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I guess it depends on what cues your brain prioritises to "feel" like it's travelling fast.
For me the feeling of speed is very visual- for example there is a section toward the end of ROTFL where the lanes are very narrow, but the hedges quite low.
This means you can straight line the corners as you can see what is coming, and effectively you can see the sides of the road alternately coming toward you and then rushing away again, if that makes sense?
Watch some footage of the Isle of Mann TT, or a twisty race circuit- you'll see that the car/bike stays in the middle of the frame as the side of the road goes in and out.