These are some of the things about the base list I've been meaning to ask for a "longlong" time. This may be part one of many, I'm sorry to say.
Longlong/Very Long + Shortshort/Very Short?
"Longlong" is obvious, as Burns used that, but how exactly "very long" relates to that? I can think of it as a synonym to longlong, but then again, also as a prefix ("very long K right", "very long crest"). I guess it's fair to say that "longlong" isn't as suitable to that very role, as a prefix, that is. So what's the thinking behind these terms? Whatever it is, I guess the exact same would apply for "shortshort" and "very short"...
Line/Late?
Are these two terms synonyms by any chance? As most of us know, McRae used "line" all the time, as a suffix ("5 left tightens line"). No three corners would go past without one.
According to Grist, "line" meant late apex. Now, since Burns used the term "late" as a suffix ("Medium right late"), but never "line" - at least I haven't heard one used - so it
occurred to me that these terms may or may not be related.
Slippy/Slippery?
These are just synonyms, right? In English pacenotes, I don't think I've ever heard of "slippery" used anyway, it's always "slippy" ("slippy exit", "slippy maybe").
Over Bridge?
"Over" is the head-scratcher here. "Over" is usually used about things mid-corner - "over crest", "over jump", "over bump" and so on. But on the list, however, "over bridge" has a LINK=INTO entry attached, so something's up. Definitely. Was "over bridge" perhaps meant to describe a bridge that can act as a jump too - in theory at least, if nothing else. Not the greatest example pic:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/Section1/swiki/c1/ClachanBrdg.jpg.
Use of "Go"
And then there are some Go-pacenotes on the list as well - "Go Wide" and "Go Narrow". I've never heard these notes, can sort of imagine and make a non-sophisticated guess of what they may be about but better not. Please enlighten me.
Speaking of "go", this interests me, I am awfully curious. Burns had distances called out in two ways: There was the usual "80" but also "go 80". Do anyone have a clue about the difference of those two?
Enough for today, I feel.