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Re: FAST British Cars

To: E720LAM@TOE.TOWSON.EDU
Subject: Re: FAST British Cars
From: mgbob@juno.com (ROBERT G. HOWARD)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 19:02:46 EDT
BRG Cats did it!!  

On Thu, 16 Oct 1997 15:16:43 -0500 (EST) "MIKE LAMBDIN, CANS"
<E720LAM@TOE.TOWSON.EDU> writes:
>Chuck's plane was powered by a rocket, as opposed to a jet engine.
>
>What was it that pushed British vehicle past the barrier?
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>
>>Hey Gang,
>>Just read that the worlds fastest Car (and British to boot) broke the 
>sound
>>barrier, 50 years and 1 day after Chuck Yeager broke that barrier in 
>a rocket
>>powered plane. 
>>After going 759+ in one direction, they turned it around and went 
>766+ in the
>>other direction. USAC set the average speed (through some formula of
>>calculations) at 763.035 MPH or in other terms.... MACH 1.02.
>>But is it BRG?  
>>Raise a pint to the fastest Big British Car and crew...
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Tom
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