I found a way to have numbers under 1.0 on the drag_modifier variable on [Zones], meaning that 0.5 or similar will increase speed instead of reducing it.
!! Please do a backup of the file, this was done with Ghidra and needs testing !!
Common.dll
OFFSET 000D7A60
CHANGE: 7A -> EB
OFFSET 000D7AC0
CHANGE: 7A -> EB
OFFSET 000D7AF0
CHANGE: 0F 85 73 02 00 00 -> 90 90 90 90 90 90