Thats what I figured, its a nice half hour cruise on a familiar country road
I like to time it and pretend it's a time trial.
I would too! So thats 50 miles?
There and back is just under 50 miles. I've broken the 20:00 mark a couple of times, but that's scary. It also needs to be timed to perfection and everything has to go perfectly. Just one other car on the road can slow you down - plus there is all sorts of wildlife that hangs out in the road or crosses the road.
That's also not quite the full distance. My 'time trials' don't start until I get to the main road - so a bit more than a mile is lopped off. I've made about an 80 mph average - which might not seem impressive until one actually tries it. There aren't many long straight sections. You should be aiming to maintain an average speed of about half that value.
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