Jim,
With the speds you were going your tires expand and suddenly you're doing,
like, 200MPH ;-)
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: <HIGHKIX4@aol.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>; <datsunroadsters@onelist.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 9:44 PM
Subject: Nice Day, quick ride, maybe too quick.....
> Wow,
> Still smiling.....took roadster for a Sunday afternoon
> ride, just by myself this time....added 4 gal of
> 94 octane and another bottle of no ping magic juice,
> and got no pinging at all, and seemed like more power.
> Deeper into the sticks of Chesapeake, winding
> country roads...very few houses....and a long straight.
> Wound out in 4th, and into 5th. WIsh I had a working speedo
> but saw 5000 RPM in 5th with considerable power left....
> road going by very very fast and quickly ran out...on brakes and
> back down to 4th, then 3rd for a sweeping right...
> Got home and pulled out my Brooklands Road test book.
> Holy Cow!! 5000 RPM is about 120MPH. I think my tach is
> reading a little high, was real fast, but didnt seem that fast.....
> Sure was fun though. Heater even kept my feet warm
> even though the fan has decided it has reached end of life.
> Maybe I'll put that top on someday!
> Then again, maybe not!
> Oh yea, legal disclaimer...I really didnt do this, it was my evil twin!
> Jim
> (still grinning)
> Chesapeake Va
> 67 pushrod 2L 5spd
> 72 510 wagon
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