SAMPLE EXTENDED STRAIGHTAWAY AND CIRCULAR ARC STEEPLECHASE

Warning: Do not try to use these sample calculations to mark an actual track! These calculations are correct only for a track with the exact dimensions shown.

The drawing and calculations below are for a track with the same dimensions as the sample calculations example.

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 SAMPLE CALCULATION NUMBER ONE                                                   

                    CALCULATIONS FOR 400 METER TRACK
                    LINEAR OUTPUT IN METERS
                    NO CURB
                    COUNTER-CLOCKWISE ANGLE MEASUREMENT
 NUMBER OF LANES:  8   LENGTH OF STRAIGHT:  97.511   MEASURE LINE RADIUS: 32.624
 WIDTH OF LANES:  1.190     DISTANCE OF FINISH FROM CURVE:  3.210


                         STEEPLECHASE DATA
                    NO CURB FOR WATER JUMP PATH

 ANGLE TO POINT OF DEPARTURE FROM TRACK:    0 00 00 B
 ANGLE TO POINT OF JUNCTION WITH TRACK:   180 00 00 B

 ANGLES AND RADII OF WATER JUMP

               ANGLES           RADII
 APPROACH:   87 33 36 B        42.983
 RETURN:     92 26 24 B        42.983

          EXTENDED STRAIGHTAWAY AND CIRCULAR ARC JOINING WATER JUMP STEEPLECHASE COURSE

          LENGTH OF STRAIGHTAWAY EXTENTION:   10.572

                  HURDLE LOCATIONS
                  WHITE

                  FIRST HURDLE    12 49 20 D
                  SECOND HURDLE  160 45 06 D
                  THIRD HURDLE   -24.242 B  
                  FIFTH HURDLE    20.583 C  

 STARTING LINE LOCATION:  42.296 C
 WHITE  
 CURVED LINE COORDINATES
                   X                     Y
                            STARTING LINE  ASSEMBLY LINE
                                SOLID         DASHED
                  .000           .000         -3.000
                  .200          0.000         -3.000
                  .500           .001         -2.999
                  .800           .003         -2.997
                 1.100           .007         -2.993
                 1.400           .013         -2.987
                 1.700           .020         -2.980
                 2.000           .029         -2.971
                 2.300           .040         -2.960
                 2.600           .052         -2.948
                 2.900           .065         -2.935
                 3.200           .081         -2.919
                 3.500           .098         -2.902
                 3.800           .116         -2.884
                 4.100           .136         -2.864
                 4.400           .158         -2.842
                 4.700           .181         -2.819
                 5.000           .206         -2.794
                 5.300           .232         -2.768
                 5.600           .260         -2.740
                 5.900           .289         -2.711
                 6.200           .320         -2.680
                 6.500           .353         -2.647
                 6.800           .387         -2.613
                 7.100           .423         -2.577
                 7.400           .460         -2.540
                 7.700           .499         -2.501
                 8.000           .539         -2.461
                 8.300           .581         -2.419
                 8.600           .624         -2.376
                 8.900           .669         -2.331
                 9.200           .716         -2.284
                 9.500           .764         -2.236
                 9.520           .767         -2.233


                  LOCATION OF 1500M SPLIT:     -18.642 B  

                  SPLIT LOCATIONS

                                   DISTANCE RUN          DISTANCE REMAINING
                       400M           21.153 C                  31 29 37 D
                       800M             .011 C                  68 37 30 D
                      1200M          145 48 29 B *             105 45 27 D
                      1600M          116 04 54 B *             142 53 19 D
                      2000M           87 52 00 B *                .011 A  
                      2400M           59 33 53 B *              21.153 A  
                      2800M           29 25 31 B *              42.296 A  

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