According to a thread on RDC it looks like we get the full distance at the Mint this year! Yeee Haww. http://www.race-dezert.com/forum/threads/changes-for-the-2015-mint-400.120922/page-3#post-1660561
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According to a thread on RDC it looks like we get the full distance at the Mint this year! Yeee Haww. http://www.race-dezert.com/forum/threads/changes-for-the-2015-mint-400.120922/page-3#post-1660561
"New Longer Mint 400 Race Course - All Classes Race Every Lap
The new 126-mile Mint 400 race loop is designed to allow all twenty classes of race vehicles to race a full three laps of the ultra-technical race course - provided they can make the six hour cut-off time. The loop is longer and more technical than previous years and will allow limited classes to get more seat time as they attempt to finish the notoriously brutal race."
In order to do the full 3 laps in 6 hours you have to average 63 mph. Wonder when the cutoff is to start the 3rd lap?
The new 126-mile Mint 400 race loop is designed to allow all twenty classes of race vehicles to race a full three laps of the ultra-technical race course - provided they can make the six hour cut-off time. The loop is longer and more technical than previous years and will allow limited classes to get more seat time as they attempt to finish the notoriously brutal race."
In order to do the full 3 laps in 6 hours you have to average 63 mph. Wonder when the cutoff is to start the 3rd lap?
Farther down in the thread they said that they were still deciding on what the cutoff would be and apologized for saying the six hours. Some people were freaking out prematurely. I'm sure they will give everyone as much time as they can. Even if you only make 2 laps you still get almost 60 more miles than last year!
