Went to El Mirage Dry lake bed today...
07-27-02, 01:14 AM
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Went to El Mirage Dry lake bed today...
It's a nice piece of flat land with about a 5 mile strech where you can do top speed runs...more info here:
http://aeve.com/digitaldesert/ddaa/em01.html
(it's in california btw)
It was really fun and my favorite pic was this =)
http://aeve.com/digitaldesert/ddaa/em01.html
(it's in california btw)
It was really fun and my favorite pic was this =)
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Re: Went to El Mirage Dry lake bed today...
Originally posted by legendr35
It's a nice piece of flat land with about a 5 mile strech where you can do top speed runs...more info here:
http://aeve.com/digitaldesert/ddaa/em01.html
(it's in california btw)
It was really fun and my favorite pic was this =)
It's a nice piece of flat land with about a 5 mile strech where you can do top speed runs...more info here:
http://aeve.com/digitaldesert/ddaa/em01.html
(it's in california btw)
It was really fun and my favorite pic was this =)
just kidding. That's pretty fast.
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Originally posted by lane_change
What did you top out at? I see the picture is at around 160-162mph but did you get to go any faster?
What did you top out at? I see the picture is at around 160-162mph but did you get to go any faster?
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07-28-02, 03:26 AM
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Re: Just curious
Originally posted by gnobesav
I know you have a touring, but do you have front/rear spoilers? If not, how stable did going that fast feel?
I know you have a touring, but do you have front/rear spoilers? If not, how stable did going that fast feel?
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wow... that's very cool. do you just go out there and go at it, or do you have to register somewhere or what? Are there lots of random people out there doing the same thing?
sounds like fun. may be worth a short trip.
sounds like fun. may be worth a short trip.
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Originally posted by BrianK
wow... that's very cool. do you just go out there and go at it, or do you have to register somewhere or what? Are there lots of random people out there doing the same thing?
sounds like fun. may be worth a short trip.
wow... that's very cool. do you just go out there and go at it, or do you have to register somewhere or what? Are there lots of random people out there doing the same thing?
sounds like fun. may be worth a short trip.
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Dude that is so sweet!!!! I can't believe you guys were the only ones out there. I would be otu there every day of the week. Instead of 1/4, you can have 5 miles races!!!!
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Originally posted by Phat
cant find any directions. how far is it from l.a?
cant find any directions. how far is it from l.a?
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Originally posted by R Xplicit
that is what i am talking about!!
good pic. with your mods, i would expect that you would not have been limited to 160....
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that is what i am talking about!!
good pic. with your mods, i would expect that you would not have been limited to 160....
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I've found my speedometer to be a little optimistic. In this land of painful speed limits, I time mile markers on the highway while doing 60mph. That way I can do a little arithmatic and discover how far over the speed limit I'm really going when I cease obstructing traffic. If it takes longer than a minute to go the mile, the speedometer is reading a higher number than the speed actually is. Who knows what the calibration is in the realm of 160mph, though.
Radar guns work to. While in college I had one for a while. Neat toy.
Radar guns work to. While in college I had one for a while. Neat toy.
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Lou Young's car was off by only a few MPH at around 170 on pavement with a radar gun. I would think the FD speedo is reasonably accurate, like +/- 5MPH.
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Originally posted by R Xplicit
.... with your mods, i would expect that you would not have been limited to 160......
.... with your mods, i would expect that you would not have been limited to 160......
What is the height in that area??