| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
...'do not exceed' speed... Somewhere around 100mph air speed I believe.
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Which shouldn't usually be an issue at autocross. There are normally too many twists and turns to build up much speed. I've only ever gotten into 3rd gear at one autocross course
*, and that was on a layout with an unusually long straight stretch just before the stop-box. I might've hit 70 MPH before needing to stand on the brakes.
* In
this onboard video, you can hear me shift into 3rd at the
1:05 mark.
True, a modern car with a more powerful engine could probably attain faster speeds on an autocross course than does an '88 Formula with basically a stock 2.8... but still, I doubt that 100 MPH gets topped very often, if ever.