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ChicagoTommy · 12-05-2017, 11:00 AM

Using DragTimes.com Density Altitude calculator with their historical information for 12:53PM, I'm coming up with....

Density Altitude: 1337 feet
Relative Density: 96.15 %

Read more: http://www.dragtimes.com/da-density-...#ixzz50PGAroV1

So there are some weather related gains to be had! +1337ft means the air was as thin as if you were racing 1/4 of a mile up in elevation. If you can find a day where the DA is below Sea Level, with a barometer reading over 30in/hg, you could pick up at least a tenth of a second, possibly .2! Cool, dry air is always the best for racing. A day with sunshine, with a high of 50 degrees, 0% humidity, 30in/hg, would be just about perfect racing weather for setting a personal best! Sorry, it may seem nerdy, but data gives me a raging nerd boner.

12-05-2017, 11:00 AM	#14
ChicagoTommy Drives: 2017 Camaro; 2017 Acadia Denali Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Chicago, IL/Williams Bay WI Posts: 1,022	Using DragTimes.com Density Altitude calculator with their historical information for 12:53PM, I'm coming up with.... Density Altitude: 1337 feet Relative Density: 96.15 % Read more: http://www.dragtimes.com/da-density-...#ixzz50PGAroV1 So there are some weather related gains to be had! +1337ft means the air was as thin as if you were racing 1/4 of a mile up in elevation. If you can find a day where the DA is below Sea Level, with a barometer reading over 30in/hg, you could pick up at least a tenth of a second, possibly .2! Cool, dry air is always the best for racing. A day with sunshine, with a high of 50 degrees, 0% humidity, 30in/hg, would be just about perfect racing weather for setting a personal best! Sorry, it may seem nerdy, but data gives me a raging nerd boner. __________________ This is in no way a personal attack or confrontation, and is not necessarily the view of the management or sponsors, and the thoughts contained herein are mine, and is not intended to hurt anyone's feelings or ruin their delicate self esteem, or to invalidate anyone's personal views or thoughts, nor is it a condemnation of anyone's race, religion, sex, sexual preferences, handicaps, or intellectual abilities.