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Actually what he said was... (archive)
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Posted by Rick W on September 07, 2001 at 00:33:31:

In Reply to: Don't forget what Hennesey found...at higher speed posted by Stan on September 06, 2001 at 08:36:40:

When the cars were side-by-side at 80MPH and the Viper *reacted* to the M5 and did not downshift, the Viper wasn't able to pass the M5 by 120MPH. When the Viper did downshift, it pulled a car length ahead by 120MPH.

While that's certainly respectable for the M5, it's not really "hanging" with the Viper. Between reaction and downshifting, the Viper was giving the M5 a 1-2 second head start and it was still a car length ahead just a few seconds later (it doesn't really take that long to go from 80-120).

However, it does mean that, if you catch a Viper sleeping on the highway, it might not be able to pass you before you shift out of 4th.

Rick

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