Re: [NTLK] An Amazing Story...

From: Martin Joseph (martyNT_at_barknaturalpet.com)
Date: Sun May 25 2003 - 01:19:16 PDT


On Sunday, May 25, 2003, at 12:41 AM, Robert Benschop wrote:

> On Saturday, May 24, 2003, at 13:24 Europe/Amsterdam, Dirk Menne wrote:
>> It was my 130, without case - sitting there after I drove about 20
>> miles with
>> more than 100mph on the Autobahn!
>>
>> Only explanation I have: It laid on the roof with the thicker side
>> (where the
>> battery lives) front. So it must have generated some aerodynamic down
>> force to
>> stay firm on its little rubber boots.
>> Watch it from the side and you'll see it looks like a plane wing...
>> well...
>> kind of...
>
> So did you ever try to put one on each side and accelerate to the speed
> where your car started flying?

Or an even cooler idea, a rear spoiler made out of working MP 130's...
That would look cool with the backlights on.

Marty

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