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Old 04-01-2020, 11:55 AM   #41 (permalink)
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unlimited MPH in Nevada

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Originally Posted by Piotrsko View Post
I live in Nevada, the state that had several major roads where the speed limit was what the car could go "safely" up until just a coupling of years ago when the EPA was pulling road funding. Imagine doing 75* and being passed by something like you were standing still. Also imagine a ruler straight road for 20 miles that you can see the end of, and you're the only car on it for most of the 20 miles.

*neutered Golf now has factory documented cooling issues above 80 continuous
There's an exquisite scene in 'The World's Fastest Indian,' where Burt Munro has a roadside chat with a Highway Patrol officer, after a 165-mph,lead-brick sprint west of Wendover.No citation,just a neighborly safety comment.

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