The Rabbit Tactic (1500M speedskating strategy)
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A rare strategic move that actually worked. The race is about 13 laps in length, normally folks start out really slow and then it builds to a sprint. In this case, Yang uses the rabbit tactic to immediately lap the field and settle in behind the pack "in last" (but really in 1st place). The bell lap goes off for the final lap... but really everyone else still has 2 laps, but I guess they forget. Confusion... for example, #11 (Hungary) sticks her skate out as she passes the finish line only to realize they all still have one lap left. She gets 4th. Fun race, check it out...
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Even the announcer was confused. 555
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Even the announcer was confused. 555
@taiwan_girl said in The Rabbit Tactic (1500M speedskating strategy):
Even the announcer was confused. 555
He seems to forget that Yang took the lead after about 1 ½ laps.
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I am pretty sure there is truth to the aerodynamic drag. Bicycle racers, birds, etc. I think I heard a number of somewhere between 10-15% less energy if you are able to draft.
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A Talladega Train:
Link to videoThose are trucks, the cars do that at 200mph on the straightaway.
Not as fast as a Talladega Train, but I think it shows some of the speed...
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I used to go to Talladega, because my son was a huge NASCAR fan. Never been to Daytona. Both tracks are super speedways, especially Talladega. Daytona may be the better experience, though (not necessarily family friendly).
Sadly, NASCAR isn't as popular as it once was. They started chasing butts in the seats (Texas Motor Speedway held 200,000 in the stands) and forgot their core fans.
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You and I had this conversation years ago. I’m not a racing fan, F1, NASCAR or Indy.
But I was in the area on a project and a local invited three of us out-of-town guys to go. It was fun.
@jon-nyc said in The Rabbit Tactic (1500M speedskating strategy):
I’m not a racing fan, F1, NASCAR or Indy.
I seem to think you were the guy who described F1 as a niche-sport in the middle of a discussion about baseball or American League Cornholing or something.