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skyking · 05-17-2011, 10:47 AM

I read about that, and what happens is you get to a point where the increased frontal area of the dam starts to hurt you. That point seems to move around

I would think speed has some bearing on that.

05-17-2011, 10:47 AM	#17 (permalink)
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