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Old 1st Aug 2011, 14:10
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Hi GarageYears,
Originally Posted by GarageYears
The point of my post and the original mention by HarryMann was an attempt to understand the PF's comment regarding "crazy speed"... I do have some concerns that he may have thought the opposite - i.e. crazy LOW, but that would not agree with the use of the Speedbrakes.... so it has to be crazy as in 'fast'? But then you wouldn't select TO/GA in that case.
This expression "une vitesse de fou" is crystal clear. It always means, related to speed, "extremely high". A more correct grammaticale expression would be "une vitesse folle", exact same meaning, but here, "fou" is related to somebody: it is a metaphore meaning that only a crazy man (le fou) would go that fast.
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