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View Poll Results: When was the last time you visited 100mph?...."at the track" of course
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last week
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last month
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last 6 months
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 05:46 PM
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When was the last time you visited 100mph?....."at the track" of course.
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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local speedway. Didn't really put much hurting on her, but i saw 145mph. That was a completely stock car (except exhaust) and handled really well at those speeds.
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 06:49 PM
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'bout an hour and a half from now. So if your on the I680 speedway keep your eyes open.
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12.97, 105mph, Atlanta Dragway. Smooth!

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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 07:45 PM
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every day on my "local track"


oh, and IB4TL
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Yeah I have driven Humvees and a 20 ton "SUV" thing around for 13 months..... not that fast... but I did ride in a BlackHawk a few times!!!! They are pretty fast!!!!!!
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I was checking out the new 3.42 gears in my A4.
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Originally Posted by dyeggy
'bout an hour and a half from now. So if your on the I680 speedway keep your eyes open.


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Last week in my Avalanche. Closed interstate....I mean course for sure.
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Often and it does not take long to get there on a closed course
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I went to Texas Motor Speedway in June!
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My last trip in an F4 was 1985 and in a Tornado 1995. Those were the days. 0-100 in 3 seconds

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Been a while - probably better than a year ago.
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