Even more interesting is the fact that the record he broke had been set by a Mercedes-Benz race car on the old Avus track in Germany -- in the late 1930s!
Doug Franklin wrote: > On Wed, 16 Jan 2002 22:19:20 -0500, frank theriault wrote: > > > [...] He set the record for the > > fastest closed circuit (oval) speed in that car. I don't remember what it was, > > but it was scary! > > IIRC, it was over 220 mph (over 350 kph) on the Daytona or Talladega > track. I believe it's still the record for that track, and maybe a > "closed course" record, to this day, too. > > TTYL, DougF > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
