Re: 120mph??? Yes. Yes.

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <016201be673d$de8cfbc0$d30056d4@powks15> "Jouko Haapanen" writes:

> So will Finnish drivers (in Germany), 260km/h indicated Köln-Aachen in > the
> dark with light rain.

But watch for the 'Kuehlturmglaette' in winter, when the steam from the
power station condenses and freezes on the Autobahn.

> Speeds like that are not a stability or braking capability problem with a
> bespoilered 911, but the random jokes of losing control at such speeds
> aren't real funny.  The car will and has cruised for extended periods in > the
> 240km/h+ range, but I'd recommend earplugs (I always have some handy).

Dr Porsche once defined a sports car as: "A car in which it it pointless
to fit a radio".

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