<VV> push start

[mhicks130 at cox.net]

It shouldn't take a mile to get a Corvair pushstarted.  Sprinters can run a little faster than the guys running a mile.  You need a bobsled team - that would do it! Of course you'd need a convertible so they could all jump in once they got it going.

mike

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OK, so I applied a little engineering formulas and yes, Roger 
Bannister(s) will be needed to push start  a powerglide on level ground. 
18 mph is 3.333 miles per minute. A 4 minute mile will only get you 15 
mph. So,  a downhill slope is needed, or a push car and a tire for 
cushioning.

I regretfully say that I will not be able to attend  Portland this year. 
It sounds like a great time is planned.

Frank DuVal

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