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overst33r

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Originally posted by: EyeMWing
I was pulled over for 108 in a 55. Verbal warning.

I know I've exceeded that several times in several vehicles, but I don't know the exact numbers.

a verbal warning! what did you give that cop?
 

Thorny

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Originally posted by: EyeMWing
I was pulled over for 108 in a 55. Verbal warning.

I know I've exceeded that several times in several vehicles, but I don't know the exact numbers.

I got a written warning for 78 in a 25 one time. I was on my way home from a fire call (volunteer FD) and had left something on at home. It was in a desolate part of town by the tracks, so I wasn't worrited about a kid jumpin in front of me or ect. The cop told me he was going to write me a warning and I ask him "are you sure you want something like that on paper?" and he told me "I have to set an example for the rookie riding with me" He had heard the fire call go out on the radio, so knew what was up, I just can't believe he wrote it down. I bet his supervisor liked that :)
 

LordMorpheus

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I hit ~95 in my town car coming back from dallas - I was passing someone on the interstate and a 350Z came up and started riding my bumper so I sped up to complete my pass and let the guy by - I know how much I hate having to slow down for slower traffic in the passing lane. He musta been cruising at at least 100.

the lincoln is awfully floaty around 95 mph.
 

TreyRandom

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When I was young and stupid, I hit 120 mph in an '85 Escort GT, downhill on the interstate. The speedometer tops out at 85, but a Dodge Viper (or something similar) was hanging with me - he got in front of me and signed with his fingers 1-2-0.
 

lokiju

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120mph plus

First time in my first car over 10 years ago ('88 beretta GT)

Second time on my Honda Sabre 1100cc motorcycle going from the east coast to west coast of FL when it was just wide open with no one around for miles.

 

Doboji

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I've hit 130 in my Speed6 on the NJ Turnpike, I had 3 bikes pass me so I picked up speed to follow them... they were going significantly faster than 130... at that point I was going faster than my testicles would allow... so I slowed down.
 

Papagayo

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Back when I was in the Army (1992)..

I drove a 1977 Mercedes 400SL on the Autobahn.. I did 250Km/Hour (156 Miles/Hour) without any front brakes..

The Steering Wheel on that car was huge, but it drove like a boat.

250

We were crazy then. I won't do it again..
 

Glavinsolo

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120 Ford Thunderbird
108 Scion tC
92 Grand AM - This thing nearly came apart, it didn't like it at all
 

Raduque

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I hit 95 in my 88 Accord. And one late night I was coming home from work (this was about 5 years ago) in my 68 Oldsmobile, and I buried the speedo. It tops out at 125, but the car was still accelerating.

Fastest I've been as a passenger was about 130 - My mom and I were on 81 heading home in the early AM and a Cop blew by us in the passing lane. She tried to pace him, took it up to 130 in her 02 Eclipse, but he still dissapeared in the distance. Cop had to have been doing like 150. No light, no sirens. :/
 

NuclearNed

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~120mph in my old 79 Camaro

I was 18, dumber than a bag of hammers, and needlessly endangered my life and those of my two best friends for a stupid thrill. In hindsight, I wouldn't do it again.
 

archiloco

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just 100mph....after that the governor kicks in and drops down to 90 :-( had the same car since i started driving so it's a hard cap on that.

fastest i have been is prolly 140mph back in the 80's when i was riding along with my dad. he had this suped up car (don't remember the name, but it went FAST!)
 

KentState

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Reach the top of 5th gear in my GTO. That should be somewhere around 160mph.
 

CVSiN

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Originally posted by: zixxer
~175, 05 zx6r - and still could have kept pushing it (this is indicated- which motorcycles are well known for the speedo being inaccurate - normally reading a higher speed than actual


http://videos.streetfire.net/video/cd11e61c-d02b-4164-941b-cd4bce561420.htm

(that's not me btw, but same bike)

hahahah 600.. rofl.. are you stupid or stoned.... no 600 except for the 200k versions the pros race can do 175.... thats 1000 territory.. even on the track our race prepped R6 (about 20k in the bike) would only break 145 on radar on the front straight of Texas World Speedway.
The 1000s would get into the 170s and 180s..
find 1 reputable source that says a 600 will do 175...