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Date:         Mon, 25 Mar 2002 22:03:51 -0700
Reply-To:     Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: TOP SPEED/Land Speed Record
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I live where there are lotsa steep long mountain roads....and cliffs. Wonder what terminal velocity for a 4700 lb. loaf of bread is?, Surely, at least 100 easy. Bob Stevens '91 Westy-loaf

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----Original Message Follows---- From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM> Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: TOP SPEED/Land Speed Record Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 22:29:38 -0600

The trick to getting up to 100 mph is to start on a mountain top, kiss your St Christopher, hang onto your St Jude, release the brakes and get out and give it a shove. However I don't know how your going to explain to your insurance carrier why you weren't injured in the crash.

Stan Wilder

On Mon, 25 Mar 2002 20:04:02 -0800 phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM> writes: > Patrick Rueb <VW87JETAGL@AOL.COM> wrote: > > WONDERING IF ANYONE EVER GOT 2.1 4 SPEED OVER 100MPH > > GOT MY 87 WOLFSBURG UP TO 95MPH (ACCORDING TO > > SPEEDOMETER) ON FLAT GROUND > > > Oh YEAH?! well I double-dog dare ya to break the > 100mph barrier!(assuming 100mph is the record) Id go > that fast only i dont have enough straight away here > in Florida > > Vanagon LAND SPEED RECORD anyone?? > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards. > http://movies.yahoo.com/ >

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