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The fastest speed you have driven at?
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Last night, I got my mother's '04 LeSabre up to 110MPH, then the governor kicked in 
It was still accellerating pretty quickly too. 205HP, 230 lb.-ft. will do that. I'm just pissed that 1) it's governed at 110, and 2) the speedo goes up to 140. Why make the speedo go that high if you won't let the car go that fast!
It was still accellerating pretty quickly too. 205HP, 230 lb.-ft. will do that. I'm just pissed that 1) it's governed at 110, and 2) the speedo goes up to 140. Why make the speedo go that high if you won't let the car go that fast!
Counterfit said:Last night, I got my mother's '04 LeSabre up to 110MPH, then the governor kicked in
i agree that it's stupid, but most cars have a governor like that. not sure why though. On my Nissan Xterra, it has a governor at 100 mph. and the speedometer goes to like 125 i think
Patmian212 said:Hotel California
The statute of limitations for confessions is up on all but the last two or three pages of this thread.
Around 130mph in my 2004 Hyundai Tiburon. Could've gone faster since my car doesn't have a governer and the theoretical top speed is in the 150s.
This was on interstate 44 late at night in the middle of nowhere...i'd never do that during the day
This was on interstate 44 late at night in the middle of nowhere...i'd never do that during the day
The fastest I've been in a car on public roads was a 2003 Lexus LS430 at about 140, and that was pretty scary.
How do all these old threads get resurrected?
115 MPH in a Chevrolet Z34
NO, wait!
135 MPH in a Richard Petty Driving Experience car. A NASCAR spec Monte Carlo at the Disney one-mile tri-oval. It was awesome!
115 MPH in a Chevrolet Z34
NO, wait!
135 MPH in a Richard Petty Driving Experience car. A NASCAR spec Monte Carlo at the Disney one-mile tri-oval. It was awesome!
Track day Thruxton Circuit in Hampshire Ferrari 360 modena , its was about 150 mph not much of a straight so not that long to glance at the Speedo
On the road about 130mph (quiet night) in an Alfa Romeo 166 Twin Spark
On the road about 130mph (quiet night) in an Alfa Romeo 166 Twin Spark
Fastest I've driven a car was about 4mph on my aunts farm in Poland thats the only time I've been behind a wheel. I'm 20, driving doesn't interest me yet. not until I'm out of uni and in a full time job.
I clocked a good speed on my bike once, going down from Diggle to Huddersfield. I hit terminal velocity which was fun.
thats the only time I've been behind a wheel. I'm 20, driving doesn't interest me yet. not until I'm out of uni and in a full time job.I clocked a good speed on my bike once, going down from Diggle to Huddersfield. I hit terminal velocity which was fun.
190 Knots in a Mooney Ovation..oh wait, driving.
Prolly 100 in my old Audi 4000 when I was 16. Then I started flying, and it just didn't seem the same. (Not trying to be arrogant, it's just the truth.)
Prolly 100 in my old Audi 4000 when I was 16. Then I started flying, and it just didn't seem the same. (Not trying to be arrogant, it's just the truth.)
This discussion reminds me of a quote out of the book, "Sled Driver."
In his book, Sled Driver, SR-71 Blackbird, pilot Brian Shul writes:
"I'll always remember a certain radio exchange that occurred one day as Walt (my back seater) and I were screaming across Southern California 13 miles high. We were monitoring various radio transmissions from other aircraft as we entered Los Angeles airspace. Though they didn't really control us, they did monitor our movement across their scope. I heard a Cessna ask for a readout of its ground speed."
"90 knots" Center replied. "Moments later, a Twin Beech required the same."
"120 knots," Center answered. We weren't the only ones proud of our ground speed that day as almost instantly an F-18 smugly transmitted,
'Ah, Center, Dusty 52 requests ground speed readout.'
There was a slight pause, then the response, "525 knots on the ground, Dusty."
"Another silent pause. As I was thinking to myself how ripe a situation this was, I heard a familiar click of a radio transmission coming from my back seater. It was at that precise moment I realized Walt and I had become a real crew, for we were both thinking in unison."
"Center, Aspen 20, you got a ground speed readout for us?"
There was a longer than normal pause ..
"Aspen, I show 1,742 knots" No further inquiries were heard on that frequency.
In his book, Sled Driver, SR-71 Blackbird, pilot Brian Shul writes:
"I'll always remember a certain radio exchange that occurred one day as Walt (my back seater) and I were screaming across Southern California 13 miles high. We were monitoring various radio transmissions from other aircraft as we entered Los Angeles airspace. Though they didn't really control us, they did monitor our movement across their scope. I heard a Cessna ask for a readout of its ground speed."
"90 knots" Center replied. "Moments later, a Twin Beech required the same."
"120 knots," Center answered. We weren't the only ones proud of our ground speed that day as almost instantly an F-18 smugly transmitted,
'Ah, Center, Dusty 52 requests ground speed readout.'
There was a slight pause, then the response, "525 knots on the ground, Dusty."
"Another silent pause. As I was thinking to myself how ripe a situation this was, I heard a familiar click of a radio transmission coming from my back seater. It was at that precise moment I realized Walt and I had become a real crew, for we were both thinking in unison."
"Center, Aspen 20, you got a ground speed readout for us?"
There was a longer than normal pause ..
"Aspen, I show 1,742 knots" No further inquiries were heard on that frequency.
135+mph(the speedometer needle was bouncing) in a car that I my dad bought me, a Ford Galaxie 500, thinking it would be safe as my first car and that it still had an air of cool. I disagreed, but felt slightly better after I tasted speed on an Arizona highway...and after I got a new 51/4" floppy drive for my C64.
From the book Jonathan Livingston Seagull:
I love old motorcycles and my old BMW R26 goes 70mph maximum. I don't need more, it is just perfect how it is. I drove many different cars in my life (of course I didn't own them all) and with some I was going very very fast... but who cares? I find driving more than 125mph for a longer period of time (and that only when the road is almost clear of other traffic) strenous and dangerous, it isn't worth it... So what is the point of bragging about the top speed somebody was going already in his life? That he was closer to death? That he was so fortunate to drive a Ferrari or a Lamborghini? Big deal...
Again:
groovebuster
I love old motorcycles and my old BMW R26 goes 70mph maximum. I don't need more, it is just perfect how it is. I drove many different cars in my life (of course I didn't own them all) and with some I was going very very fast... but who cares? I find driving more than 125mph for a longer period of time (and that only when the road is almost clear of other traffic) strenous and dangerous, it isn't worth it... So what is the point of bragging about the top speed somebody was going already in his life? That he was closer to death? That he was so fortunate to drive a Ferrari or a Lamborghini? Big deal...
Again:
groovebuster
In a car, about 120MPH. This was in a rented Mustang convertible.
On a bike, just over 135MPH, in Hawaii riding my grandfather's Yamaha V-Max 1200. I admit to not wearing a helmet at the time. The fact that there aren't helmet laws in Hawaii makes it difficult to want to put one on (especially considering the heat at times).
On a bike, just over 135MPH, in Hawaii riding my grandfather's Yamaha V-Max 1200. I admit to not wearing a helmet at the time. The fact that there aren't helmet laws in Hawaii makes it difficult to want to put one on (especially considering the heat at times).
My car won't go any faster then 175 km/h -- - my dad's 210 km/h --- i don't get much face time with my moms car but i know it does 165 km/h very easily and smoothly
at those speeds i'm to scared that i'll get caught and loose my license ... especially anything over 150 km/h
at those speeds i'm to scared that i'll get caught and loose my license ... especially anything over 150 km/h
my car rarely goes faster than 60Mph, as it's a renault kangoo with a 1.2 engine
a nice car though, and one of the few i can get in without scratching my head on the ceiling.
ive drivien it at a record 68Mph. Downhill.
S
a nice car though, and one of the few i can get in without scratching my head on the ceiling.
ive drivien it at a record 68Mph. Downhill.
S
