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Old 03-24-2005, 05:51 AM
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Default LOST TO E36 M3 IN TOP SPEED SHOOTOUT

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/86159/03-23-05_2250.jpg"></center><p>AROUND MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT, DRIVING DOWN TO LA ON HIGHWAY 5, (THINK OF 300 MILES OF STRAIGHT 2 LANES ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC).... I WAS CRUISING AT ABOUT 95-100 MPH (SEE PIC) WHEN AN E36 M3 CAME UP FAST FROM BEHIND! THE CHASE WAS ON..... BUT.... BUT.... MY TT ROADSTER DIDN'T WANT TO GO ANY FASTER THEN 125 WHILE I WATCH THE M3'S TAIL GETTING SMALLER AND SMALLER AND......
ANYWAY, I OWNED AN E36 M3 IN THE PAST SO I THINK HIS CAR PROBABLY HAD A DINAN CHIP WITH TOP SPEED REMOVED BUT I THINK THAT'S ALL AS HIS EXHAUST LOOKS STOCK.
MY QUESTION: WHY DOESN'T MY CAR WANT TO GO FASTER THEN 125? I THOUGHT TOP SPEED IS AROUND 140?
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Old 03-24-2005, 05:58 AM
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you had the top down in your TT, no?
drag it a helluva bitch.
PS: bad things happen at high speeds, I would prefer to have a cage around me, when driving at speeds that are limited by aerodynamics.
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it were his cell phone cam, too, I bet...
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GENIUS, LOOK AT THE ANGLE OF THE PIC... WAS TAKEN BY MY GF SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.
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Default Maybe because you were trying to drive while sitting sideways?

Don't know. Even a stock 180, (unless Tip) should do better than that, though I think electronically limited to 130.
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And there's at least a half dozen other pics of Speedos at faster speeds that always get a thumbs up
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OWNED!
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top up, windows up! ... very cold :P
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Play nice
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Default give me a break...

guys posting a pic about a dangerous race deserves this...I've seen people get flamed for far worse Daphne...


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