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Old 10-19-2009, 08:49 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MadBill View Post
VW set a 24 hour distance record with a very streamlined diesel car ~20 years ago and after each fuel stop, it gained several MPH due to the crew removing all the bugs from the nose. The speed slowly declined through each segment until the next 'scrub' cycle...
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