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Old 01-17-2005, 02:55 PM   #27
sentra_dude
 
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Originally Posted by takata
young man, why dun u go and read up the facts b4 u shoot?

Facts:
Mirrors REMOVED!
Limiters RAISED!

anyway, watz the big deal abt top speed?? do u have the balls / guts to do it often enuff on the public roads? or is it mainly for bragging rights and for the youngs to worship?

Originally Posted by sentra_dude
Originally Posted by takata
well, the Mc wasnt that stock either.
rev limits were raised, mirrors were removed too

Originally Posted by yg60m
To achieve this speed, they had to remove rear view mirrors and put a special aerodynamic kit. None of this was made with the McLaren
The rev limiter may have been rasied...but what gave you the idea they removed the mirrors?
Old man, take a LOOK right here:

This picture was taken of the car at 240mph...


Now tell me again it has the mirrors removed.

The whole article: McLaren F1 Speed Record

Topspeed...its just another way to measure cars, even if its not that easily applied to real-world situations, but so what...
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