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wheresmybacon

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South of Olympia on I-5 I decided to see how fast my 93 VW Corrado could go. I got it over 140 and then I passed a cop?oops. He was stopped on the side of the freeway gunning people, and honestly I don't know if he saw me or not. I kept on going as fast as I could for 2 exits, then pulled off into a shopping center parking lot and took a little siesta for 2 hours.

I still can't believe I got away with that one? This was not a stock VR6 for those wondering.

This was back in 2000.
 

joesmoke

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140 in 97 cobra droptop in desert north of victorville

150 in friends dad's convertible c6 vette going down country road
 

Tremulant

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120 in my last car ('05 altima) on the sawgrass expressway.

I think the fastest I've gone in my current car (Mazda3) around 110 (also on the sawgrass).

The fastest I've ever gone on normal roads is 90, but that was right out of high school and in a Ford Focus. (Still can't believe I did that, as the Focus didn't really like going faster than ~75)

I think I've calmed down a bit though since then I usually stay between 70 and 85 MPH during my commute to/from work. On normal streets I stay between 45 and 55 MPH.
 

Rubycon

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290 km/hr, passenger in Porsche 911 on the Autobahn.

Kraftwerk blaring on the Blaupunkt system!

Wir fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der Autobahn
fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der Autobahn

Wir fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der Autobahn
fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der Autobahn

Wir fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der Autobahn
fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der Autobahn

Vor uns liegt ein weites Tal

die Sonne scheint - ein Glitzerstrahl !

:laugh:

The music made it enjoyable - somewhat. Otherwise probably terrifying. Those of you going half that speed on U.S. roads are either crazy or you're doing it for the boner from the rough ride! ;)
 

preslove

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115 or so in my Grandpa's new Dodge Charger when I was driving him up to live with my uncle. He said, "There isn't a curve on this road that you can't take at 100 mph." :D
 

hellokeith

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107 MPH in a '90 Eclipse in south Texas on I-10 some time around 1995 or so. It was late morning, sunny day. The interstate is fairly straight but up and down hilly, and my front suspension was mostly shot. I'd gone faster but the bouncing was so bad I thought I was going to lose control.

Edit: I was the driver w/ no passengers. Did have a friend following (far) behind.
 

ZeroEffect

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105ish in my BMW Z3 - top down! very stable. new tires. alone.

I think in Florida now - you go to jail and loose your car if you get caught going that fast...
 

jai6638

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Originally posted by: hiromizu
Originally posted by: skyking
Originally posted by: hiromizu
About 180mph in a C172R.
That's not driving.
flirting with redline eh?
:p

I started hearing very upset rivets when I made a few fairly steep turns :p

You a pilot too? Where do you fly out of? if we're talkin airplanes, fastest I've gone is 250 mph in an arrow :p.. thank god for tailwinds.. lol
 

Nyati13

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110 to 120 mph for about an hour of a trip between Vienna and Prague, most of that trip was 2 lane roads so I couldn't get going over 85mph on those sections. In a Renault diesel station wagon.
 

hiromizu

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Originally posted by: jai6638
Originally posted by: hiromizu
Originally posted by: skyking
Originally posted by: hiromizu
About 180mph in a C172R.
That's not driving.
flirting with redline eh?
:p

I started hearing very upset rivets when I made a few fairly steep turns :p

You a pilot too? Where do you fly out of? if we're talkin airplanes, fastest I've gone is 250 mph in an arrow :p.. thank god for tailwinds.. lol

Not anymore but when I did, it was kdab. 250 in an Arrow..I guess you're talking about ground speed :) If that's the case, I've done nearly -5 once in the same plane.
 

Anubis

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Tac droped to 3000 RPMs when i shifted into 6th at 150 :shocked: and it still had much more to give but i was running out of road

 

Anubis

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Originally posted by: TehMac
Originally posted by: Baked
Originally posted by: theplaidfad
Never gone above 85, as I started freaking out about gas prices when it hit $1.20 a gallon.

Cruise control and 55mph FTW.

55? GTFO the road!

yeah dude. Trailer trucks go 55. Please don't come to SoCal.

trailer trucks out here go 85
 

Anubis

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Originally posted by: CorCentral
Originally posted by: mrSHEiK124
Originally posted by: Glitchny
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Infiniti Q45

gone the same speed in a Saab 93 viggen with passengers. its more fun when other people are freaking out

Yeah but when the car goes splat and all your passengers die but you survive......well, everyone kinda hates you. FWIW, I only do stupid shit in my car when it's just me, and 99% of the time on an empty road.


Just look at Hulk Hogan's son....... He's a Dumbass.

Glitchny is my brother and i can confirm he is also a dumbass :p

and the reason the Q45 died is because you drove it like an idiot
 

imported_Imp

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46 Kmh...

Haven't been on highway yet, have only clocked 3.5 hours behind the wheel so far. Still learning. I've hit 32.6Kmh on my bicycle though;).