2 days of NALSA testing complete. ~16-18 speed runs in ~12-13 distinct passes -- wind was lengthwise the lake on the first day giving us room run throught 2 sequential 'traps' on one pass.
Every run well over 2x. Most runs over 2.5x. Best runs near 3x or perhaps above. We won't know details of which runs qualify against NALSA rules until they go through the large amount of data and figure out which runs are best documented. There is a fairly comprehensive list of requirements to be met for a run to be NALSA valid and I'm certain that some runs will be disqualified if all the sensor info was not to their liking (wind switching direction too much during the run, etc).
There are reams of data for them to go through from more than 20 separate sensors (multiple gps, wind direction and wind speed sensors) on the vehicle itself, chase vehicle and lakebed, plus multiple video cameras. It will take some time for them to go through it all once they get home.
To say the least we are confidently hopeful that a record over 2x will be ratified by the NALSA BOD.
Pictures, video and more information to follow as we recover from the long days and long drive home.
A special thanks to the NALSA officials who put in so much time, effort and money (they wouldn't let us pay for their travel expenses) to make this happen. Thanks also to the NALSA BOD who saw something interesting in this crazy little project.
