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How do you 'approach' top speed. 850

posted by  Yannis on  Fri Feb 1 15:37 CST 2002
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Ray,

one "safe" place to try for a top speed run is on a race track, an oval or soft triangle set-up. Because of the embankments, you do not feel the forces nor the speed and an average-experience driver can push the car...just pray that a tire does not blow! ;)

Yannis
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New Valles,,I have an 850 turbo and an A4 and my top speed is,,, [850]
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