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Old 02-02-2013, 10:39 PM   #8 (permalink)
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We went to the Nissan test track near Casa Grande Arizona a number of years ago.
They had the 5.5 mile track set up with the straight aways set on a small slope. Uphill on one side, down hill on the other. The track manager said it was to measure drag.
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