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Old 03-13-2015 | 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by avink007
A close calculation is to multiply the actual speed by the square root of the scale. √12=3.46, 60x3.46=207.6. A mini probably does closer to 20mph, so 20x3.46=69.2mph scale speed. Still a bad crash to hit a wall at close to 70mph!
Oh sure, every time we get all glassy eyed about our stupid toy cars, someone comes along and smacks us down with a fistful of knowledge.

Originally Posted by Laguna Bozo
Grandpa, nice to hear from you. Bin missing you! Fun race coming up next week. Hope you can make it, at least as spectator. Your table space is still reserved...
You heard from Bob?! That's fantastic! Very happy to hear that!
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