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Old 22nd Nov 2007, 16:19
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Profit Max
 
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I doubt that using brake pedals instead of parking break would have had any effect. The wheels were probably not turning anyway, but were being pushed on the concrete. So the only thing that matters for acceleration is the friction between the rubber and the concrete and the thrust of the engines.
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