Subject	260mph might have been the peak speed...
Posted by	madman99 on August 31, 2000 at 10:10 AM
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In Reply To	Aha! It was 245mph. Found trophy pic...but why 260 on cover? posted by SeedyRom on August 31, 2000 at 10:05 AM
Message	when they usually run top-speed runs at Bonneville, they need to make two passes over a measured distance in x amount of time. They then divide the total distance by the total time to get an 'official' top speed- which you can see is really an average top speed.
Follow Ups	PIC: Anyone know the story of this 260MPH 300ZX?>>> - SeedyRom 09:47:35 08/31/00 I might be wrong but 395kmph != 260mph... more like ~242. - Dallas DamonZ 09:51:45 08/31/00 I thought the SAME thing...it said 395km but on cover 260! - SeedyRom 10:02:29 08/31/00 Aha! It was 245mph. Found trophy pic...but why 260 on cover? - SeedyRom 10:05:39 08/31/00 260mph might have been the peak speed... - madman99 10:10:00 08/31/00 Re: 260mph might have been the peak speed... - Dallas DamonZ 10:13:50 08/31/00 LOL, I forgot about the icon for a second ;) - SeedyRom 10:24:24 08/31/00 tail wind maybe? n/m - ZX_man 10:31:18 08/31/00 Whoa!!! I like the air inlets... :-) (n/m) - Grec (East Bay, CA) 09:51:53 08/31/00 Nice that it does 2** with no kit or GFX. :-) - Dallas DamonZ 09:53:56 08/31/00 Very slippery shape... :-) (n/m) - Grec (East Bay, CA) 11:15:43 08/31/00 Re: Anyone have a copy of this mag? - Wolf [Pittsburgh] 10:11:23 08/31/00 Would you please scan the article and post it? Thanx. (n/m) - FLY 1 10:13:56 08/31/00 I don't have it. It was a pic off Bomex's site :( (n/m) - SeedyRom 10:24:43 08/31/00 I got the video tape they recorded at Bonneville race with>> - VeilsideZ 12:00:09 08/31/00 Haha, i'm not so sure he's ready to get sued today. - KILLR300ZX 17:49:30 08/31/00 That's the RS Yamamoto Bonneville Z>>> - HawaiiZ32 12:49:29 08/31/00 What the hell kind of gearing is that car using?! - Mr.TT 14:33:37 08/31/00
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