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10-14-2002 10:41 PM #1
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Las Vegas Altitude
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.
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10-15-2002 12:29 AM #2
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4,000 feet according to my information.Kelly 'GhoSSt' Rosato
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10-15-2002 09:44 AM #3
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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.
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10-15-2002 05:55 PM #4
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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.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.
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2100 according to NHRA
http://www.nhra.com/2002/sportsman/n...ry/021501.html
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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.
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altitude in 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.......
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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 5819Last edited by robot; 12-12-2005 at 11:33 AM.
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12-12-2005 11:31 AM #9
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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!!
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I think your all missing the point of his question. He needs to know is what I call "the corrected" altitude.
Originally Posted by Ron Lee
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
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Just last night Mike Dunn said that the corrected altitude for Vegas was second only to Denver.Ken Thomas
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