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Old 02-12-2011, 03:47 PM
 
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I'm just wondering where in the UK there's enough room to get a car up to 1,00 MPH...
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Old 02-12-2011, 04:12 PM
 
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I'm just wondering where in the UK there's enough room to get a car up to 1,00 MPH...
Even worse, could you imaging going that fast, on the wrong side of the road?
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Old 02-12-2011, 04:39 PM
 
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I'm just wondering where in the UK there's enough room to get a car up to 1,00 MPH...
South Africa
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Old 02-12-2011, 05:27 PM
 
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The British can't build a decent car that goes 100 mph let alone 1000 mph!
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Old 02-12-2011, 05:45 PM
 
Location: Yorkshire, England
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The British can't build a decent car that goes 100 mph let alone 1000 mph!
So how come we've had the world speed record for the last 28 years then I wonder? We even hold the record for the fastest steam-powered car, at 140mph:
British steam car breaks world land speed record | UK news | guardian.co.uk

The McLaren F1 could probably do 100 in second gear!
McLaren F1 - Supercars.net
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