Posted on 12/02/2013 8:23:46 PM PST by grundle
Paul Walker liked his cars fast fast fast -- in fact, he once boasted about hitting a top speed of 185 MPH -- and it wasn't on a racetrack ... it was on a freeway.
"The Fast & The Furious" star -- who died in a fiery car crash on Saturday -- made the revelation on GTChannel back in 2011 ... while taking a Nissan GT-R out for a test spin in Japan.
"The fastest I've ever gone is 184 to 186," Walker says on the video .... and then he reveals how fast he was clocked on an actual racetrack.
As TMZ reported ... law enforcement believes speed was a factor in the crash of the Porsche Carrera GT that killed Walker and his friend Roger Rodas in Santa Clarita, CA ... although it was Rodas -- not Walker -- who was driving at the time of the collision.
(Excerpt) Read more at tmz.com ...
I just have to be a pain and object to exalting fathers who pull this stuff
And on he day a train derailed where we don’t know the story but innocent people were hurt and killed
And on the day when one of the Band of Brothers died with barely a mention.
The most I’ve ever done is 115mph in two different cars - a 1985 Nissan 300ZX and a 1991 Mazda Miata.
The Z was a bit spooky at those speeds. The front end got really light once I got above 100.
The Miata had absolutely no more to give once I got it to 115, but it was dead stable at that speed. Which surprised me, given its light weight and short wheelbase.
Paul lived part time in Santa Barbara where I live and he was a good man with a loving, caring, giving spirit and heart.
They train. My husband races Porsches and open wheel race cars (formula one style cars). He has taken several training workshops and just like pilots they have to log hours to get certified.
It is in his dna though. he has something in him when he gets behind a wheel. it is sort of a focus that is supernatural. most people don't have it. i think it is a combination of training, time driving, and personality. these are not the type of men that have mindless conversations when driving--haha.
yes. i’ve heard this. pretty fascinating and also excellent about the slow lane reinforcement by the cops.
that is surprising about the Miata. i loved reading your experience with the two cars. it sounded exactly like you were talking about horses :). after all we are talking horse power here comparatively. nice write up though. glad it was a safe excursion both times.
On a Sunday morning a couple of years ago, with new Michelin tires and open level road, I got an indicated 154 mph on my 2006 Yamaha FZ6. Only a half fairing and a somewhat de-tuned R6 engine and no ram air effect. It was smooth as glass, great designed bike for what it is. I think a real R6 would probably have gone over 170.
He wasn’t driving and the police report says the car was going 45. He was a passenger in the vehicle, so what does anything he said about how fast he’d gone in the past have to do with anything?
In 1857 we won every SCCA race we ran with a 57 corvette.
In 1958 We won the Guadalahara State Fair road race and blew off the factory Ferrari with a 58 Corvette.
He wasn’t driving. He was the passenger. The driver was the irresponsible one, if anyone.
I once shot an elephant in my pajamas........... how it got into my pajamas I’ll never know!! yuk yuk yuk!!!!
I don’t know. I guess I’m just too tough on this kind of thing. And May God rest his soul, but I’m certainly responding to the headline
And I’ve gotten into a car with reckless people I guess, one I’d used my best judgment on but was wrong but this guy was a dad and the headline on the day he was killed Ina reckless situation
And no a parent just can’t be exalted after getting killed hanging around deadly idiots and not taking care of family.
Maybe he was somehow innocent just getting in the car with a maniac but to exalt him geeze I cant
Walker caught a bad ride with a another driver who liked speed.
I had never heard of him, but I've been reading that he was not the typical Hollywood waste of skin, but a decent guy who did a lot of charity work. He was at a charity event when he and Rojas went for a short spin. I think they only got a couple of blocks.
Good. That’s the best policy. Can’t say as I’m particularly proud of the way I used to drive. When I settled down and got married I put that behind me.
Yep, I’ve pulled my stunts too. I shudder to think...
‘59 Vette: 135-140. It was bouncing around in there somewhere. Topped out. Ft Worth freeway, 1967.
84 Yamaha 1100 Maxim, 135. Topped out. Kawasaki next to me did about 137 and pulled away. Boulder highway, Colorado, 1985.
He may have been a decent sort. They tend to try to turn these guys into saints, so it’s kind of tough to sort it out. I heard some of the same press today. In truth, I think a lot of celebs do charity work. They lend their name and it helps. Now, was this guy better than most? I don’t know.
All I know is that someone made some bad choices, and this one they don’t get to take back. I know who the guy was. I recognize seeing him in the movies.
Hate to see folks taken young. It’s a real shame. He had a lot going for him. I suppose the other guy did too.
Man, but for the grace of God... if you catch my drift.
I had an ‘83 280ZX Turbo that I drove cross-country. The service guys came to me when I took it in to be prepped for the trip, and asked if I’d help answer a question they had been pondering for a while - namely, would the cruise control work at redline in fifth gear?
I picked out a nice straight, flat stretch of US Route 2 in northeastern Montana to try it. It worked, at least for the 4 or 5 seconds I had it on; but I was too far scared to leave it on any longer.
I can confirm that the windshield of a Mitsubishi Evo can survive a direct hit by a turkey vulture dining on road kill at a speed of just under 150 mph.
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