Re: Mileage

[jello@ida.net]

> > Something tells me that my poor roadster wouldn't do 100.  If you can 
> > call
> > the cops off I'd be willing to try it though -LOL
> >
> >
> 
> I would like to compare her on the drive to/from the track - open road 
> cruising at 65mph in 4th gear for half an hour - and then the mad laps 
> of the track (short straights where the fastest I get up to is 95mph, 
> wind-assisted and no interfering traffic :-)

I used to have access to a road that was more or less closed, but well 
paved.  I can tell you, my 67 B in fairly good tune with overdrive does 
103mph.  Without OD it does about 95mph.  Better tuning could change that 
a few miles per hour, but not much.

Phil Bates
'58 MGA
'67 MGA
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