Abbott Smith
Guru
The Cruzies passed the Crowns and are speeding toward the Missouri border, hammer down. Way to go team!
Team Cruzbike RAAM 2017
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Doug Kline
Guru
By the numbers....
As I write this, I don't really know if RAAM records are kept on shortest time or fastest average speed. Assuming shortest time:
According to the RAAM live tracking:
Cruzbike route average is 20.4mph
Route is 3143 miles long
According to the history that Jim posted here:
http://cruzbike.com/forum/threads/history-of-recumbent-teams-in-race-across-america.11748/
The fastest recumbent team is: 6 days, 3 hours, 26 minutes at an average speed of 20.7mph, so it would have been a 3050 mile course.
This year the course is 3143 miles long, so they will have to average 21.4 mph to be able to post the shortest recumbent RAMM time. Doesn't seem fair, but it is what it is. They started on Saturday at 3:13pm EDT so would have to finish by 6:38pm EDT on Friday to post the shortest time and beat out the all male team, assuming they get no time penalties.
Let's say the Appalachian mountains starts at 2800 miles into the course, so about a 1000 more miles. Let's also say that they have to have the 21.4 mph average going before they hit the mountains. Over the next 1000 miles the team has to average at least 24.1 mph to get their route average up to 21.4, and then they would have to maintain it to Annapolis. It looks like it is going to be very hard to post the shortest recumbent time given the extra 100 miles they have to ride. However, if RAAM records are based on fastest average speed, then the team needs to average 21.8mph over the next 1000 miles to get up to the 20.7mph record. And that's doable.
The actual category they are in has a record of 6 days, 12 hours, 43 minutes at 19.1 mph, so it would have been a 3000 mile course.
This year they will have to ride at 20.1 mph to post the shortest time in the mixed 50-59 category. That means they have to finish before 3:55am EDT on Saturday assuming they get no time penalties. They are on pace to claim this record.
As I write this, I don't really know if RAAM records are kept on shortest time or fastest average speed. Assuming shortest time:
According to the RAAM live tracking:
Cruzbike route average is 20.4mph
Route is 3143 miles long
According to the history that Jim posted here:
http://cruzbike.com/forum/threads/history-of-recumbent-teams-in-race-across-america.11748/
The fastest recumbent team is: 6 days, 3 hours, 26 minutes at an average speed of 20.7mph, so it would have been a 3050 mile course.
This year the course is 3143 miles long, so they will have to average 21.4 mph to be able to post the shortest recumbent RAMM time. Doesn't seem fair, but it is what it is. They started on Saturday at 3:13pm EDT so would have to finish by 6:38pm EDT on Friday to post the shortest time and beat out the all male team, assuming they get no time penalties.
Let's say the Appalachian mountains starts at 2800 miles into the course, so about a 1000 more miles. Let's also say that they have to have the 21.4 mph average going before they hit the mountains. Over the next 1000 miles the team has to average at least 24.1 mph to get their route average up to 21.4, and then they would have to maintain it to Annapolis. It looks like it is going to be very hard to post the shortest recumbent time given the extra 100 miles they have to ride. However, if RAAM records are based on fastest average speed, then the team needs to average 21.8mph over the next 1000 miles to get up to the 20.7mph record. And that's doable.
The actual category they are in has a record of 6 days, 12 hours, 43 minutes at 19.1 mph, so it would have been a 3000 mile course.
This year they will have to ride at 20.1 mph to post the shortest time in the mixed 50-59 category. That means they have to finish before 3:55am EDT on Saturday assuming they get no time penalties. They are on pace to claim this record.
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Zzzorse
Zen MBB Master
David Bailey and Doug Henry on Dan Gurney designed recumbents. Cool.
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SamP
Guru
Are you sure about that distance? The RAAM results page for the finish line says the total distance is 3070.28 miles. I seem to recall a mention of a required portage perhaps due to road construction early on.
Doug Kline
Guru
Good question. According to RAAM's live tracker map it is 3144. It would be very nice if it was in fact shorter.
SamP
Guru
Weird, the time station and finish markers on the live tracker map differs from the results pages for each time station ad finish on the distances...
OK, the official time station info states the finish line is at 3070.3 miles.
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Suz
Well-Known Member
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McWheels
Off the long run
I'm enjoying this immensely. Admittedly these are in Alpha timezone, but when I knocked it on the head last night at 2235, they were behind and ahead of a few teams. Read in 3 columns, Team/Distance Last night/Distance now
Love Sweat & Gears / 130 / 119
4 Danes / 112 / 93
Aus II / ? / 42
Crownmead homes / 15 / -7
Quattro Bavariae / -44 / -38 (good effort to take even a couple of miles out of us!)
I reckon the Aussies are in for a shock, and at a mega stretch the Danes. However, if someone has a mecahnical or moral failure, then it's like the Le Mans 24hrs, relentless pursuit may just win out regardless. Keep the hammer down, be remorseless and chase, chase, chase.
Love Sweat & Gears / 130 / 119
4 Danes / 112 / 93
Aus II / ? / 42
Crownmead homes / 15 / -7
Quattro Bavariae / -44 / -38 (good effort to take even a couple of miles out of us!)
I reckon the Aussies are in for a shock, and at a mega stretch the Danes. However, if someone has a mecahnical or moral failure, then it's like the Le Mans 24hrs, relentless pursuit may just win out regardless. Keep the hammer down, be remorseless and chase, chase, chase.
castlerobber
Zen MBB Master
They've already left the last solo female, Penny Barker, a good 60 miles behind. Looks like she's going to miss the time cutoff at TS35 (Mississippi River) by at least 10 hours. T403 is within 26-27 miles of the last solo male, Valerio Zamboni.
Abbott Smith
Guru
Cry "Havoc!" and let slip the Cruzbikes of war.
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SigrD says we should play the "Ride of the Valkyries" from helicopters overhead.
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