...and what was the point of doing this? I mean inless your in a fast racing type car I can understand...

What's going on out the windscreen in your pic Matt?

Looks like ice & snow, that or a car wash.

You haven't seen the speedo on my Super-bikes yet... ...!

"Sorry Officer/Your Honour...just a moments lack of concentration".... ...!

Paul....Meep...meep!... ... ...!

English max speed limit = 70 MPH on motorways, 60 MPH on trunk roads....
...Fozzer...unlimited... ...!

...actually, I'm quite a sensible Bloke on my Bikes...my life depends on it!... ....60 years Biking...clean Licence!

You were breaking the law. Your IP Address with location is recorded and I have alerted the proper authorities, I would expect a severe fine in the mail within the week. Mum won't be too happy.

Top speed... 75mph. Though in all fairness that was my first attempt at the dual carriageway 

I know of people doing 50mph in a 30mph zone just hours after passing their driving tests. I'd much rather go faster in an aircraft - The speed limits are usually minimums there.

Meck wrote on May 20^th, 2010 at 11:50am:



E39 525d Tourer 163PS standard chipped to 190PS
Sadly, a 5 speed autobox, but the steptronic is fun
She has got 235,000 km on the clock now, so not something I do on a regular basis. Looking for a 530D to replace her.

ShaneG wrote on May 20^th, 2010 at 5:43am:


See what you mean Shane. However if it was snow and ice, my winter tyres would have limited me to 190 kph 


patchz wrote on May 20^th, 2010 at 2:50pm:


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

Craig. wrote on May 20^th, 2010 at 6:05pm:





Matt

expat wrote on May 20^th, 2010 at 5:43pm:

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?

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.

all this talk about speed is making me want to take out my camaro and get a few shots ....it would be easier than on my bike plus my wife would kill me if the bike didnt ...I have had my camaro up to 140 mph and my bike up to 100 mph

lunitic_8 wrote on May 27^th, 2010 at 11:21pm:

I was flooring it in a '99 Malibu

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...

150 MPH on my Honda CBR 600 FM Supersport in 1992 on a Motorway.

The one and only time I risked my life (and Licence) in such a fashion!... ...!

Captain Sensible now sticks to Legal Speed limits everywhere....

...trust me....your Honour!... ... ...!

Paul...Bike it...you'll like it!... ...!

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. Maybe when I'm ready to get my tires replaced I'll take it to the drag strip and let it go.

(Car is 2004 Nissan 350Z)

As a side line to this conversation, the different ways in which we are speaking about speed is rather interesting.

American members are speaking about doing 100 mph in a manner that sounds like it is breaking mach 1 for the first time

The Brits are talking about 100 mph in a manner, well I do mach 1 when no one is looking

And those of us living in Germany are complaining that Mach 1 feels slow

Brits are looking at the Germany with envy and at the American's......V8 and 55mph, there is no justice in life

And Americans are looking at the Brits and the Germans convinced that they will die if they travel above 30 mph in a built up area

And the Germans,......................are giggling all the way to the red line


Matt

I once got a Nash Rambler up to 55mph. 





120mph in a 1984 RX-7SE, scariest few seconds of my life. 

skoker wrote on Jun 6^th, 2010 at 11:46pm:


Unfortunately, Daytona doesn't have open track days.


expat wrote on Jun 7^th, 2010 at 3:35am:


I got nothing against going fast. I do have something against a $500 ticket and having my license taken away.

Mitch. wrote on May 20^th, 2010 at 8:27am:


Was I the only one to catch this?
lol?
And how about trying this on a highway, strange I found it too...
http://www.racingjunk.com/category/20/Exhibition/post/1841309/DODGE-quot-RAMJET-...