Miata List Archive

This read-only message was archived from a public mail list.
Mail From: miatalists (Axel W.)

You should really fix those windows?

It's the only car on planet earth where the rev limiter is wired to the
windows :)

Highest top speed: 162 mph
Most impressive speed: 12 minutes over 150 mph

Axel &
Funny, the '92 Mariner Blue US B-package Miata with silver "Baby" stripes
Happy, one of 503 '92 Sunburst Yellow CDN Miatae
Scooby, the silver '99 Subaru Impreza GT autobahn hugging wagon



> -----Original Message-----
> From: (email redacted) [mailto:(email redacted)]On Behalf
> Of Dave
> Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 4:30 AM
> To: Jeff Gehrig
> Cc: (email redacted)
> Subject: RE: [Miata] "Faster" was: Wheel fitment
>
>
> 1st one i sent didn't seem to work .. here goes ..
>
> Our NB with my fat arse at the wheel
>
> (both tests with roof off) very open and somewhat windy area.
>
> Top Speed (rev limiter in 4th)
> 190 km/h
> Top Speed (rev limiter in 4th) and windows up
> 195 km/h
>
> seems slow to me, i'm sure forced induction would improve this as the car
> slows and bogs down once you get up to 5th gear.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: (email redacted) [mailto:(email redacted)]On Behalf
> Of Jeff Gehrig
> Sent: Saturday, 15 June 2002 10:12 AM
> To: David B; Per K. Nielsen
> Cc: (email redacted)
> Subject: Re: [Miata] "Faster" was: Wheel fitment
>
>
> In 18th Century measurements about 115 M.P.H..
>
> Jeff Gehrig
> MX-5 Club of NSW #169
> AUSTRALIA
> mx5.com.au/nsw/
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David B" <(email redacted)>
> To: "Per K. Nielsen" <(email redacted)>
> Cc: <(email redacted)>
> Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 8:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [Miata] "Faster" was: Wheel fitment
>
>
> How fast is that really?
>
> "Per K. Nielsen" wrote:
> >
> > charset="iso-8859-1"
> >
> > > OK here we go.
> > >
> > > Since were talking about speed. Who's been the fastest and
> what were you
> > > driving?
> >
> > 183km/h in Pixie on a German autobahn.
> > Top down, girlfriend sleeping.
> >
> > Wind noise woke her up...
> >
> > --
> > Per & Pixie
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Miata mailing list
> > (email redacted)
> > realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/miata
> _______________________________________________
> Miata mailing list
> (email redacted)
> realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/miata
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Miata mailing list
> (email redacted)
> realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/miata
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Miata mailing list
> (email redacted)
> realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/miata
>

This read-only message was archived from a public mail list.
Mail From: amsmith170 (A. Martin Smith)

[this was a MIME-encoded message - it has been]
[filtered of non-plaintext attachments by ALF ]




Personal Fastest top speed:187 MPH, 1978 Firebird (HEAVY mods) on US 340 Westbound. (1991).....Never again.......


---------------------------------
Do you Yahoo!?
The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.


[ALF: attachment (type="text/html") removed from message]