11-06-2009, 05:00 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Dadeville,
AL
Cobra Make, Engine: Sold my EM.
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For comparison, my fastest speed on the front straight at Roebling Road racetrack was about 140 MPH. I exited the turn before the straight at about 100 MPH, accelerated full bore along the roughly 2,000 foot straight before hitting the brakes to slow to about 80 for Turn 1. My car accelerated strongly to near 140, but it felt like it would have taken a lot more straight away to reach 150. Keep in mind that at 140 MPH, you're traveling more than 200 feet per second. If it took 5 seconds to gain another 10 MPH, you'd cover more than 1,000 feet in that time, and your braking point would have to be moved back even farther because of your higher speed.
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Previously owned EM Cobra
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Last edited by Tommy; 11-06-2009 at 06:14 PM..
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