Try a Double Cab with a canvas canopy with the rear flap rolled up - we hit a good prairie wind one summer and literally sailed for about 2h and pulled in about 6L/100km! David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca Phone: (250) 992 7775 FAX: (250) 992 1160 - Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions - Vanagon, Transporter and Iltis Sales and Importation - European Lighting for most Volkswagen models -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of Stan Wilder Sent: February 24, 2003 9:02 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Vanagon land speed record
Sunday afternoon I took a little ride from Dallas to visit a friend about 50 miles due West of Dallas. The purpose was to socialize my 6 month old pup to being around other dogs and my friend has several dogs and several children to wear the dogs down. I fought a 30 - 45 mile an hour straight on head wind all the way to his house and managed to keep the gauges in a safe zone at 60 + or minus a few mph. On the way back I had a wonderful 30- 40 mph tail wind that pushed my little Westy right along with the big SUVs and big imported sedans. I was happily cruising at about 75 and noticed that I was approaching 85 mph ................ It was nearly a thrill. Since I worked the Westy so hard to get there I was pleased to see that I could actually hold my position in interstate traffic without being passed by everyone. With the ridges they cut into Texas highways and temperatures in the low 30s those Agilis 61s were singing a song I'd never heard before. Short trip buy the pup loved it. Stan Wilder 83 Air Cooled Westfalia ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com |
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