Thread: Las Vegas Altitude

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I'm planning on racing my car at the Super Chevy show in Las Vegas next month. Anyone know the altitude there compared to Los Angeles. I'm trying to prepare for thinner air, carb jetting, etc.

Thanks.

4,000 feet according to my information.

Whoa GhoSSt,

Somebody gave you a bad number or they're working from the top of the Stratosphere (roller coaster ride anyone?)

Various sites around town list between 1900 and 2200. Since LVMS is near the northern foothills I'd go for the 2200 number.

Originally posted by Bob Parmenter
Somebody gave you a bad number or they're working from the top of the Stratosphere (roller coaster ride anyone?)

Various sites around town list between 1900 and 2200. Since LVMS is near the northern foothills I'd go for the 2200 number.

Interesting, since I pulled that information from a racing sponsors link off of LVMS's site. *shrug* Hey, I KNOW Bandimere is 5800 feet.. so everyone else is just flatland.

2100 according to NHRA

http://www.nhra.com/2002/sportsman/n...ry/021501.html

Depends on what trac your running on out there. speed droom?
call the trac your going to be runing at. see las vegas it's self sit's in a big valley with mountians and hills all around it.

~ Vegas ~

Hi, The altitude at the nearest airport (North Las Vegas) is 2205. The Striip may be 100 or 200 feet above that. I live here and I'm a pilot. I looked it up in the Airport Directory.......

The starting line is 2002 EL and the finish line is 2028 EL

The strip at the tunnel is 2013 EL

The starting line in Denver is 5819

Doug, the satellite image shows that tarmac in front of the tower at the NLV airport to be 2195.....not bad error from your directory!!

Mike in tucson

Originally Posted by Ron Lee

I'm planning on racing my car at the Super Chevy show in Las Vegas next month. Anyone know the altitude there compared to Los Angeles. I'm trying to prepare for thinner air, carb jetting, etc.

Thanks.

I think your all missing the point of his question. He needs to know is what I call "the corrected" altitude.

When we race at "THe Strip" in Las Vegas we adjust our jetting leaner and increase the total timing about the same as we would for Los Angeles County Raceway (Palmdirt Raceway). Because of the very dry air at both race tracks 4500 foot "corrected altitude" is correct. Las Vegas has a .25 second factor in our 11.90 index class because of the reduction in performance compared to sea level. 2200 feet might be the "actual" but he needs to be thinking closer to 4500 feet for tuning. JMO John Palmer

Just last night Mike Dunn said that the corrected altitude for Vegas was second only to Denver.