Originally Posted by
genejockey
As a general rule, yes. YOU knew he didn't mean 13,200 vertical feet of ascent per lap, didn't you? And you knew that because he put it in miles, which is the unit we commonly use for distance, rather than feet, which we commonly use for altitude gain. Note that even pilots, who ascend literal miles speak in terms of feet of ascent, not miles.
I covered this: I assumed that he didn't mean 13.200' gain because I assumed that he didn't know what he was talking about.