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1968 UIM World Championship
Time The Hydroplanes
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With the aid of this table, you can clock the boats yourself. Pick out any buoy or landmark as a starting point, then time the hydros for one complete lap and consult the table to determine average speed. [3 mile course]
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Min. |
Sec. |
Miles Per Hr. |
Min. |
Sec. |
Miles Per Hr. |
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26 |
125.6 |
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56 |
93.1 |
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27 |
124.1 |
1 |
57 |
92.3 |
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28 |
122.7 |
1 |
58 |
91.5 |
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29 |
121.3 |
1 |
59 |
90.8 |
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30 |
120.0 |
2 |
00 |
90.0 |
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31 |
118.7 |
2 |
01 |
89.3 |
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32 |
117.4 |
2 |
02 |
88.5 |
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33 |
116.1 |
2 |
03 |
87.8 |
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34 |
115.0 |
2 |
04 |
87.1 |
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35 |
113.7 |
2 |
05 |
86.4 |
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36 |
112.5 |
2 |
06 |
85.7 |
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37 |
111.3 |
2 |
07 |
85.3 |
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38 |
110.2 |
2 |
08 |
84.4 |
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39 |
109.1 |
2 |
09 |
83.7 |
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40 |
108.0 |
2 |
10 |
83.1 |
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41 |
106.9 |
2 |
11 |
82.4 |
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42 |
105.9 |
2 |
12 |
81.8 |
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1 |
43 |
104.8 |
2 |
13 |
81.2 |
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44 |
103.8 |
2 |
14 |
80.6 |
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45 |
102.9 |
2 |
15 |
80.0 |
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46 |
101.9 |
2 |
16 |
79.4 |
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47 |
100.9 |
2 |
17 |
78.8 |
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48 |
100.0 |
2 |
18 |
78.3 |
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49 |
99.1 |
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19 |
77.7 |
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50 |
98.2 |
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20 |
77.1 |
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51 |
97.3 |
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21 |
76.6 |
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52 |
96.4 |
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22 |
76.1 |
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53 |
95.6 |
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75.5 |
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54 |
94.7 |
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24 |
75.0 |
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55 |
93.9 |
(Reprinted from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 4, 1968)
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