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Reply #15 - May 21st, 2010 at 2:27pm

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expat wrote on May 20th, 2010 at 5:43pm:
patchz wrote on May 20th, 2010 at 2:50pm:
Unfortunately, I do not have a photo, (no wife to lean over and snap) so it doesn't count, but I once saw 160 mph (=257 km/h) @ 6000 rpm in 5th gear in my Z28. Just wish I had shifted into 6th and held it for a few seconds. But the rev limiter kicked in with a bang and scared the kibble out of me. It took me a few seconds to realize what had happened as I was slowing  back down. It took a little longer to clean the seat.  Roll Eyes


Know how you feel. I once (and only once) took a mates Subaru Legacy B4 for a spin down the Autobahn. Hit 165 mph and the limiter. She started to splutter and miss. I soiled myself thinking I had blown his pride and joy and how the hell was he going to get back to the UK and what was this going to cost me and how hard would he snack me and what would my wife say and, and, and then I realised what was happening. All this in about a half a second. Still it was fun, big cheesy grin but....................a wife, two small children, a dog, tank of fish and a mortgage that needs to be paid so it is on my list of things that were fun at the time but they do not have a requirement to be repeated!!

Matt

Yeah, it's one thing to hit the limiter in first or second, it's entirely another thing at max speed in top gear. I think I aged ten years in that 1/2 second.  Cheesy
 
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Reply #16 - May 21st, 2010 at 6:14pm

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Driving 100mph and taking a picture of it? Undecided

Let me just offer some advice from someone who's been there and looked back at all the stupid s*** he's done:  Before you do some dumbass thing like this again, think about the possible positive and negative consequences of this behavior

Here let me demonstrate:
Positive vs. Negative outcomes of driving 100mph and taking a picture at the same time

Positive-
-Adreneline high for about 15 minutes
-Get to brag about it on simviation.com

Negative-
-Could die
-Could become quadriplegic
-Blow engine
-Destroy car
-Kill someone else
-Think about it 8years later and realize how bad it could have turned out
-Mom finds picture of said event

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Reply #17 - May 21st, 2010 at 7:46pm

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Gotta agree with Mr Duck, not that that happens often lol.
Although I wouldn't say doing 100mph gives any sort of rush. And as for bragging see Expats picture lol. roughly 143mph?
 
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Reply #18 - May 22nd, 2010 at 4:31am

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Craig. wrote on May 21st, 2010 at 7:46pm:
Gotta agree with Mr Duck, not that that happens often lol.
Although I wouldn't say doing 100mph gives any sort of rush. And as for bragging see Expats picture lol. roughly 143mph?


Now that is the scariest part of the whole thing. I travel to work at 100-110 mph each and every day. I have lost all sense of speed. Winding it up for the picture my wife took, it felt a bit quicker but nothing more. My 165 mph trip, the feeling of speed returned. Speed is like a drug rush, it soon wears off and you need to go faster. Fortunately, common sense and a sense of self preservation takes over. I have seem the result of mach 1 Autobahn accidents...........you generally need a skip and a couple of plastic bags to clear it all up!!

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Reply #19 - May 22nd, 2010 at 5:35am

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the one that got me, was when I had my ride around goodwood. we must have topped out at around 145/150mph. That was something in a car with no roof. But it wasn't until the drive home I realised how fast. Coming out the circuit and down the back roads, I thought I was trundling along at 30mph as the restrictions said, i looked down at my speedo and I was at 60mph. It was lucky I checked as well because a junction was coming up and had i not realised, I'd never have been able to stop thinking I was only  doing 30. It was eye opening to say the least, as it just felt like we were at a walking pace.
 
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Reply #20 - May 22nd, 2010 at 11:30am

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Craig. wrote on May 22nd, 2010 at 5:35am:
the one that got me, was when I had my ride around goodwood. we must have topped out at around 145/150mph. That was something in a car with no roof. But it wasn't until the drive home I realised how fast. Coming out the circuit and down the back roads, I thought I was trundling along at 30mph as the restrictions said, i looked down at my speedo and I was at 60mph. It was lucky I checked as well because a junction was coming up and had i not realised, I'd never have been able to stop thinking I was only  doing 30. It was eye opening to say the least, as it just felt like we were at a walking pace.


You have got that in one Craig. Now imagine trundling down the Autobahn at a fair rate and see your exit. They are not like the UK, as a rule straight and up to a junction or slip road. Here Sausage Side the exits are as a rule 90 to 120 degree bends as soon as the initial slip ends. A glance at the speedo is part of taking said corner. Any more than 30 mph on most and you are going to get an expensive lesson in understeer.

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Reply #21 - May 27th, 2010 at 10:36pm

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all this talk about speed is making me want to take out my camaro and get a few shots Wink....it would be easier than on my bike Grin plus my wife would kill me if the bike didnt Grin...I have had my camaro up to 140 mph and my bike up to 100 mph
 
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Reply #22 - May 27th, 2010 at 11:21pm

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I drove 180mph in a Corvette Z06 down Texas highway 225 (which is a regular freeway with 4-5 lanes) at night.  Cool
 
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Reply #23 - May 28th, 2010 at 12:46am

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lunitic_8 wrote on May 27th, 2010 at 11:21pm:
I drove 180mph in a Corvette Z06 down Texas highway 225 (which is a regular freeway with 4-5 lanes) at night.  Cool

I was flooring it in a '99 Malibu Grin
 

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Reply #24 - May 30th, 2010 at 11:18am

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I once went 25 mph on my bike. Cool Tongue
 
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Reply #25 - Jun 6th, 2010 at 3:46pm

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My fastest is 91 mph in a truck measuring 105 feet (double food-grade tankers) and weighing somewhere around 140,000 pounds. Yes, I was overweight-- way overweight. Good thing there was no Smokey Bear at the bottom of the grade behind that berm along the highway. He'd have taken me "downtown" for sure...
 
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Reply #26 - Jun 6th, 2010 at 3:53pm
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Reply #27 - Jun 6th, 2010 at 3:55pm

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Reply #28 - Jun 6th, 2010 at 4:12pm

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In 1970 I drove my 68 Coronet Super Bee from Chicago to Jacksonville Florida at night on the interstates. Speedometer was pinned to the right all the way. (over 140 MPH) Using my Dads credit card for fuel.  Lips Sealed  He did the math for me.. 3.9 miles per gallon.. He took the credit card away.  Angry
 
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Reply #29 - Jun 6th, 2010 at 11:13pm

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Fastest I've gone in my car is 104 in a 65 on the highway. At 4 in the morning. But I didn't take a picture. Lips Sealed Maybe when I'm ready to get my tires replaced I'll take it to the drag strip and let it go.

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