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Re: Personal Land Speed Records




In article <char0011.801403640@maroon.tc.umn.edu> char0011@maroon.tc.umn.edu (William A Charette) writes:


    William> So..we all like our fast cars...  The question is, just
    William> who out there amongst us has had the guts to really 'see
    William> what she'll do'...and kept the pedal there til she
    William> couldn't give no more....

    William> What are your personal speed records and what kind of car
    William> were they set in?

    William> Mine personally, is 128 (driving) in 92 SE-R that a

I almost don't believe myself, but it did happen, and with witnesses. 

200 kmh (124.22 mph) in a 5 speed rental Ford Festiva. This was on the
freeway from Zurich towards Vaduz. I suspect that it might have gone a
little faster, but there was a tunnel coming up, and the Swiss are
such wonderful people I actually felt very guilty (the speed limit in
Switzerland is 120 kmh, 74.53 mph, on freeways) and quit.

Perhaps the speedo was off. But a South Korean friend told me that the
Ford Festiva's are popular with teenagers in S.Korea because they are
exceptionally *fast* cars for the price. I believe him!

Maybe it was a Ford Fiesta?....it's the one made in Korea.

Cheers!
Shyamal
-- 
Shyamal Prasad
I speak for me, only me, and just me......


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