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Garry
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Post subject: New 5-series Beemer killed  Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 12:49 pm |
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Joined: Sat May 26, 2001 9:59 pm
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Location: Bad Hersfeld, Germany
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Well, doesn't really qualify as a kill, maybe a stun, as the car could have definitely beat me, and I wasn't in the 'maro, either, but ...
En route to Giessen a new 5-series passed me, I was cruising around 85 or so ... estimate he was going about 100 ... I'm still not too comfortable with my beater, only rode it some 600mi to date, and just got new winter tires ... anyway, good time to give it a spin, so punched it, coming up to him ... we passed several other cars, with some on the left slowing us both ... he seemed to try to get away, but didn't ... shortly after the Alsfeld exit, he finally decided to move over, going around 100 by then ... my beeter starts pulling pretty good at 5000rpm (something about some air intake flaps closing then), I just started gaining on him, passing him with about 120 ... didn't dare to go faster, as the curves started coming up, put several car lengths between us before pulling over and slowing back down ... (d@mn fuel prices)
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Garry Glendown * '99 Firehawk Convertible
"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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Roy
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 1:33 pm |
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Joined: Sun May 27, 2001 2:52 pm
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Location: Mehlingen,Rhineland Pfalz, Deutschland
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 1:57 pm |
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Location: Bad Hersfeld, Germany
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No, the 79 a) won't go 120mph (I don't think) and b) isn't registered for street use ... talking about the 4banger beater ...
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Garry Glendown * '99 Firehawk Convertible
"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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Roy
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 2:41 pm |
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Location: Mehlingen,Rhineland Pfalz, Deutschland
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