Originally Posted by jammerrs

surely a 6 speeder (even if it cant get to 180 like some people say) will ger there quicker because of that extra gear helping the acceleration.

so if identical cars (one with the 6 speeder (call him x) and one with a 5 speeder (call him y)) did a run, x may reach the speed of the y in less distance meaning x can keep his foot down for longer increasing the speed more until the braking point at which they both have to brake