about fastest composed time

[roywiegerinck]

I think calculating the time in checkpoints isn't right.

For example, I compared a race of Ben Snel and mine.

Ben Snel is o.75 secs. faster in the beginning because he starts

in lows gears.



I start in high gears because I see a change to perform a trick where

I need much speed (and to get the speed I use the high gears in the beginning)

After the trick I'm 1 sec. faster than Ben.



So if we calculate the fastest composed time we take Ben's beginning

and my ending (the trick)

And we get a time which isn't possible, because if I started with the

low gears the trick wasn't possible and the time will be lower.





I hope you understand, sometimes I can't say it right, because of my

temporary lack of English  

Please correct me if I'm wrong  



(BTW, what do you think the fastest time can be?)

[ben snel]

in general you're right, but one can always discuss specific situations. maybe it could be, in this case that, e.g., one CAN get the best of both results because of

-a mistake from the computer (it shifts too quickly e.g.)

-make yrself jumping on a little lump, so that you can use this little "airtime" for shifting

-whatever



just guessing



(roy: you're hinting at this present track? I'll have a look at it\it's options. But not this weekend, because I'll be at PINKPOP for 3 days)

[Bonzai Joe]

I think Roy is trying to point out exactly the same as I pointed out a month or so ago. You said that you have some experience in calculating fastest times, and had of course thought of that  

[ben snel]

this composed fastest time is of course highly theoretical. of course there could be points where you'd have to say: these parts couldnt be put together. In general thats the case with theories: they can be refuted. But I think its just fun to know, what the time would be if all fastest pieces were put together. It's no big deal.

[roywiegerinck]

oK now it's clear to me