OT: Cheap cars (was: 1%...)

Iggy Drougge wrote: ...snip... Actually, it isn't that hard to have faster acceleration than most cars {:-) well, at least across the intersection. Quite a few years ago I was heading into Newcastle, NSW, Australia along the main drag; Hunter Street on my bicycle when I came beside a TransAm or some such. The lights changed and I just pedalled off to be passed by this TransAm about 100 metres down the road. BUT there are ten sets of lights (or so) along Hunter Street and at each of these lights, the same scenario was played out. I didn't really become aware of it until the third set when the TransAm passed in high Revs mode, then I twigged that someone was getting his nickers in a knot that I was faster off the mark each time the lights changed. Needless to say, the competition was really on and the lights obliged where we both had to stop at all 10 lights. I successfully beat the TransAM across all 10 intersections. All he could do was shorten the time it took to catch me and spend longer time at the next red light. I wasn't riding a clunker or a racing bike, just my normal touring bicycle. To bring it back on topic - does anyone have any links to the guy who was touring USA by bicycle with onboard computing sometime in the 70/80's? -- Terry Collins {:-)}}} Ph(02) 4627 2186 Fax(02) 4628 7861 email: terryc(a)woa.com.au www: http://www.woa.com.au WOA Computer Services <lan/wan, linux/unix, novell> "People without trees are like fish without clean water"