The fastest speed you have driven at?

[Plymouthbreezer]

As far as I can remember, the 45 minutes ended for 2 reasons:

1. I figured I was pushing my luck and should slow down a little.

2. I needed to fill up.

The latter was the more pressing issue. It sure was fun. Dumb, but fun. It was the middle of the day but while I was passing the occasional car, not to many people on the road. Funny thing was that when I left Toronto there was gridlock for 10-15 minutes. And even after that it took me a while to where I was really out of the metropolitan area and could take it up. I think it was making up time for the gridlock that got me going fast, and then I just kept going faster and faster till I topped it out. From there I just kept my foot down and steered. I tell you it does take some focus and wears you out a little.
Yeah, understandable. If I'm doing over 100, I often worry I'm gunna barrel by a cop doing 60 in the slow lane and not even see him. Thankfully, I'm very good at cop car ID'ing based on tail lights and stuff.

The longest I've had sustained high speed was around 105 coming home from Cape Cod for about 25 minutes... I lucked out, as the traffic got heavier and I slowed it down to about 80, passing a radar gunning cop. But here in Mass, they give you to about 78-80.

[roland.g]

Yeah, understandable. If I'm doing over 100, I often worry I'm gunna barrel by a cop doing 60 in the slow lane and not even see him. Thankfully, I'm very good at cop car ID'ing based on tail lights and stuff.

The longest I've had sustained high speed was around 105 coming home from Cape Cod for about 25 minutes... I lucked out, as the traffic got heavier and I slowed it down to about 80, passing a radar gunning cop. But here in Mass, they give you to about 78-80.

Yeah, I've been lucky too. Got pulled over doing 82 or so in Ohio but was doing 110 just 3 minutes earlier.

Been unlucky too. Got pulled over doing 84 or so in Georgia a week later (we had driven from Michigan to Florida for Spring Break) and less than 5 minutes after I got the ticket it started raining so hard you couldn't see well enough to break 50, not to mention it was night.

[eluk]

A tad over 125mph on my K100RS down Six Mile Bottom on the A11. It was a Sunday morning and I disturbed plod reading his Sunday paper.

[Plymouthbreezer]

Yeah, I've been lucky too. Got pulled over doing 82 or so in Ohio but was doing 110 just 3 minutes earlier.

Been unlucky too. Got pulled over doing 84 or so in Georgia a week later (we had driven from Michigan to Florida for Spring Break) and less than 5 minutes after I got the ticket it started raining so hard you couldn't see well enough to break 50, not to mention it was night.

Amazingly enough, the two times I've been pulled over, the reasons were not speeding:

One was for an out of date inspection sticker, the other, going down a one way street...the wrong way. :rolleyes:

[iBookG4user]

I just did my first behind the wheel with my Drivers ED instructor and haven't been able to drive since, so I've driven 50MPH as my fastest.

[highres]

154 m.p.h or so on a Suzuki GS 1100 that was a completely tricked out race bike, I remember being tucked behind the little racing fairing thinking if I sat up I would probably be ripped off the bike by the wind. Gone over a 100 a bunch of times but never went anywhere near 150 again.

[ghall]

5 MPH, I am not kidding. Okay, gimme a break, I'm a driver-in-training.

[amd4me]

Fastest I have been is around 100 in a Dodge Ramcharger. (http://www.off-road.com/dodge/ramcharger/) The Speedometer in the Dodge only goes to 83, but I had my friend in front of me in a Toyota Tercel. :) It would have been faster, but I only had 1/2 of a mile of straight road. (Before a 90 degree turn)
I own a Ramrod I have a hot 318 man that thing hauls.
I had to get a dash mount speedo.

[AlexH]

102mph. 2006 BMW 3 series. One of my best friend's car.

[ErikCLDR]

I honestly don't really know.

My dad was driving 90mph driving my dog to the vet ER in my mom's Touareg until my mom started screaming at him. I've gone 50mph in unplowed snow in a 35 zone with my dad in his Land Rover Discovery.

That fastest I have driven is probably 75ish. I don't have my license yet though.


In CT it is a rule police cars in speed traps have to have their parking lights on. I was driving along the outskirts of town in a place I have never really driven cause its on the way to nowhere. I didn't really know the speed limit because there were no signs anywhere. So I was going like 60 and all of a sudden I see a cop car pulled over with its lights off like 10ft ahead of me so I just stomped on the brake to try to get down to 45 because I assumed that was a safe speed. It scared the crap out of my mom. Luckily he didn't pull me over though.

[MarkCollette]

This morning, I went from home to the airport (http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=1810+11+Ave+SW+Calgary+Alberta&daddr=airport+calgary+alberta&sll=51.087998,-114.074478&sspn=0.18934,0.674286&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=11&ll=51.091879,-114.052505&spn=0.189324,0.449066&t=h&om=1) in 12 minutes, including parking, and walking into the terminal :) Although, I didn't time it myself, my friend did, so who knows? ;) Oh, and I took a different route than what Google suggests.

[eluk]

This morning, I went from home to the airport (http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=1810+11+Ave+SW+Calgary+Alberta&daddr=airport+calgary+alberta&sll=51.087998,-114.074478&sspn=0.18934,0.674286&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=11&ll=51.091879,-114.052505&spn=0.189324,0.449066&t=h&om=1) in 12 minutes, including parking, and walking into the terminal :) Although, I didn't time it myself, my friend did, so who knows? ;) Oh, and I took a different route than what Google suggests.

Did you catch the plane? That is the question.

[thisonechance]

Only managing 135 in a 350Z?!?! What is wrong with you??

Yeah, the first time was out in the country and it was not the smoothest of roads so I backed out of it.

The second was on a tollway express lane at midnight, but I had to get on the brakes for a construction site that I was approaching.

The car had more in her, but I think it was fast enough.

[MarkCollette]

Did you catch the plane? That is the question.

Haha. Well, I was just giving a lift to my friend. She was the one going to LA. And yes, she definitely made the flight :) We weren't even late to begin with ;)

[true777]

A little over 125mph in a rented gold-colored Cadillac we once drove to Reno with, just for the tackiness of it.

[nspire]

somewhere between 150 and 160 mph (i think it was about ~156) in a 2006 BMW 645Ci convertible put in sport mode and in tiptronic 6-speed.

best part about my story is that while doing this (on a country road by my house) the top was down the entire time :eek:

BTW - the car is my biological mother's, not mine :D

[GFLPraxis]

"Where you either go fast or are blow to peices on the road"

My dad hit 160 just to keep up to pace with the rest of the cars, then my mom went insane saying 'WERE GONNA DIE' so we went the slower hi ways...



Exact same story here.

Although my dad accelerated to 180 (kph) and kept telling my mom we were doing 160. :D Mom gets motion sick and had a fit.

[ChrisA]

200 Km/H in a rented SAAB 9000. A few years back in Germany. Not for long we mostly kept if slower.

[SeVeN]

130 in my Shelby Charger

[NightFlight]

135MPH in the US while driving my Acura, and ~165MPH in Germany while driving my uncles 911. :)

Autobahn>I-95

[wdlove]

It was back in the 1970's. Was on I-75 where I had a clear view behind and ahead. 100 was as fast as I could tolerate. Probably not much more than a minute or two, scared. :o

[twoodcc]

well my 2006 Tacoma tops out at 101 mph according to my scangauge. i didn't vote for that governor ....

[wdlove]

well my 2006 Tacoma tops out at 101 mph according to my scangauge. i didn't vote for that governor ....

Did you try that speed or what is your highest? What governor are you referring?

[jamesarm97]

I must have gotten to 130mph at least in my old 300M on a trip in FL. It was on the long stretch called Alligator Alley. The od only went to 120, but it took a good 20 seconds after letting off the accelorator before the needle started to drop below 120. I've gone at least 110 in my Pacifica. I haven't pushed it yet, too afraid of getting stopped. The speed od goes to 160mph on it.

- James

[twoodcc]

Did you try that speed or what is your highest? What governor are you referring?

yes i went that speed (i have a scangauge2 in my truck, and it gives you a more accurate reading of how fast you are going).

the truck has a governor in it to stop you from going any faster.

my actual fastest is 125 mph in my mom's old infiniti G20 (but i posted this a while back in this thread somewhere)

[bgd]

115mph on an 1150 GS.

Not particulary quick compared to some of the speeds listed here but I was with a cop on a training course (BikeSafe). We were running a bit late when he said, "Stick with me". I did. :)

[NightFlight]

The speed od goes to 160mph on it.

- James

That doesn't mean it will go 160, or even close to that speed. :rolleyes:

My old GSR had a 150MPH speedo but the only way it would ever see 150 is if it was F/I or fell off a cliff.

[katie ta achoo]

I've gone up to 95. Took ten minutes to get that fast, as I'm in a hyundai accent. I had to get from SW houston to far east Houston as quickly as I could. Huge emergency.. not good. If it were any normal time I'd just cruise along at ~65.

[patrick0brien]

somewhere between 150 and 160 mph (i think it was about ~156) in a 2006 BMW 645Ci convertible put in sport mode and in tiptronic 6-speed.

best part about my story is that while doing this (on a country road by my house) the top was down the entire time :eek:

BTW - the car is my biological mother's, not mine :D

-nspire

Probably 155. BMWs sell in the states with a governor at 155mh.

You can get it removed if you wish, but I'd be concerned over hood bulge any faster.

[insomniac321123]

Mine would be 175 in a "slightly" modified M6 on my senior prom night. That was quite possibly the most fun I've ever had in a car.

[katie ta achoo]

Mine would be 175 in a "slightly" modified M6 on my senior prom night. That was quite possibly the most fun I've ever had in a car.

So you went to prom stag, I assume?

[ruZZ.il]

hm.. 220km/h (137mph) beamer 530 couple years ago cruising down to cape town from jhb, SA. mmmm converging roads, green landscape.. and you still occasionally get overtaken...

[Jomoma]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/57/201681180_b24071054e_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/schmidjon/201681180/)
That's my fastest on the autobahn this summer. Going back this summer, so hopefully the wife will let me max the VW passat rental this time.

[leftfoot]

My old 2000 Corvette (modified, 510hp) - 173mph

Current: 2007 Audi RS4 - 150 (speed limiter :( )

[insomniac321123]

So you went to prom stag, I assume?

No, i had dropped my date off and this was before i went home:)

[steamboat26]

I'm a lightweight, but then again, I have only had my license since Oct. 06

I think it was about 80-85 mph on 495 a couple of months ago

[amd4me]

130 in my Shelby Charger
With the bubble butt?

[mad jew]

I just took an Astra 1.8 to a speedo-gauged 180km/h. Woah. Wouldn't wanna take it much further (if it'll even go any further). :o

[raggedjimmi]

I'm still not driving yet, but me and a couple of mates drove up past Leeds once. It's a single motorway right there, no cars on, very late. Pushed the car to its limits (with the wind helping) of 130mph/209.21kph. It was actually quite surreal, I thought we were going at 70 or 80. The passenger mirror fell off.

Paul went through at least 2 or 3 speed cameras so the rest of the evening was spent in carte blanche, of speeding past police folk. In the end there wasn't a single repercussion. Barring the missing mirror.

[eluk]

Leeds has that effect on a lot of people.

[lilstewart]

I don't drive yet so... the fastest I've been in a car was 145mp/h.

[Karnifax]

I hit 164 Mph in our C5 Z06. Scary fast, the white stripe dashes turn into solid lines its nuts.

[juanster]

245 kms/h on 401 east going to pickering, i was dared to go as fast as the car could go (2002 porshe 911 targa) i stopped at 245 because my friend got too scared and asked me to slow down....

[TheBobcat]

130mph in my BMW 325i.

[jamesmcd]

My ones...

~170Km/h in 1984 BMW 520i
~220Km/h in my father's audi.
~260KM/h in brother's BMW 540i- (gov removed)
~250KM/h in my sweet Honda Bike.

All in 100Km/h zones in New Zealand.

[wizwaz3]

I've only ever hit 98 in my Chrysler Sebring. I was passing 3 cars on a 65mph road... Not too impressive, but it was fast for me.

[walangij]

130mph / 210 when I first got my GTI after breaking it in, would've pushed it more but I was entering a high traffic area. Good thing I didn't surpass it, if you pass 150mph the ecu records it and if your dealer checks they will void the warranty (for VW) :mad:

[jng]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/57/201681180_b24071054e_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/schmidjon/201681180/)
That's my fastest on the autobahn this summer. Going back this summer, so hopefully the wife will let me max the VW passat rental this time.

Nice!

I'd love to drive on the Autobahn. I've ridden in a car going 120 mph but haven't driven there yet. I feel like, coming from Boston, I'm a danger. lol. That and I need to learn to drive a stick shift....

I've gone about 110mph in a 97 camery (scared the **** out of me cause the thing would only go straight at that speed) and now...well I'm older and I tend not to drive so fast or reckless. Plus I drive an SUV and I'm always afraid of it flipping over....

[richkent72]

Personal top speed: approx 110mph in my BMW 318

Top speed ever in a vehicle: Around 140mph in a police car

Top achievement: 80mph in my old Land-Rover Series III :D

[smokeyrabbit]

Top achievement: 80mph in my old Land-Rover Series III :D

When I was driving my Series IIa 88" (w/ overdrive) down a mountain in CO I looked at the speedo and (of course) it was fluctuating wildly between 70 and off the top. My wife was behind me and when we got home she said, "Did you know you were going about 80 down that one pass?". If I had known that I really was going this speed I would have engaged the time travel lever...

[zephead]

Probably about 60 mph (98 kmh) -ish. :p

Hey, I only have my permit and I haven't learned how to drive on the freeway yet, so shh. :D

[smokeyrabbit]

On a bicycle: 62 mph coming down a mountain in PA in the rain. I was 27 mph over the speed limit in the little town I was riding through. I hoped I would get a ticket just to have proof ;)

[wrldwzrd89]

Gosh, I'm not sure... but I know I've driven 75 mph in a 60 mph zone before, while totally not realizing I was going that fast.

[Dynamyk]

183 KM/H in my 97 Acura RL

[rickvanr]

On a bicycle: 62 mph coming down a mountain in PA in the rain. I was 27 mph over the speed limit in the little town I was riding through. I hoped I would get a ticket just to have proof ;)


Wow, that's stinking fast. The fastest I've gotten my road bike to is 51.5km/h (32mph) and I was giving her 110%.

[smokeyrabbit]

Wow, that's stinking fast. The fastest I've gotten my road bike to is 51.5km/h (32mph) and I was giving her 110%.

I know. Without pedaling we would get up to about 45 mph down the hills, so that gives you a bit of a head start. I don't think I'd do it as an adult now, though, it was pretty intense. It was a long time before I reset my speedometer just so I could flash the max speed number around ;)

[nbs2]

Peaked at 120-ish in a Celica. It was a few years back, so I can't remember the exact number. I just remember forgetting about the limiter and thinking "Oh crap - I'm in the middle of nowhere Montana and my engine just died. This sucks."

I plan on, as some point in my life, going faster. Someday....

[Blue Velvet]

I plan on, as some point in my life, going faster. Someday....

I thought married people were more responsible? ;) :D

[nbs2]

I thought married people were more responsible? ;) :D

I didn't say I would do it on the open road. I've wanted to go here (http://www.skipbarber.com/) since I was 12. After all, I can only learn how to be a better driver. :D

[neildmitchell]

130 MPH in a Jaguar S Type, heading down to Carmel CA for my B-Day.
I was impressed by how smooth the ride was and how effortless it was for the car to get to the speed and maintain it. Good Kitty!

[173080]

Update:

260km/h (162mph) in the BMW 330i.

[jeffzoom91]

Ever?
85 MPH
In my own car (which I only got a few days ago)
65 MPH

Which doesn't sound like alot, unless I told you where I did it.
I had a good reason I promise.....;)
My front brakes had just been worked on, I wanted to see if it was worth the money.....

[~J~]

4 wheels... 132MPH ('06 VW Jetta)... on 2 wheels... 166MPH ('05 Yamaha R6, and it was stock!). Yeah, 166mph on a bike is crazy fast, that dashed line turns solid about 150...

[GnarleyMarley87]

110mph in my old 96 Acura Integra.

95mph in my 99 Audi A4 1.8T.

I rarely travel outside of the city so it's hard to go anything over like 40mph on a regular basis with traffic and all.

[nplima]

Once I was riding my '99 Yamaha FZS600 Fazer and thought to myself "hmmm just how fast can this go?". I entered the highway, saw little traffic and got to 200km/h. That's when I saw on my rearview mirror a black VW Passat whose driver must have been thinking "hmmm just how fast can this go?". then I got out of the way and back to civilized speed...

[biturbomunkie]

on the freeway - 170 mph in an S4.

on the street - 90 mph in an RSX.

166MPH ('05 Yamaha R6, and it was stock!). Yeah, 166mph on a bike is crazy fast, that dashed line turns solid about 150...

awesome... the fastest i did when i had my R6 was ~130 mph. yep, it felt a lot faster when your body's the metal sheet. :D

EDIT: while we are on the subject, anyone here drives an '05/'06 GTO? i wonder how it handles when it's 150+ mph...

[MacsRgr8]

Well..... as my Tomtom says: 206 Km/h.
Was almost 220 Km/h (136 mph) on my speedometer, though ;)

Ofcourse this was "in Heaven" aka Deutsche Autobahn. :)

[Karpfish]

About 100 in my 2005 Audi A4. I don't drive on highways much :apple:

[MacsRgr8]

About 100 in my 2005 Audi A4. I don't drive on highways much :apple:

I assume that's 100 mph (and not Km/h).

BTW, mine was done in my BMW 118d just a week ago :)

[RealDeal]

About 145mph (240 km/h) in Jaguar XK8 in winding British Columbia (Canada) roads around Okanagen wine country. Luckily the RCMP speeding ticket was a bit later, and lower 160km/h speed!

Some Germany autobahn stuff in large-engined Mercedes something at about same speed as well.- but that was deemed legal.

[ehurtley]

On a bicycle: 62 mph coming down a mountain in PA in the rain. I was 27 mph over the speed limit in the little town I was riding through. I hoped I would get a ticket just to have proof ;)

Yeah, I've gotten up to about 50 MPH on my bicycle on a hill here in Portland, Oregon. I was passing the rush hour traffic jam commute in the process, getting a *LOT* of angry glares as I happily waved. 50 was WORKING it, though, legs spinning like mad in top gear. A just plain coast gets me up to 40 on the same hill. (It's a 55 MPH highway, I was hoping to exceed the speed limit.)

[Iscariot]

However fast a bus goes on the highway?

Man, I guess this means I have a small penis.

[benpatient]

126 in a Saturn ION 3 on 840 between the I-24 ramp and the Murfreesboro Rd exit.

Yes, for those of you who know, that is a slightly uphill stretch of road that's only 2 miles long.

[bozs13]

While Driving : 170-ish(mph) in a tuned evo IV

While A Passenger : about 280kph in a (997) 911 gt3

[patrick0brien]

126 in a Saturn ION 3 on 840 between the I-24 ramp and the Murfreesboro Rd exit.

That was you?!?

[TimJim]

200 k/ph (124 m/ph) in a Porsche Cayenne on the Autobahn in Germany

[Maldini]

250 Km on the famous A3 Autobahn in Germany

[eyemacg5]

However fast a bus goes on the highway?

Man, I guess this means I have a small penis.

Post of the year?

[eric55lv]

I think like 105mph and it was on Interstate 15 naer Las Vegas

[d_and_n5000]

126 in a Saturn ION 3 on 840 between the I-24 ramp and the Murfreesboro Rd exit.

Yes, for those of you who know, that is a slightly uphill stretch of road that's only 2 miles long.

I'm half surprised the thing didn't just die right after that...

But my opinion's been tainted by my parent's old 1995 Saturn (there was no other model then, it was the Saturn) - stick shift, no tape/cd, no nothing. It was as bare and basic as could be, and I wouldn't be surprised to know it couldn't get up to 110. It was also the most stolen car of 2003 because of a little flaw that made it possible to jam a screwdriver in the ignition and turn it on...

God, I miss it so much. But not enough to not like the top-of-the-line Olds Alero that I might be getting instead. :)

Oh, I should probably say something on-topic - As a driver, I've driven exactly 0 mph. ;) As a passenger, maybe 80.

What can I say, my family's not a bunch of daredevils like some of y'all.

[ErikCLDR]

126mph (probably more like 129 with speedometer inaccuracies) in my parents Touareg. I was on this straight, wide, paved, back road in the middle of nowhere. This is also in a town with no police department.

I have to take out the Range Rover Sport someday... Too bad its the 4.4 V8 and not the 4.2 Supercharged

and my mother seldom lets me drive it

[madfresh]

About 100mph in a Benz.

[Crawn2003]

130 mph... In my Monte Carlo SS S/C....





At least that's what the cop said when he finally caught up to me and pulled me over......

~Crawn

[jabrowntx]

140mph in a mod'd MINI CooperS. Not too smart looking back on it, but it was certainly a rush at the time :)

[avincent52]

I did about 150 on the banking of an oval in a Formula Ford car.
In a street car my max was 94. I'm concerned about the other guy, and speed cuts down your reaction time. I drive on the crowded roads of the eastern U.S.

Last winter I was forced into the worst ski wreck of my life due to an idiot who didn't understand the concept of looking uphill before cutting left.
The ski patrol measured that I was travelling at 92-96mph/147-153kph at the time of impact.
If it wasn't for my lateral bindings, I would have destroyed both legs. As it was, I only sprained both ankles.

Patrick O'Brien
A) There's no way you were going that fast. Even half that would leave your long undies soiled unless you've got legit racing skills (No, NASAR don't count)
B) If you're suggesting that the skier downhill from you was at fault, it is you who is the idiot.

The first two tenets of the Skier's Responsibility Code are as follows:
1) Always stay in control and be able to stop or avoid objects.
2) People ahead of you have the right of way. It is your responsibility to avoid them.

What's ambiguous about that?

Consider yourself lucky in more ways than one. At the mountains where I worked, the patrol would have yanked your ticket and banned you from skiing there forever.
If the person who you hit was seriously injured or, god forbid, killed, you could have been charged with assault or even manslaughter.

(Really. A Colorado skier was convicted of felony wreckless manslaugter for killing another skier in an accident at Vail. You can look it up. I was on the mountain that day and I heard the Medivac helicopter.)

And if the person you hit was my wife or one of my kids, I personally would have destroyed both your legs, and a few other things to boot.

Sometimes natural selection doesn't work quite the way it should.

best
Allen

[ricecook]

105 mph....on my DC2

[Airforce]

140mph in a mod'd MINI CooperS.

Going downhill with a good wind? :p
Always thought those cars were funny looking.

[nikopolidis]

I've driven 200 km/h on my lovely Honda Civic VII 1.6 2004 year of issue. I guess It would run faster due to it's small weight and power.
On my former car (Audi A6 Avant 2.6 1995 year of issue) I have driven a little bit faster (about 205 km/h). It is heavy and powerful, going like a torpedo. :)

[da2005pizimp]

100mph in a 99 mercury cougar

[BarryW]

160 km/h (100 mph) down Sheik Zayed road, I could probably go faster but you have to slow down before the cameras.

[spencers]

120mph in my old bmw
and in the bmw 335i

[Zette]

0 mph :cool:


Although I was up to about 200mph ... on an xbox racing game (:

[Cousin Dirk]

112mph in a 1994 UK Ford Escort on the M3 heading towards London.

[ZachsMacDaddy]

Can't recall for my car, but I did get my wife's Honda Odyssey to just over 100mph.

Yup, a minivan in triple digits, living life on the edge of stupidity.

[FunkyJunk]

Somewhere between 170-180 mph on a Yamaha R1.

[agbot]

http://www.selfmedicated.net/misc/gps_01.jpg

Topped out at 140MPH (225KPH), but the camera batteries ran out right as the passenger took this picture. Amazingly smooth ride at those speeds, but I now only reserve those speeds for the track. :)

[dukebound85]

Somewhere between 170-180 mph on a Yamaha R1.

lol must have been scary....

i heard with some mods they can hit 180+

[adrake86]

About 100 when I was 16. :rolleyes:

[Cassie]

Well, I was recently in a Dodge Ram with a 16 year old driver, doing 95 MPH on I-10.

Nervous is an understatement.

[xodonniedarko]

85?



hahaha
my mom has a benz, and i never drive past 75 on the interstate because i'm so afraid of getting a ticket. especially since i don't even have my full provisional license! if i got caught with a ticket my insurance would go up (as if my insurance isn't high already, since i'm a frequent benz driver) and i'd have to start over my 6 months of rules again!!! :( :(

the only time i've gone past 80 was because I was on a 4-lane high way where they ride your but if you're going under 80mph.

aye.
the cops are everywhere i live now, so it's scary seeing everyone getting tickets :X

[93lumina]

i hit 120 at 6:00 am in my sisters elantra

[c073186]

Probably only like 90 mph. I'm a wuss. And I have a Honda Civic, so that doesn't help much.

[iJohnHenry]

120 mph, a couple of times, in the 60's, in my Dodge Polara 440, with the 383 cu. in., 4-bbl carb.

3.23 rear gears, at the time.

[redwarrior]

Me driving - 120 mph in my 74 Mustang.

Someone else driving, doing donuts on ice - 140 mph in my dad's '70 Ford LTD (of course, we weren't actually traveling that fast, that's what the speedometer showed)

Someone else driving straight - 160 mph, my boyfriend at the time got his hands on his friend's dad's race car (Vega!)

[iJohnHenry]

Me driving - 120 mph in my 74 Mustang.

:D

The second time was on the 400 up here, and a Mustang was giving me a run.

I took it up to 120, 4 peeps in the car, skis on the roof, then let him go by.

I swear, as God is my judge, when he passed me, and took his foot off of the gas, I saw engine parts in the air.

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g158/MouseMeat/Smilies/terical.gif

[d_and_n5000]

I'm half surprised the thing didn't just die right after that...

But my opinion's been tainted by my parent's old 1995 Saturn (there was no other model then, it was the Saturn) - stick shift, no tape/cd, no nothing. It was as bare and basic as could be, and I wouldn't be surprised to know it couldn't get up to 110. It was also the most stolen car of 2003 because of a little flaw that made it possible to jam a screwdriver in the ignition and turn it on...

God, I miss it so much. But not enough to not like the top-of-the-line Olds Alero that I might be getting instead. :)

Oh, I should probably say something on-topic - As a driver, I've driven exactly 0 mph. ;) As a passenger, maybe 80.

What can I say, my family's not a bunch of daredevils like some of y'all.

Oh, what a difference six months can make.

I've now gotten myself up to the daredevil speed of 15 mph! :eek:

Last night, I was at the county fairgrounds getting ready for a food sale for a car show they're having this weekend, and I moved the car. I didn't even have my foot on the gas pedal, I was going all of 7 mph, and my mom was like, "Slow down! You're going way too fast!" I just gave her a confused look.

[redwarrior]

:D

The second time was on the 400 up here, and a Mustang was giving me a run.

I took it up to 120, 4 peeps in the car, skis on the roof, then let him go by.

I swear, as God is my judge, when he passed me, and took his foot off of the gas, I saw engine parts in the air.

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g158/MouseMeat/Smilies/terical.gif
I was racing my brother in his 65 Mustang. He won, cause I got scared, and his car was way faster than mine anyway. But I'm happy to say that the car and I both were fine after the experience; the folks never found out, and since my dad built the car, it's a very good thing I didn't blow it!

[MacDawg]

115 on the Interstate in my '66 Chevelle 327 4bbl
Wish I had it back

Woof, Woof - Dawg http://homepage.mac.com/k.j.vinson/pawprint.gif

[iJohnHenry]

redwarrior. if he re-built the engine, and it was balanced and blueprinted, you needn't have worried.

Totally different from production line stuff.

[redwarrior]

redwarrior. if he re-built the engine, and it was balanced and blueprinted, you needn't have worried.

Totally different from production line stuff.
The car could handle it; I, on the other hand was not so sure of myself! lol And the '74 Mustang was the smaller version with a really light rear end. It was easy to loose control. It was still a 6 cylinder, my brother's '65 was a 289!

[OscarTheGrouch]

Somewhere upwards of 150 in an Acura NSX acting stupid, and I about died doing so when I almost tail ended an 18 wheeler, and went spinning through a grassy wet median avoiding it.

I needed a change of shorts afterwards.

[iJohnHenry]

The car could handle it; I, on the other hand was not so sure of myself! lol And the '74 Mustang was the smaller version with a really light rear end. It was easy to loose control. It was still a 6 cylinder, my brother's '65 was a 289!

A six??? Good God woman, I'm happy that your still here.

An I6, doing 115. I don't have the balls for that ****.

[redwarrior]

A six??? Good God woman, I'm happy that your still here.

Here (http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=5505704&postcount=17) she is, before the surgery.

[Galley]

130 mph in a BMW 318i on the Autobahn, back in '86.

[italiano40]

180MPH, i went to racing school for a day as a birthday gift in 2005
it was a Ferrari F50

[iJohnHenry]

Here (http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=5505704&postcount=17) she is, before the surgery.


Oh, a newer generation V6.

That is entirely different.

[evilgEEk]

137mph about 10 years ago in my '89 Mustang LX 5.0.

I could have gone faster as I was still accelerating, but I literally ran out of paved road. I grew up on a farm and there were a lot of long stretches of farmland with no houses. One night a buddy of mine wanted to race me in his Nissan Maxima. Ha ha ha! :D

Obviously it was no match, but I kept going anyway to see how fast I could go, but then ran out of pavement.

Prior to that it was 120 in my '72 Ford Gran Torino. :)

i hit 120 at 6:00 am in my sisters elantra

That's absolutely frightening. :eek:

[dukebound85]

110ish in a celica
85 on my motorcycle so far (need to get the balls to go faster)

[MacDawg]

85 on my motorcycle so far (need to get the balls to go faster)

Any faster and you might not have balls :(

Woof, Woof - Dawg http://homepage.mac.com/k.j.vinson/pawprint.gif

[evilgEEk]

The fastest I've ever gone while in the passenger seat was about 125mph.

I was doing a ride-along with my cop-buddy and we were responding to an accident.

[dmr727]

176 mph in an Acura NSX (on a closed track).

Although not in a car, I've 'driven' (I was still on the ground) as fast as about 205 mph on a warm day in Aspen, CO.

[dukebound85]

Any faster and you might not have balls :(

Woof, Woof - Dawg http://homepage.mac.com/k.j.vinson/pawprint.gif

yea i know

i didnt get my bike to go fast but to put put around in town


now i have gone 40+mph on my bicycle (had one of those computers) and lemme tell ya, thats scary

[iknowyourider]

150 in the back seat of a camaro. 142 at the helm of a kawasaki z1 900. The next night I forgot the frame was broken and I crossed the rr tracks at 138 mph and it got squirley quick. That was over 30 yrs ago...

[Cassie]

I've now hit 75 MPH in a '90 Toyota Pickup. I don't have my permit yet, but I will pretty soon, as soon as I can afford the lessons.

[NightFlight]

145 in my 2003 CL Type-S.

[Melrose]

56 MPH in my Plymouth. Only once. I wanted to feel the wind in my hair and tell the world "Darn it all, what the heck!" Oh, I love living on the edge.

seriously, I had my Plymouth up to 100 once. Only once.

[S Brake]

The fastest I've driven is 140 in an E39 Dinan M5. The fastest I've ever been in a car is 150 in an Enzo.

[Garemz]

Had my Toyota Supra at 260km

And was in the Meg Lev going at 431KM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=js3eLC9Im5s

Beat That:)


Cheers
Gary

[MacDawg]

These are some pretty fast times listed in this thread.
Anyone else wondering about the accuracy of the speedometers?

Or the memory of the participants? :o

Woof, Woof - Dawg http://homepage.mac.com/k.j.vinson/pawprint.gif

[R-41157]

146mph in my very own civic type r the other week!! maxed that motor out - nice straight motorway and all that! :D

[iJohnHenry]

Oh, nearly forgot.

Had my 1966 Covair Corsa HT, 140hp, up to 100 mph, once.

Scared the **** out of me. Never again.

It was hoppin' around something fierce.

It was afterwards, at an lube/oil/filter, that someone noticed they they had failed to mount the front shocks at the factory. :eek:

[evilgEEk]

Or the memory of the participants? :o

Well, if nothing else I don't think anyone is doubting the stupidity of the participants. ;)

[redwarrior]

One has to have a little fun in this life!

My dad talks about making the drive from Atlanta to Jacksonville and setting the cruise control at 110 mph. I don't remember the experience personally, because I was 3, which was in 1969. He said you could drive for miles without seeing another car.

I also remember riding around as a kid, standing up in the seat!

It's amazing what we live through, but it was fun.:p

[scotthayes]

fastest for me was 135mph but only for about a minute, way to scary.

Now I'm old and sensible and potter along at 70-75mph when on the motorway.

[miamiracing]

most was about 165mph (270kmh) in Germany at the Autobahn with my Uncles S500 AMG

was awesome but felt scary at the same time if you used to the big us lanes (the german autobahn lanes are pretty small, a Escalade or F350 wouldn't really fit on one lane)

[jvencius]

The quickest I ever went in a vehicle I was controlling was ~450 mph.

It was "driving" one of THESE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-37_Tweet) at the time...;)

[robbieduncan]

These are some pretty fast times listed in this thread.
Anyone else wondering about the accuracy of the speedometers?

I check the speedo of every new car I get with GPS. My current car over-reads by about 3mph at an indicated 100mph. Not bad really.

GPS checked my top gear (5th) is good for 20mph per 1000 rpm exactly.

[PowerFullMac]

About 320km/h on Ridge Racer :p

[JasonElise1983]

hmmm....

i think the fastest i've ever driven was 120MPH in my friends Accord.

Other than that...i've broken 100MPH numerous times in other cars, including my 1966 Ford Mustang i had as my first car. I eventually wrecked that car, but i was only 15...didn't deserve that beauty anyway. I'd kill to have it back.

I got up to 105MPH in my 1991 Ford Ranger...that damn thing was litterally falling apart when i did it too....but it made it. Was never the same after that.

My S10 i had limited me to 98MPH

and my Colorado...well, i've never pushed it that hard. Guess i'm getting old how. Hell...i'm almost 25...can't be driving fast and acting stupid anymore.

-JE

[SLC Flyfishing]

I've got a little Mazda 3, they're surprisingly quick, especially for a compact. I've been up close to 130 mph in that one (according to the speedometer), I used to work the graveyard shift and there was a long straight little used stretch of freeway on my way to work. The car held up to it just fine and felt like it may go a bit faster even, but it was getting a little squirly and I called it there.

My wife had a 2003 Toyota Corolla when we got married. In that car on our way back from Vegas one time I looked in my rearview and saw a highway patrolman tailgating me, I checked my speedometer and it was at 110 mph, then he passed me and went along at probably 120. No lights, no sirens, but he was an Arizona trooper and he probably wanted to get to Az so he could have a shot at busting me when I pulled through.

SLC

[nlivo]

110 km/h. The maximum legal limit in Australia. I'm only on my 'Learners' permit.

[dmr727]

Well, if nothing else I don't think anyone is doubting the stupidity of the participants. ;)

Heh - that's for sure! Driving out at the track was a blast, but everyone knew full well that we were betting our lives on the tires not blowing while at speed. :)

[ChrisA]

A bit over 200 Km/H (I think about 125 MPH) in a Saab 9000 in Germany.

[proc]

That would be 250 KM/h (approximately 155 mph) in a Mercedes E 320 CDI (http://www.carpages.co.uk/mercedes_benz/mercedes-benz-e-class-14-07-05.asp) in Germany.

I didn't drive the car myself ( a colleague did) and I didn't really appreciate it, so we changed seats and I drove the rest (on a decent but not insane speed).

[SpookTheHamster]

Managed to get to 115-120 in my Xantia down a hill on the way to Le Mans this week.

[Andrew Henry]

174 mph on a crotch rocket...

:D

[GGJstudios]

181 mph (291 kph) in my Porsche Turbo... back in my "insane days":eek:! Fastest on a bike was just over 140 mph (225 kph) on my Harley-Davidson V-Rod. These days, I'm perfectly content around 40-70 mph on my Harley, letting the world whiz past while I savour the trip! :cool:

[benmrii]

With me driving, 115 on my BWM 1100RL (motorcycle).

[maestro55]

I have gotten the new Hyundai just over 100 (105-108) on I-35 on my way back from Austin at like 4 in the morning. I drove an Astro van for my first three years of driving and so I really never went over 90 (except for a few occasions when I was late to work and I did see 100 was hit and if it went any faster I would never have known.

[K3mp]

When my step-dad first got our BMW 330ci we hit 124 but it we hit it in about 1/2 mile. They give out some bad tickets around where I live in louisiana. I have hit 75 myself before but I turn 14 today.

[OzExige]

164.375 mph

When I was 20 I owned a 1979 stock 928 Porsche.
No pollution control and no tickets - then,
I hope to trade in a 2005 Porsche Cayenne and pick up a 1990 Ferrari Testarossa.
I'll keep you informed on the top speed and tickets and post a video of the donuts :)

[OzExige]

Oh, nearly forgot.

Had my 1966 Covair Corsa HT, 140hp, up to 100 mph, once.

Scared the **** out of me. Never again.

It was hoppin' around something fierce.

It was afterwards, at an lube/oil/filter, that someone noticed they they had failed to mount the front shocks at the factory. :eek:

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Had a corvair auto once, scary bloddy thing, had the pre-selection buttons to make teh auto thingy work.

shuddderr

[OzExige]

110 km/h. The maximum legal limit in Australia. I'm only on my 'Learners' permit.

I got done for 90mph on my leaners, on the Kwinana Freeway - live a little - or maybe it should be die a lot :eek:

[costabunny]

about 140Mph in my Carlton GSi 3000 back in my crazy Taxi Driving days (recently tho only up to 235Kmh in my 1.4 Golf GT ;) ) - Yes Bunny loves speed ....

[Beric]

About 30 MPH on my mountain bike (on level ground with a 30-pound backpack full of schoolbooks). :D

[RaceTripper]

I have a '05 M3. I've hit around 130 MPH on the track. It will go a lot faster but I don't see the need to test it. I like driving the corners of a circuit more than the straights anyway. I drove a 500 HP M6 at BMWs Performance Center in Spartenburg, SC. I wasn't looking at the speedo but I was going damn fast down the front straight towards the carousel. When I was 19 and crazy I hit 135 in my Datsun 240Z -- that was its top end.

[Counterfit]

164.375 mph

When I was 20 I owned a 1979 stock 928 Porsche.
No pollution control and no tickets - then,
I hope to trade in a 2005 Porsche Cayenne and pick up a 1990 Ferrari Testarossa.
I'll keep you informed on the top speed and tickets and post a video of the donuts :)

Testarossas sell for surprisingly little these days. I would figure the value of that car would have appreciated rather than dropped.

About 30 MPH on my mountain bike (on level ground with a 30-pound backpack full of schoolbooks). :D

Man, your third chain ring must be HUGE! :D

[The Doctor]

i did 130 mph in my old celica gts... that was scary... i might have gone faster in my impreza, but i dont know because the speedometer ends at 120... but that was all when i was younger... now i rarely go over 90.

[miamiracing]

161mph in a Mercedes Benz S500 in germany at the autobahn
140mph on my charger on a parkway :p

[Rhosfelt]

120m/hour in a 2003 Chevy TrailBlazer :)
100m/hour in my Nissan

I've laid off recently I've had two warnings of 90 in a 45 so next pull over I lose my license. So when I turn 21 (and I am able to buy my first new car) is when I will break my 120m/hour marker.

[count chocula]

I've done 120 (mph) a few times. I've done it in an 07 Subaru Forester and then the other day in my friend's '87 Saab 900 turbo. I should have been able to get another 5 out of it, but my other friend (brother of the owner of the car) thought he remembered his brother mentioning something being a little off with one of the front tires, so I cooled it a bit. I love that Saab so much.

Oh, and I hit 109 in a Prius. I think it had a governor to get it not to go faster than that.

[agbot]

http://www.selfmedicated.net/misc/gps_01.jpg

This wasn't top speed, but the batteries died on the camera immediately after taking this photo.

[ucfgrad93]

100 miles per hour.

[zzkenoman]

At the Las Vegas Speedway in a CART, I did 180mph laps, on the highway 145mph in a Mercedes SLK, on two wheels, my Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14 does 160 to 180mph very easily.

[Dimwhit]

Ah, to be young and stupid. When I was 16, I was driving my mom's 1974 Dodge Dart (had a 318 in it). Man, I miss that car. Anyway, for those familiar with the South Bay Area, I was on the old Monterey Highway (between San Jose and Morgan Hill) where at that time, police presumably never patroled. I don't really know how fast I was going. The speedometer went to 120mph, and I had it pegged. So maybe 130mph?

One reason why I believe in God. Because I don't think even blind luck would have kept me alive that day. :)

[huhwtfisthis?]

i have reached about 95 mph, that doesn't seem like a lot compared to wut others are saying, but i did this in a 6 year old Dodge Caravan with a transmission that completely failed a week later, but we were planning on getting rid of it anyways, lol

[iMacZealot]

As for myself, about 30 mph. I'm still learning to drive. However, my dad and I once went 130 mph in western New Mexico on his BMW 330 several years ago...he bought an M3 yesterday, and with 414 horsepower, it should be interesting to say the least.

[gibbz]

I hit 130 mph in my 1968 Ford Mustang (fastback) on a small state highway.

[RITZFit]

lol, theres no where to really go fast where I live (the cops WILL FIND YOU and rape u w/ tickets!!!). realistically, around 100 in my rsx...then again that was about the flow of traffic in that particular area so... woo?:confused:

[f1sh3r]

120 mph and i never want to drive that fast again, unless it's in a racing equipped car on a closed track.

[donga]

110 mph, on I-10 in texas

[djellison]

815mph in the Thrust SSC Cockpit Development Simulator in 1996 :)

About 150mph in a Ferrari F355 on a runway in Gloucestershire, and about 110-115 in an FF1600 at Donington, Silverstone and Castle Combe.

Doug

[arkitect]

The fastest speed you have driven at?
Sorry, couldn't tell you… I had my eyes closed at the time.
:p

[ShaneR]

As for myself, about 30 mph. I'm still learning to drive. However, my dad and I once went 130 mph in western New Mexico on his BMW 330 several years ago...he bought an M3 yesterday, and with 414 horsepower, it should be interesting to say the least.

I would kill to own a M3...

But for me 130mph in my vR6 GLI... and never again will I do it

[Azmontana]

Drove my dads friends Lamborghini Gallardo only took it to 70 mph in second gear, too scared to write off a car I don't own.

Had an R34 a couple years back got it to around 130 mph at silverstone.

[mondesi43]

145 on a back country road. Long, straight, no intersecting roads..... On my '94 CBR600 F2. God I miss that thing.

[heehee]

My car, 190km/h ~ 120 mph, it wouldn't go any faster. :o

Formula 3000 around 210 km/h ~ 130 mph, it didn't have a speedo, but the instructor said it's around there before you have to brake for a turn.

Been a passenger in a 911 Turbo around 280 km/h ~ 170 mph. :eek:

[sushi]

Fastest in a car on a straight road, about 135MPH.

Fastest in a car that was in the air, about 120MPH.

Fastest in a helicopter, with skids, sliding down the runway, about 160MPH. Lot's of sparks on that one. :p

[Xavier]

Normal traffic flow on the highway is around 80~90 mph even though the speed limit is much much less.

The max I have pushed VW GLI is around ~110mph

[Pixellated]

I've been in my dad's Jaguar XKR Doing 155MPH (limited top speed) on the m25 at 3 in the morning, and with me driving: a grand 60 (at a kart track).

[Pixellated]

Fastest in a car on a straight road, about 135MPH.

Fastest in a car that was in the air, about 120MPH.

Fastest in a helicopter, with skids, sliding down the runway, about 160MPH. Lot's of sparks on that one. :p

WTF is the car in the air about :D?


EDIT: Sorry for the double post, don't know how to merge a quote into an existing quote :)

[sushi]

WTF is the car in the air about :D?
Let's just say I had a little boo boo on the way to school when I was 15 (yes, I had a driver's license - learner's permit for between home and school) that can be described in the following equation:

Car + BrainDeadDriver + Speed + TrainTracks = CarInTheAir

I'm very lucky to have not killed myself and my three 3 best friends. :)

We landed and bounced into the air twice for a total of three landings. Thankfully I maintained control and we continued on after the third landing. That's when I looked down at the speedometer and saw the speed was just above 120MPH. What a stupid thing to do.

[jalagl]

I did 200km/h (~120mph) in Germany, near Munich, on a rented Mercedes Benz. I just love those roads (and cars). :D

[sushi]

I did 200km/h (~120mph) in Germany, near Munich, on a rented Mercedes Benz. I just love those roads (and cars). :D
The Autoban is a cool place to let your hair down. Fun way to drive fast! :)

[MacsRgr8]

Hit a tad over 240 Km/h (150 mph) couple of days ago driving my BMW 123d Coupé, again in our beloved eastern neighbour's country : Germany (I really love that country) albeit it was during Friday afternoon rush hour, so couldn't floor it very long....

[electroshock]

Car or airplane? :D

Car: 230 kph in Germany

Airplane: 105 knots (airspeed, unassisted by any tailwind), but close to about 180 knots (groundspeed) one night with an incredibly nice tailwind

Lawn mower: about 1 MPH?

[Antares]

123 mph on my 2002 Mercury Cougar in the middle of nowhere Missouri. It was during the day and I quickly chickened out. So, I slowed down to 90. I really would like to try and get it up to 150 mph before I get my next car. However, I wish there was some place I could try that safely.... i.e. without worrying about cops.

[ebustin]

Cars
Acura 140 mph
Porsche 160
Cobra 200
Race car 200plus:)

[InvalidUserID]

130-ish in my friend's father's Viper back in HS. He was out of town and didn't hide the keys very well so we took it down 101 at about 2am. Could have gone faster but I was scared enough to be breaking over 100 in a car that wasn't mine.

In my current car, I've rarely cracked 100, usually just to make it down to LA faster.

[Zombie Acorn]

165 mph, it was in a safe location though.

The fastest I have ever went on a deserted highway was ~140. We used to race back from a town close to my hometown. (was pretty dumb).

[djellison]

I wish there was some place I could try that safely....

The dry lakebeds of Cali/Nevada etc exist for a reason :)

[Watabou]

80 mph :P Just once though. I was very late and had a paper due.

Yeah I basically put my car on cruise control at 68mph. Safer that way and I save on gas. I don't know anyone who's been caught going 68. It would be nice to go 75 so I can get to uni quickly but I don't really want to get a ticket. Too much hassle.

By the way, whats the fastest you can go before you get caught? Most highways have 65mph as the maximum here in California. Ofcourse, realistically, people seem to drive above 70-80. So I was just curious.

[21stcenturykid]

130mph in my uncles Aston Martin V8 Vantage at about 1pm. Took all of 4-5 seconds to get that!
120mph in my dads Saab 95.
about 130mph in a Porsche Cayman at Croft circuit in the UK