Thread: Anyone wanna see what its like to run 246mph down the Mulsanne Straight?
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Old 07-03-2007, 05:27 AM
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Here are a few numbers for those who are interested in such things. Assuming a car going 240 MPH decellerates to 40 MPH at 4 G's, it will take about 2.27 seconds and cover a distance of only 334 feet! I can't imagine approaching a corner at 240 and waiting until 350 feet out to hit the brakes. Yikes! ,,, Oh, if I try to start braking at 350' and am late by more than 0.045 seconds, I'll be going too fast to make the corner.
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