A while ago I got a miserable phone call early in the morning, my father was dying.
I raced from Ottawa to Kingston Ontario, normal trip time is around 2 hours and 10 minutes, that morning it was 1 hour and 15 minutes. My average speed was in excess of the limit of course, 180 KMH, there were no transports on the road, a Sunday morning and very few cars and no police ( I don't own a radar detector and it would have been of little use).
Two things I noticed;
- I got another 80KM out of the gas tank, more than usual, so was my fuel consumption better at the higher RPM's?
- The Cruise control doesn't work past 168 KMH, is that typical?
Yes, I am glad I did go that fast so that I was able to be there.