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I'm sure sasst is quoting his/her speed in kph and not mph??!!!



Don't think so as you can just about do 100 kph in second (62 mph) and "sasst" says he/she did 90 in third. This would be about 145 kph which sounds about right.

For best performance as has been said above, ignore the speed, just keep the revs always between max torque (about 3500) and max power (about 6000). It's a generous enough range and in case it were not enough and you should slip below 3500 i find the ST's engine still reasonably torque even below that...