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Because it was in a parking lot and it was possible to estimate the speed it was going by watching the scene.Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine
As someone who decries "propganda" and exalts "facts" ... how do you know it's 25mph ? Look at the front wheels -- that's FULL LOCKNot really "turning a corner"
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I do intend to take some pics of it in sharp turns. But the Rolls in the photo is not in a hairpin turn; it's turning in a parking lot not on a public road.25 at a 90 degree corner looks acceptable...let's see the Caddy in Lowes Hairpin
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chances of her becoming the boss are even slimmer than you becoming the bossPerhaps not yet. You never can tell.
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That's probably true.chances of her becoming the boss are even slimmer than you becoming the boss
But I'm the "boss" of Halloween!
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it's on full lock !!!!
You can't GET any tighter
Also it looks like it's exiting ? So how long was it running straight line ? How much was it scrubbing off speed ??
This is why we had this conversation years ago about how a snapshot doesn't give the whole story.
Besides, no need to guess the speed if you're seeing it in the video ... calculate it using the length of the vehicle as reference
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If you're really that interested, I suggest you rent or buy the movie and watch it yourself!it's on full lock !!!!
You can't GET any tighter
Also it looks like it's exiting ? So how long was it running straight line ? How much was it scrubbing off speed ??
This is why we had this conversation years ago about how a snapshot doesn't give the whole story.
Besides, no need to guess the speed if you're seeing it in the video ... calculate it using the length of the vehicle as reference
"Cannonball Run," 1981, Vestron Video.
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It was your posted "fact" FLeet, not mine.
I'm really only asking you to do what you demand of others.
Quid pro quo
"A woman without curves is like a road without bends, you might get to your destination quicker but the ride is boring as hell'
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I've seen enough cars driving by to give an accurate guess as to how fast they're going... kind of like when the police estimated how fast drivers were going before they used radar guns. The 25 mph is an approximate figure; there's no way of knowing exactly what the speed was. Anyway, it was a lot of body roll.
Last edited by Fleet 500; 06-02-2007 at 12:23 PM.
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I think he means Mr. W.
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frame rust FTWWelcome everyone to the Alfa Romeo Alfasud...
I'm dropping out to create a company that starts with motorcycles, then cars, and forty years later signs a legendary Brazilian driver who has a public and expensive feud with his French teammate.
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Here is a preliminary/test photo of my '76 cornering.
One of my brothers stopped by my house today and I asked him to take a photo of my limo going around a corner on my (residential) street.
He was pressed for time, so we did it only one time.
The result surprised even myself; I've owned this car since July 1999 and I did not expect it to corner so flat. The speed limit for residential streets is 25 mph, I took the corner at just under 25 mph. In other words, I cornered at virtually the speed limit meant for the straight portion of the street. I later went around the same corner at a normal speed (the speed most other drivers do) and that showed to be 15 mph.
This is just the first of other photos I will be taking, including the 60 mph cornering. My brother said that since the shadows kind of got in the way of the pic, he will take some more on Friday.
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I chose the Rolls because it would sell for more than the Cadillac!
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