Whats the *Fastest* youve ever driven (on land)?

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Siddhartha

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I was driving to work doing 80-85 and a Cadillac STS shot by. It was early in the morning, the road was empty so I picked up my speed and got behind the STS. I kept up with the Cadlillac for about 20 miles before I checked my speed and saw I was doing 115 mph. I slowed down.

Since then I pay more attention on my speed.

I drive an Acura Integra GS-R
 

Koing

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115mph down a bit of a hill on the motorway. It max's about 110mph on a straight.

Mazda 323F 1.6l

nothing special but a car that drives from A to B and its a free car I use and don't pay for so I DEFINATELY dont' complain about it:D
 

cavemanmoron

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Mar 13, 2001
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'68 Plymouth GTX
440 cubic inch dual exhaust,Hemi mufflers, fresh rebuild,new clutch,
3:23 rear gears, 4 speed
150 Mph, speedo, buried on the interstate,for about 4 miles evening 1980,
{younger,and less traffic then!!}
drove around 130 on interstate lots of times.

currently,1967 Camaro with a 427 big block, 160 Mph speedo,
havent pined it yet, i have to buy new front springs,at about 135 the front is too "light",
have front and rear spoilers,:)
 

gopunk

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Jul 7, 2001
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100 in a minivan. i'm not comfortable driving any faster than that... only had my license for a year, so figures.
 

KahunaHube

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80... but that was going downhill :)

1988 white 4 door v6 camry. boy that car was a chick magnet.. :)
 

bizmark

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The fastest that I've ever *driven* was around 110mph, in a '97 6-speed Z28 convertible. I worked for a car dealership and had my pick of the used cars to run errands. :cool: Unfortunately I never had the opportunity to drive that car at a time/place where it was safe to go faster.

And Jerboy, he said 240 clicks == 240 kilometers.
 

m2kewl

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Oct 7, 2001
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135mph in a '00 SI...got the needle up to 6200rpm. Then the radar detector lit up...I swear, never going to speed again.
 

bmacd

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Jan 15, 2001
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~120mph in my 96 5.0L explorer. I think the fuel system shut off then or the trans got too hot after running @ 120mph for about a minute, b/c my trans burned out after i got home and let it sit for a day. Damn ford


and 140mph in a honda cx500

-=bmacd=-
 

Lucky

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Nov 26, 2000
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Driving: 125 in a civic on 294 in chicago
Riding: 155 in a chipped z28 on the skyway in chicago
 

jlee

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Sep 12, 2001
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90-ish on a 1977 (I think..maybe '73, '75?) Honda 750 Supersport (passenger..not driving)

I think 90 is about as fast as I've gone - I had our '89 Plymouth Grand Voyager up to 85 or so, and we did 90 in a $35 Kia rental (actually felt better at 80-90 than I thought it would...not much different from 60-70).
 

guyver01

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Sep 25, 2000
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2003 Toyota Matrix... hit 95 the other night coming home from work.... local highway at 1am :D

 

Rallispec

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Jul 26, 2001
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115 - 120 in my 2002 nissan spec v.. could have gone faster but i didnt want to risk it.
 

LAUST

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130MPH

1995 Ford Cobra.... Then D-1 Procharger, Now D-1SC 14lbs of boost on a 351 Sportsman block about 600HP, Tremec TKO, Brembo brakes, Bassani exhaust, AFR heads, and many more mods.
 

UltraQuiet

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Whats the *Fastest* youve ever driven (on land)?
Five mph faster than anyone else in this forum, in a car that cost more and gets better gas mileage than anyone else's. Oh and my super model, billionaire, nymphomaniac, liquor store owning girlfriend was in the car with me at the time.
 

toph99

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Aug 25, 2000
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100mph in a 01 for taurus, 155hp. I was going to run out of road if i didn't get on the brakes, so i couldn't get any faster than that. the alero has a hard time hitting that speed on the same straightaway(150hp, but it's a 4 cyl compared to the V6 in the taurus)
 

DAPUNISHER

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Originally posted by: DaveSohmer
Whats the *Fastest* youve ever driven (on land)?
Five mph faster than anyone else in this forum, in a car that cost more and gets better gas mileage than anyone else's. Oh and my super model, billionaire, nymphomaniac, liquor store owning girlfriend was in the car with me at the time.

LMAO that's a good way to end a pissing contest :) Honestly though, I've been 170 indicated on my CBR1000 which was probably actual speed of about 163-165mph.
 

Supermercado

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About 85 in my 1989 Cavalier. It won't go any faster than that without me thinking it will fall apart.
 

aphex

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132 in my 2002 VW Passat 1.8 turbo.
 

Spac3d

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My Lexus speedometer runs out at 140, but once it hit that the RPM climbed another 1000rpm.... so I think 145-150

95 Lexus ES300 :~ 145-150
96 Landcruiser: 115mph
1999 V6 Camry: 130

I havent gone over 85 in 2 years I dont think :D

Spac3d