# How do you measure car-lengths? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [September 6, 2005, 10:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-car-lengths/2111 "2005-09-06T22:20:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JDMR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmr2/32/7587_2.png) [@JDMR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMR2)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 10:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-car-lengths/2111/1 "2005-09-06T22:20:05Z")
Had a discussion about this tonight up at BWW and I figured I’d post it to see how others think of it To me, in a race, the front of the leading/winning car is the “point of reference” I guess you’d say. So when the car that is trailing is at the leading cars rear bumper, that is effectively “one car length.” Hearing others talk tonight, the other consensus is that one car length behind the leading cars rear bumper is “one car length,” whereas I would consider it two car lengths Which do you agree with…concept #1 or concept #2? We’ll leave it at that and not get into the idea of “buslengths,” “trainlengths,” and “zip codes” lol ---
**Author:** ![MidgeX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@MidgeX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MidgeX)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-car-lengths/2111/2 "2005-09-06T22:23:47Z")
omg ur such a dork lol ---
**Author:** ![Ovrwrkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ovrwrkd/32/7586_2.png) [@Ovrwrkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ovrwrkd)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 11:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-car-lengths/2111/3 "2005-09-06T23:29:24Z")
Concept #1 ---
**Author:** ![Skurge](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skurge/32/7285_2.png) [@Skurge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skurge)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 11:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-car-lengths/2111/4 "2005-09-06T23:30:14Z")
#1 ---
**Author:** ![neurokinetik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neurokinetik/32/7270_2.png) [@neurokinetik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neurokinetik)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 12:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-car-lengths/2111/5 "2005-09-07T00:14:52Z")
I don’t use those subjective units of measure… I only use tenths, hundredths, and thousandths of seconds… ---
**Author:** ![Pass\_McGass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pass_mcgass/32/7616_2.png) [@Pass\_McGass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pass_McGass)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-car-lengths/2111/6 "2005-09-07T00:18:18Z")
in total honesty, anybody that doesnt understand the concept of #1 is a complete fucking retard. sorry dumbasses. ---
**Author:** ![psphinx81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@psphinx81](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psphinx81)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 5:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-car-lengths/2111/7 "2005-09-07T05:02:35Z")
#1… ---
**Author:** ![bladez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bladez/32/7237_2.png) [@bladez](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bladez)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-car-lengths/2111/8 "2005-09-07T05:41:59Z")
#1 for sure ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-car-lengths/2111/9 "2005-09-07T05:44:57Z")
c I went over this is the ShermVsWay2slow thread, and #1 is correct. ---
**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-car-lengths/2111/10 "2005-09-07T06:17:01Z")
I measure with a yardstick :tup: #1 ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-car-lengths/2111/11 "2005-09-07T06:18:37Z")
bastard… I was going to say something smart like that and then you took it. I use the “pithagorian theorm” :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-car-lengths/2111/12 "2005-09-07T06:31:27Z")
#1 ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-car-lengths/2111/13 "2005-09-07T06:32:48Z")
it dont matter if you win by an inch or a mile. winning is winning. right :gotme: ---
**Author:** ![kingsario](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kingsario/32/7572_2.png) [@kingsario](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kingsario)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-car-lengths/2111/14 "2005-09-07T06:35:14Z")
It depends on who you are racing, I have noticed people stating a car length when it was really 1/2 a car. :gotme: or 1/2 a car when it was a fender. ---
**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-car-lengths/2111/15 "2005-09-07T06:40:54Z")
> [@Jack](#): > > bastard… I was going to say something smart like that and then you took it. > > I use the “pithagorian theorm” :lol: Don’t hate, you have 3 green boxes already. I’m just working my way up the food chain 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jeeves744](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeeves744/32/7619_2.png) [@jeeves744](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jeeves744)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-car-lengths/2111/16 "2005-09-07T06:47:20Z")
i always thought it was concept 2 Concept 1 i think of as “i beat him and he was at my rear bumper” ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-car-lengths/2111/17 "2005-09-07T07:35:37Z")
numero uno, fer sure. ---
**Author:** ![Jskrapper](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jskrapper/32/7570_2.png) [@Jskrapper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jskrapper)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-car-lengths/2111/18 "2005-09-07T08:02:46Z")
Either way as long as I am ahead in the end. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![STEALTTH](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stealtth/32/7582_2.png) [@STEALTTH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STEALTTH)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-car-lengths/2111/19 "2005-09-07T11:23:01Z")
1 ---
**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-car-lengths/2111/20 "2005-09-07T13:19:57Z")
> [@neurokinetik](#): > > I don’t use those subjective units of measure… I only use tenths, hundredths, and thousandths of seconds… :word: [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-car-lengths/2111.md?page=2)