[Pete Parisetti]

I just did a quick test, F3 Dallara default setup (didn't touch anything), 238km\h on Kemmel straight and 239km\h just before braking to bus stop.

And i'm lousy open-wheeler driver, so people who can carry more speed through Eau Rouge/Raidillon and Blanchimont can probably squeeze a few more km\h of top speed out of them.

Terve terve, Eero. Thanks for your input. That, in itself, is interesting. Why would your car go faster than mine? I really don't think this has anything to do with carrying speed through previous turns. My top speed stabilises quite early on the Kemmel straight, and stays there for a long time before the breaking point. Also, if it was a matter of how the long S is negotiated, speed would vary from lap to lap, since one is bound to take slightly different lines. Instead, it is always at 235 (today) and it was always at 241 (day before yesterday).

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NO NO NO, this is becoming a joke.

I have to add another point to my story above.

6.  I fire UP AC for the afternoon practice session, load the modified setup and - bang. Top speed is back to 241 (actually, 242) and from lap two I am back into my low 13s, a full second faster than this morning., and where I feel I belong. 

YES, I made sure that the same setup was loaded. 

The only explanation may be that track conditions vary from my (local) 10 am to 2 pm. I thought practice sessions were always at the track's 10am with 22c...