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Re: [Land-speed] MAT-Team cracks over 200 mph... on ice!

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Subject: Re: [Land-speed] MAT-Team cracks over 200 mph... on ice!
From: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:21:10 -0700
As a half-Finn, it's interesting on a couple of counts.....But, I don't
think 321.65 km/hr qualifies as cracking 200mph.  It doesn't miss by
much, but it is shy a small fraction of a mph according to my calc.
I wonder how they got a smooth course--road grader?  The edges look
pretty rough...
Benn

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dale Krumheuer" <dmirror3@yahoo.com>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 1:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] MAT-Team cracks over 200 mph... on ice!


> and here it is on youtube;
>
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=NCXkaR_6BS4
>
> Dale Krumheuer <dmirror3@yahoo.com> wrote: "Oulu, Finland - A Bentley
Continental GT, driven by four-times                        World Rally
Champion Juha Kankkunen, smashed the world ice
speed record, reaching an average speed of 321.65km/h on
frozen sea off the coast of Finland."
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