R50/53 MCS have you max your "S"
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MCS have you max your "S"
Today I got a bit crazy with my MCSca. I was driving in a curvy 3 lane freeway in LA area... I was going fast, taking the 40 mph curves at around .???.. Then zooooommm to the right of me went a Porsche 911 Turbo 
,that car made my MCS looked like I was standing still..So my question is,what are these cars capable of... in terms of speeds with how safe is it at what speeds do you really feel un-safe of out of control? km
,that car made my MCS looked like I was standing still..So my question is,what are these cars capable of... in terms of speeds with how safe is it at what speeds do you really feel un-safe of out of control? km
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BTW those suggested speed placards are generally calculated to produce 0.16g. Double the suggested speed is only 0.64g so a well-driven Geo Metro should also pass you like you were standing still. Needless to say driving fast enough to feel "unsafe or out of control" is never recommended but a driving school can teach you what control is.
BTW those suggested speed placards are generally calculated to produce 0.16g. Double the suggested speed is only 0.64g so a well-driven Geo Metro should also pass you like you were standing still. Needless to say driving fast enough to feel "unsafe or out of control" is never recommended but a driving school can teach you what control is.
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BTW those suggested speed placards are generally calculated to produce 0.16g. Double the suggested speed is only 0.64g so a well-driven Geo Metro should also pass you like you were standing still. Needless to say driving fast enough to feel "unsafe or out of control" is never recommended but a driving school can teach you what control is.
BTW those suggested speed placards are generally calculated to produce 0.16g. Double the suggested speed is only 0.64g so a well-driven Geo Metro should also pass you like you were standing still. Needless to say driving fast enough to feel "unsafe or out of control" is never recommended but a driving school can teach you what control is.
I often wondered how they came up with those speed numbers. My theory was that they took a drunk in a jacked up Suburban and had him go around a curve of similar radius on a test track with 4 flat tires and an overfilled cup of scalding coffee balanced on the dash; determined the max speed HE could do it, then cut it in half!
Seriously, I think it varies by state. Georgia is MUCH lower in their curve speeds than Tennessee in my experience.
Rawhyde
PS The original poster has a valid discussion topic, he needs to edit his post to remove any hint of violating the speed limit, and MAYBE we could discuss it without being locked out.
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Today I got a bit crazy with my MCSca. I was driving in a curvy 3 lane freeway in LA area... I was going around 90mph taking the 40 mph curves at around .???.. Then zooooommm to the right of me went a Porsche 911 Turbo ,that car made my MCS looked like I was standing still..So my question is,what are these cars capable of... in terms of speeds with how safe is it at what speeds do you really feel un-safe of out of control? km
,that car made my MCS looked like I was standing still..So my question is,what are these cars capable of... in terms of speeds with how safe is it at what speeds do you really feel un-safe of out of control? km
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