Re: Hmmmm. (763 Views)
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TGJB (IP Logged)
Date: October 02, 2002 07:02PM
Very good. I was kicking around trying to find out the length of a stride when I came across a site that not only had that but went through the math of ground loss on both straights and turns. They use different width for a path so some of it comes out different, but the principle is the same. Anyway, they worked out that on a mile track going 7 furlongs the 12 would have to travel a foot more than the rail horse to get to the rail by the turn.
http://www.horse-science.com/Distances.htm
TGJB