Atmospheric conditions matters. And so does height above or below sea level. And running on as little gas as possible is to your advantage. Water weighs 8lbs a gallon, and I dunno what gas weighs, but full gas tank would slow you down. And don't rely on published performance figures. Those are done under weird conditions usually hard to duplicate.
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