RE: Flat tires and high speed

[audidudi@mindspring.com (Jeffrey J. Goggin)]

>>Taping the weights on is also a good idea if you're planning to drive at
these speeds ... had one let go with >>a loud bang once as it bounced off
the bottom of the car at 165mph.  Scared me silly...
>
>A fallen wheel weight was the _only_ thing that scared you @ 165mph?
>Jeff, we need to talk....

Hey, it might even have been 170 mph ... kind of hard to tell from where I
was sitting.  The car?  A modified (*highly* modified!) Porsche 928 with a
bored-and-stroked 6.7L motor that put out over 600hp ... it was owned and
built by a local guy (now deceased, alas) who was one of the founders of
Devek Performance and I was able to talk him into giving me a ride one
afternoon.  Needless to say, it was a ride I'll never forget, the wheel
weight bit notwithstanding...  :^)

For the record, the fastest I've ever *driven* a car myself is approx. 135
mph, which I've done in many cars, some of which I even owned!  :^)

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