Originally Posted by
Quinn8it
What have you Hellyer guys who have come down to LAV found the difference on 200m's to be?
my highly limited experience with 333's:
1)exactly 1 200m at Indy (ridden poorly but still within a 10th of my then best)
2) comparing times from riders i know at LAV and San Diego Velodrome
has led me to believe that LAV is not really much faster over that distance than a good 333m.
especially if you are not pretty knowledgeable about how to ride LAV- in particular the wind-up..
any thoughts from guys who have ridden both?
When it comes to events 500M and under, I don't think LAV is as fast as people assume it to be. It could be faster for long, steady-state events being that it's shielded from wind.
For flying 200M and Standing 500M (Elite, Junior, Male and Female): I've watched racers go from DLV to LAV and expect faster times and not be rewarded. They came out about the same. The same for the Superdrome.
I actually believe that Rock Hill is faster than LAV due to it's smoother turns that don't seem to scrub off speed. At LAV, I distinctly remember having to fight my way out of the turns to regain my speed after diving into them. I didn't have to do that so much at Rock Hill.