Interesting reading material
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Drifting
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Interesting reading material
Just thought you guys would appreciate this article. I read it a nearly a decade ago and it's always stayed in my mind and is a good arguement against all those "my ---insert random not fast car here--- did 145 mph" guys that want to brag about events that didn't happen. Funny how the Mustang Cobra that year could only muster 137mph and a volvo wagon topped out at 152mph. Just found it humorous even though mustang guys'll even admit the 95 Cobras aren't the fastest around.
http://www.hyperdream.com/~samw/stea...lvelocity.html
Chris
http://www.hyperdream.com/~samw/stea...lvelocity.html
Chris
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Re: Interesting reading material (okinawa86vette)
Too Cool - 167mph documented with the LT-1
I knew there was a reason I liked my 2.59 gears!! :jester
I knew there was a reason I liked my 2.59 gears!! :jester
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Re: Interesting reading material (okinawa86vette)
Good old Mustang. What a joke, and that from the Cobra no less. My 4 cyl non-aerodynamic Cutlass Calais would do 120 if you had a road long enough to get there!
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Re: Interesting reading material (okinawa86vette)
Thanks that was great. I liked the part about 167 consistently with that vehicle and 172 with another they had earlier. It was an inspiring accolade to the performance and handling of a Corvette. Hmmm just makes ya smile!
:steering: :party:
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