Adrenaline Rush

[Rajj]

What is the fastes you ever drove a vehicle?
And what type of vehicle?

I drove a BMW M5 251 Kph (156Mph :p

[Durandal7]

Around 110, between Vegas and LA.

[job]

About 60mph, from my house to my local Krogers. :p

In all honesty, I never really had a need for speed. You can't go very fast with a 1600cc, 4 cylinder VW Beetle..... :)

[MacAztec]

But my friends dad races a Dodge Viper 2001 ACR edition. Its FAST.

I mean, we were going 148MPH on the track in Willow Springs

[vniow]

Okay seriously, these need to stop. I'm gonna lose my vote! (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9228)

[Durandal7]

Originally posted by edvniow
Okay seriously, these need to stop. I'm gonna lose my vote! (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9228)
We're all getting impatient now that Powermacs are coming soon, it's like when everyone was tearing at each other's throats before MWNY, we need to pass the time somehow.

[Rajj]

Originally posted by edvniow
Okay seriously, these need to stop. I'm gonna lose my vote! (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9228)


If you don't like em' don't vote or visit:p

[Ensign Paris]

Probably about 150 - 200mph in a 2 seater F1 car, that was cool.

I don't drive road cars but I do drive track carts so with them it is no more that 90.

Ensign

[iGav]

I've not been above 140MPH on a road........ and personally although quite a rapid driver, I'm not a lunatic behind the wheel anyway's there's too much traffic on UK roads to really hammer it....... Apart from the Drag Strip called the M69, normally almost totally empty, and 20 miles of 3 lane love tarmac.........

The fastest accelerating car I have been in was a Metro 6R4 Rallycross, 0-60 in about 1.5 seconds the ton in 3, quicker from 0 to 100 to 0 than an F1 car, and that was at Brands Hatch in the early 90's..........

Been in a couple of Ferrari's although never at high speed, buy would love to get my mitts on the new Ferrari 'Enzo' that looks abit tasty..... :D

*RANT*
The one thing that does bug me is the UK speed limits...... 70 MPH on a motorway..... personally I think they should consider 85MPH and ban lorries to the inside lane only, along with bleeding caravans as well...... Also they should allow undertaking, middle lane sitters....... doing 65 when there's a perfectly good and empty inside lane really get on my t*ts....... :mad: :p
*END RANT*

[Geert]

While I was driving 200Kph (125Mph)
While I was being co-driver 270Kph (170Mph)
Fastest acceleration in a Lotus Elise Racing, don't know the time, but damn fast

My car (Skoda Fabia 1900 TDI) also has a good accelaration: 10 secs flat to 100 Kph.
Also hate those lame ol' folks that block the road.
They should be banned. :D

[eyelikeart]

I just about nearly topped out my old Celica at about 122 mph while I still had it...

I had a V6 Camry after that I never got past 105 mph...

I have been in a Corvette at one time where we were doing about 140 mph...kinda scary...but yes a rush! :D

and no I haven't taken my Matrix past 90 mph yet...I don't want a ticket... ;)

[3rdpath]

148 in my old porsche...officially certified by the texas hiway patrol...

175+ in a Ruff twin turbo porsche

but being clocked at 56mph on my mountain bike while downhilling at lake tahoe was the best...screaming along on a washboard dirt road..praying that my chain, which had bounced off at around 40, didn't lock anything up and send me airborne...

that was truly scary:D so we did it twice.....

[job]

Originally posted by 3rdpath

but being clocked at 56mph on my mountain bike while downhilling at lake tahoe was the best...screaming along on a washboard dirt road..praying that my chain, which had bounced off at around 40, didn't lock anything up and send me airborne...


You have not lived until you've done something like that. ;) :D

[eyelikeart]

YIKES!!! :eek: :D

that's wild! the fastest I've seen myself on a bike of recent is 21 mph...and not for long either...and of course on a level plain...

that's awesome man...so I take it u are a hardcore biker?? ;)

[ponyboy]

165 audi S4

[jefhatfield]

i have gone 90 mph going downhill in my datsun 610 as a teen and 85 in my nissan maxima in my 20s and 72 in my volvo sw in my 30s...see a trend here?

i have been on the recieving end of a 100-110 mph tennis serve coming from a world class female tennis player...angle and spin... and that was truly the most awesome speed experience i have ever had...plus she was very cute, too

[dnte42]

Sadly, 90ish is my personal best. But, hey, let's face it, a 4 cylinder '95 Saturn has very little power above 45 mph. As a passenger my friend and I discovered his Firebird's governor at around 115 (on crappy Michigan highways, that was fun...not as fast as it could have been, but with potholes bouncing you around, it is more interesting).

[iGav]

Originally posted by 3rdpath

but being clocked at 56mph on my mountain bike while downhilling at lake tahoe was the best...screaming along on a washboard dirt road..praying that my chain, which had bounced off at around 40, didn't lock anything up and send me airborne...

that was truly scary:D so we did it twice.....

I've never really truely experienced that kind of down hill speed on a mountain bike.... must be pretty intense.......

What gearing was you using?? monster ratio's?? or was it called gravity??

[dnte42]

Originally posted by 3rdpath
but being clocked at 56mph on my mountain bike while downhilling at lake tahoe was the best...screaming along on a washboard dirt road..praying that my chain, which had bounced off at around 40, didn't lock anything up and send me airborne...

that was truly scary:D so we did it twice.....

Not bad at all. As far as I can figure, the best I have done is 30-35 on my road bike...again on high-quality Michigan roads. Fun stuff. Especially when that sudden gust of wind almost pushes you into the ditch by the side of the road. Those bikes are almost too light, but so much fun.:)

[3rdpath]

Originally posted by eyelikeart
YIKES!!! :eek: :D

that's wild! the fastest I've seen myself on a bike of recent is 21 mph...and not for long either...and of course on a level plain...

that's awesome man...so I take it u are a hardcore biker?? ;)

used to be pretty hardcore..though i think i had more enthusiasm than skill:)
now that i'm married and a father i'd never do that kind of crazy stuff again but man it was fun at the time. if you ever bike in tahoe, theres an old road outside of camp richardson that goes way up to a small lake. you can only get to it by bike or by foot...relax, swim then head downhill and hang-on because it is seriously bumpy...your arms and hands "buzz" for about an hour because of the beating they take.

nowadays, if i need a speed fix, me and my buddies go to one of the local kart tracks and rent/race go karts. 75mph one inch off the ground is as good as 140 in a porsche..and a heck of a lot safer. i'm now one of those slow drivers that everyone passes on the freeway...after i saw the aftermath of a friend who rolled his car and was thrown from it...nothing like seeing someone you know laying in the middle of the road...i realized it could have easily been me...speed has no place on the street.

just 2 cents i felt needed to be added to this thread.

[Dignan]

140 in my 95 bmw M3

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by 3rdpath
i'm now one of those slow drivers that everyone passes on the freeway...after i saw the aftermath of a friend who rolled his car and was thrown from it...nothing like seeing someone you know laying in the middle of the road...i realized it could have easily been me...speed has no place on the street.
just 2 cents i felt needed to be added to this thread.

I know exactly how u feel...I was in a car accident 3 years ago...never knew a frontend impact could cause over $10k in damages...not my fault..but almost got killed...

I respect my vehicles & am definitely defensive in my ways now... ;)

[Moxiemike]

Originally posted by hitman
About 60mph, from my house to my local Krogers. :p

In all honesty, I never really had a need for speed. You can't go very fast with a 1600cc, 4 cylinder VW Beetle..... :)

What year beetle do you have? you should post pics... love those old vintage bugs. First car was a 1977 beetle. Loved it. :)

I've gone 120mph of i-90 on my way to visit this girl who i still refer to as "the cutest girl in the world ever". She lives in albany. ahhh. if only she lived in pgh.

Anyway, I blew past a cop and saw him at the last second. I waved. he never even tried. I guess he figured "if he's ballsy enough for that...."

was a great trip. Still sticks with me

[bousozoku]

130 mph in a 1980 Ford Mustang Turbo with an 85 mph speedometer. I calculated the speeds from various information given in car magazines at the time. Of course, this paled in comparison to the hill-hopping where we found the highest hills and launched the car into the air. At 75 mph, the car went sideways a little and we slowed back down to 70. :D

Alternately, I've done 110 mph in a 1990 VW Corrado with the snow all about and 45 on a 10 speed touring bike during a drag race and 40 on skates during relay practise.

[Royal Pineapple]

95
windy road
Nissan Xterra
s*it your pants fun ;)

[Liamcow]

120 racing down a 1/4 mile dirt road in good old new england.

BTW, for the apple site update, is that 12:00 new zealand time?:p

[G4scott]

Originally posted by 3rdpath
but being clocked at 56mph on my mountain bike while downhilling at lake tahoe was the best...screaming along on a washboard dirt road..praying that my chain, which had bounced off at around 40, didn't lock anything up and send me airborne...

that was truly scary:D so we did it twice.....

I hate it when the chain falls off... I've seen some really bad endo's like that, but what's worse is when you're going uphill...

I had a friend who was doing 60 on a road bike on the freeway, drafting behind his wife in a minivan, he got pulled over by the cops :p because they thought he was attached to the minivan...

Another guy I know had a really bad accident when a truck pulled out in front of him, and he was doing at least 30 on his road bike... He almost didn't make it, but he's doing fine now...

The fastest i've gone on my bike is something like 35, but there are no real hills in south texas, and my gearing is made for power to get over obstacles, not speed

In a car... Only 95 in my '98 ford escort, but that's because there is a computer that won't let it go any faster. That, and it probably can't handle much more, since it's only a 4 banger... I haven't tried it out on my Mom's car, but I'm sure it can go 140+... It's an eagle vision (not the best car on earth, but it has some speed...)

I really do hate people who have a problem going up to the speed limit, and take 2 miles to accelerate up to 30 miles an hour... It's pathetic when you're behind a mercedes, and they hit every red light because by the time they're going the 40 mile an hour speed limit, they are already at the next light... And where I'm from, it's really bad... There are tons of bad drivers from mexico (no offense to any mexicans out there) but they are really slow sometimes...

[job]

Originally posted by Moxiemike


What year beetle do you have? you should post pics... love those old vintage bugs. First car was a 1977 beetle. Loved it. :)


I'm restoring it right now. New paint, new interior. It's a fire engine red 1976 convertable super beetle. :)

I'm replacing almost everything; at the moment I'm working on the fuel system and exhaust.

Next I'm going to repack the ball bearings with help from my dad and purchase new tires and wheels.

Then comes the interior and new body work (i.e. paint; I'm going to stay with red, but this time include a couple of coats of clear) :)

I love it. I can tinker with it and mod it to my hearts content; all my friends have their plain vanilla Toyotas and Hondas. They can't even think about messing with the engine themselves. I can mess with my engine and exhaust without having to take it to a shop. :)

Great Stuff. :)