On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 03:40:59 -0700, Icono Clast
wrote:
>George Max wrote:
>> I think an average speed of 80 to 85 is possible. Not allowing for
>> doing tourist things of course. But if you're only going from here to
>> there........
>
>In order to average 80mph you'd have to drive faster than 100mph, a
>criminal offense, as far as I know, in every state.
Yep.
>
>If you drive at 80mph, you might, but probably won't, average close to
>60mph.
>
>I challenge you to note the starting and ending times of a trip of 300
>miles or longer where you averaged as fast as 60mph.
>
>A few months ago, I had a run of 238.6 miles that I covered in 4.3 hours
>for an average speed of 55.5mph. About 50 miles were driven at near 100mph.
>
And those other 188.6 miles were covered in 3.8 hours for an average
speed of 49.6mpg. Nothing special there. What's your point?
>That day's travel was 362.6 miles in 7.8 hours, an average of 46.5mph
>even though the speedometer seldom indicated slower than 80mph.
Challenge met - June 21, 2003 Lincoln, NE to Colorado Springs, Co 538
miles from motel to motel. Left at 7am, one stop for gas in Ogallala,
NE arrived Colorado Springs, Co at 3pm. 8 hours. Average speed 67.25
I keep a log of all gas consumed (date of fill, mileage, number of
gallons, mpg) and other car maintenance.
BTW, congrats on that 100mph run. I'm sure it was thrilling for you. |