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Originally Posted by Tcoat
You did misunderstand. The posts prior to mine put it into context.
Once moving at 100 MPH it doesn't matter if the car is 10HP or 1,000HP the effects of the aero on lift are the same. Wasn't talking about accelerating more just the lift that the wind had at that particular speed.
I would hope that a Cayman will hit 140 pretty easily or you wasted your money. Now, just how often and where exactly do you get to hit 140?
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Ah, okay makes sense now! And the answer to your question would be road courses

The car's high speed acceleration is a bit odd since it has very strange gearing. 1st, 2nd & 3rd gears are too tall (2nd good for 75 mph, 3rd 110) and then 4th - 6th are kinda short and right on top of each other. So my perception is that the car accelerates just as fast in 3rd gear above 100 as it does in 2nd - which is obviously not true of course. Published top speed is around 170 and I feel like after 150 or so the acceleration probably tapers off big time, but I haven't confirmed that (and prob never will).
I've also had my GSR up to an indicated 135 mph, but that was on a road in Mexico

On track 115 was the most I could get out of her (shortish track with 1/3 mile main straight).
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