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Subject:Re: VR6 TOW ?
From:Veedub
Date:Tue, 20 Nov 2001 09:12:18 -0500

> Hmmm...Feynman was pretty right most of the time.  With your racecar on the
> trailer behind the 1.6TD at 70MPH how do you stop?  That's lots of MV**2 to
> scrub off with vanagone brakes.
> 
> curious.
> 
> pensioner (what goes up must come down.  Second derivitive of position with
> respect to time)

No trailer.  Just a tow-dolley.  Race car is an 89 GTI (it weighs in at
1995 lbs).    No problems stopping it.   I was actually impressed with
the stopping power of my van.  Mind you I do have all new brakes on it
including calipers.

Jay