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-'96 SE MTX 3L
-'98 SVT 1,173 of 6,535
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"Absolut Rara."
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Originally posted by JaTo:
I want to see the landing.
Why do the words "Greatest American Hero" come to mind?
Believe it or not, I'm walkin' on air . . .
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Originally posted by ElKy:
220MPH!!!!!!!!
holy Chit pigs batman!!!
i like his testing methods
That's a typo. Maybe 220 KPH. I read in another article where it was 124 MPH.
Chad Purser
2002 Lexus IS300
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formerly '98 Silver SVT
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ok..that sounds a little better.
NY State Trooper: So what makes your car so special to have SVT all over it?
Me: Er...It was made by Fords SPECIAL Vehicle Team?
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CEG\'er
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That's not flying!!! That's falling... with style!!!! 
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"Think of it, if you like, as a librarian with a G-string under the tweed." Clarkson on the Mondeo.
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Originally posted by cpurser:
Originally posted by ElKy:
220MPH!!!!!!!!
holy Chit pigs batman!!!
i like his testing methods
That's a typo. Maybe 220 KPH. I read in another article where it was 124 MPH.
BBC said he hit 360kph or 220mph just after jumping at 30,000 feet. His cruising speed, however, was in fact slower.
EDIT: and I guess Red Bull really does give you wings!
Last edited by bigMoneyRacing; 08/01/03 03:23 PM.
-- 1999 SVT #220 --
In retrospect, it was all downhill from here. RIP, CEG.
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Yeah, that makes sense. At first drop, the air is pretty thin, so there was much less wind resistance. Of course, that means he dropped like a rock because there was not enough air going over the wings.
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Originally posted by cpurser:
Originally posted by ElKy:
220MPH!!!!!!!!
holy Chit pigs batman!!!
i like his testing methods
That's a typo. Maybe 220 KPH. I read in another article where it was 124 MPH.
According to the article I saw he hit 217 m.p.h. . That is entirely beleivable due to the fact that average terminal velocity in a skydiver is 120 m.p.h. and can hit up to 200m.p.h. in head down flight.
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Originally posted by JaTo:
I want to see the landing.
looks like he has a parachute on too. . . .
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