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Old 12-17-2000, 10:29 AM   #10
pilotdoc
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Larry, I was thinking about your numbers and the fact that you got a quicker time with a slight uphill course. I wonder if a post-start uphill slope in your run could fool the G-tech into thinking that your acceleration is increasing, and thus give a faster time. The converse would apply for a downhill slope encountered after start.
The G-tech measures acceleration by how much it is 'pushed' forward or backwards, and a change in road slope may be interpreted by the accelerometer in such a fashion.
Perhaps a more accurate 1/4 mile time would be an average of the two runs going in both directions?
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