.wp
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: dinkadoo on December 05, 2023, 08:21:45 AM
9.5 to 10 lengths for a pacer 11.wp

11 feet is a length if the driver is laying back  ngc3
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: Meadow Ford on December 05, 2023, 09:54:45 AM
Officially
Thanks google
A length is based on the size of the lead horse as measured from nose to tail.
Not counting the tail, sulky, or driver.
Title: Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
Post by: SDST2009 on December 05, 2023, 05:17:53 PM
Not sure what happened, whether it be length or surface, but NFLD times are significantly slower since they closed a week for track maintenance a while back.
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