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Re: TOP SPEED? (was: cruising at 100 mph)

Bob Brown (tsi@cybernetics.net) wrote:
> I consider myself as somebody who knows about cars but there's something 
> I will never understand: Why do we all worry about top speed and all that 
> stuff if the speed limit in the states is 65 mph? Is it just because we 
> like to know this kind of stuff? I mean, what if the top speed is 120 mph 
> or 240 or 360 mph, the fastest we can get away on a public road is (if 
> you don't get caught) 75 maybe? 85 pushing your luck...
> Please, comments are welcome.

There are certain areas in certain parts of the country where, at certain
times of the day, you can safely travel at 100mph+ for a brief interval 
(depending on your car).  In fact I accidentally dialed up 145mph the
other day in my Q45 (accidentally?).  However, you are absolutely right.  
For the most part, discussions of top speed are purely theoretical.
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