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Car Forum / Mazda / Mazda Miata / April 2008The beginning of the end :-/
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/07/europe/EU-GEN-Germany-Autobahn-Speed-L imit.php Still in a country where the greatest race track on the planet* is a public one way road there is still much to enjoy :-) Kind regards Bruno * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCrburgring > http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/07/europe/EU-GEN-Germany-Autobahn-Speed-L imit.php > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCrburgring 75 mph on the autobahn? We regularly do 90+ mph here in gigantic vehicles with a driving population that is let loose on the streets with zero instruction on what the vehicle is doing when you transfer weight while braking and accelerating, counter-steering, or any of the many other things that should be taught for safety. Environmental reasons....... I assume that a car is putting out more emissions at 110 mph than it is at 75 mph, but then, it is for a shorter time to any given destination. I wonder what the percentage difference is with a typical car. Pat > http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/07/europe/EU-GEN-Germany-Autobahn-Speed-L imit.php > > Still in a country where the greatest race track on the planet* is a > public one way road there is still much to enjoy :-) There's a video http://youtube.com/watch?v=uGe_fyhQazg of a Nissan GT-R doing a flying lap of the Nordschleife in 7:38. Pretty damned impressive for a non-MX5 :-) Not many people know this, but for a long time there was no daytime speed limit in Montana. I used to live in Alberta, Canada and made many high- speed trips through that fine state. > Not many people know this, but for a long time there was no daytime speed > limit in Montana. In 1972, that's where I determined experimentally that my 240Z got 19 mpg at a steady 100 mph. No daytime limit, but IIRC it was 55 at night, prudent considering the deer and pronghorn frolicking after dark. Instead of a speed limit, the state marked the locations of fatalities: one red pole per wreck, supporting one white cross per death. Some curves were lined with poles. Some poles carried half a dozen or more crosses--entire families, presumably. It certainly got my attention.  SignatureLanny Chambers St. Louis, MO '94C >Not many people know this, but for a long time there was no daytime speed >limit in Montana.... Ummm, for a long time, there was no daytime speed limit on the Ohio Turnpike. When you entered Ohio, the signs just said "Drive Accordingly." -- Larry Back when I was all of ten years old, my father bought a new 55 Chevy 6cyl automatic 210. It replaced a Studebaker with manual shift and overdrive. At that time the speed limit was "reasonable and proper". The state police hated this, because it was almost impossible to give out a speeding ticket and have it hold up in court. Anyway, my father was most unhappy to find out that the Chevy would only do about 86 mph, thanks to the automatic, and got about 20% less gas mileage than the Studebaker. And, the Studebaker would go at least ten miles an hour faster. Unfortunately, in those days, the Studebakers had ring wear problems, and usually needed at least rings between 50 and 60 thousand miles. > >Not many people know this, but for a long time there was no daytime speed > >limit in Montana.... [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > -- Larry |
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