Aerodynamics of a house brick... I had a boss who took off on a family vacation in an original VW bus some 30 years ago. He made it about 200 miles before the engine blew up. Too much wind resistance for the interstate driving. Regards, Bob S.
On 2/3/06, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 3/2/06, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >I'm hoping he will fly into Calgary and then we can share the driving. > >I think it would be a hoot to watch Cotty drive a large left hand drive > >vehicle on the interstates... > > I'm there man. Just one thing, I prefer it off the tarmac, so you better > have beefy springs. > > The last large left-hooker I drove was a VW van with 4 aboard and all > our luggage + filming kit on the autobahn in Germany, following an RAF > Audi in convoy to a WWII crash site 2 hours south of Berlin. We had to > beat a coach of vets, so we weren't hanging around. My foot was welded > to the floor and we managed a sliver of bratwurst short of 110 mph. This > with a projectile that has slightly better aerodynamics than those of > the common house brick. I think the pics are still up at > > <http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/photoessays/essays/berlin.html> > > any way, I digress. Bill, I would love to take a trip with you. > > As long as we can go to a drive-in. > > > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > > >
