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RE: 120mph??? Yes.




	reminds me of that weird thumping sound you 
	could get, riding in a beetle. an old one,
	that is.

On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Dan Sinclair wrote:

]Lots of testing in all conditions, and testing that you might not even think
]of.  Porsche for instance did a lot of R&D and testing before coming up with
]something as seemingly strait forward as the new 911 Targa glass sliding
]roof.  In one test, a German test driver nearly lost an eardrum when he
]opened the roof at speed.  The roof motor opened the roof too quickly,
]causing a massive pressure change.  Literally popped the drivers ears to the
]point that he shut the car down to attend to the pain.  Ouch!


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