120 mph in my teener!, First time Options

[ninefourteener]

Ok, so maybe many of you have done it before..... but this past weekend, I buried the needle at 120 mph on a stretch of road.

It was cool (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Strange thing though..... later in the evening, I took the Acura on the same stretch of road, and only got to 105 mph before I had to start slowing down.

The acura is rated at 165 HP..... what does that say about the teener? Any guesses?

[phantom914]

I didn't have a problem with mine getting "squirrely" when braking down from 120 in a straightaway.  I did have the roof on and the windows up.  Does that make it better?  Better aerodynamics?

I have noticed that when accelerating through a long curve (like one of those "circular" highway on ramps), and being forced to brake......... then the car gets a bit squirrely.  What does that mean?

That means you shouldn't brake during a hard turn. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Seriously though. If you are turning very hard, even lifting the throttle can cause the rear end to come around. Someone learned that the hard way on a "fun" run a few weeks ago, he ended up leaving the road. When you lift throttle or brake, weight is transferred to the front wheels and the rear gets light and loses traction. If you feel it getting squirelly at low speeds, then there is something wrong, but otherwise, these cars do that.


Andrew