They had very respectable first sprint push times of 26.83 and 34.56 respectively.
These two really dominated the distance push. Hilary went twice around the block(a new club record, men or women) then Jan Michael took it up another level with three laps.
Between those two and Jenny(who yesterday set the previous record of around the block) saying they could just keep going, and the rest of us slowly catching up, we're going to have to come up with a new distance event. It takes 15-20 minutes for those guys to be done and the car just can't be tied up that long with everyone else waiting for a turn. Ideas? Timed distance to the first corner?
It was intriguing to run into Jenny in the back lot late Saturday night. She made some excuse, but we are pretty sure she was out there getting mentally prepared for her next sprint. That's the kind of heart and dedication that makes Tercel pushing champions.
Anyway, welcome to these fine pushers.
Sunday, my buddy James stopped by to chat and catch up. The Tercel push was of course alluring, and he signed up. Being a bridge engineer, he put some thought into the actual push and was going to draw up some technical diagrams, but I shut that down quickly. Brains and car pushing might very well mix, but I doubt it. He can draw diagrams on his own time.
His quick hypothesis was that starting backwards with both legs and back into getting the car moving, might make for a faster start. There was of course the possible time penalty for the spin around to front push. He posted a 30.6 so I guess the thinking is that the time savings of the backwards push was negated by the spin.
I don't have any photo proof, as I was driving and timing, but he is official and will be back with diagrams and spreadsheets
