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What is the fastest you have ever driven? (NOT ADVOCATING IT)
Hacksaw ^ | 11/29/2001 | Big Dan

Posted on 11/28/2001 10:29:00 PM PST by Hacksaw

I published this a while back, but it was deleted.

So....

What is the fastest you have ever drive? I had my little Honda over 100 mph near the PA-WV border.

I do not condone speeding, and I am sure FR does nor either.


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To: habs4ever
Translate that to MPH please? That's incredible!!!!
21 posted on 11/28/2001 10:42:05 PM PST by Gracey
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To: habs4ever
And so quite too.

Quite= quiet? Drove a Mercedes gullwing "many" years ago. You couldn't hear any noise outside, like it was soundproof - and soooooo smooth. It is the FINEST car I've driven, by far.

22 posted on 11/28/2001 10:44:23 PM PST by Gracey
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To: habs4ever
Heyyy, that's hardly fair - going metric and all. I remember the first time I drove on the QEW - speed limit 110, the sign said. "Hang on, baby," I said. "These Canadians finally got something right!"

'Course, the OPP guy I passed a few miles later was less than amused. ;)
23 posted on 11/28/2001 10:45:15 PM PST by general_re
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To: onyx
126, on a US highway? What were you driving. Gal, you and I are both "es mal en el cabeza" (sp)
24 posted on 11/28/2001 10:47:10 PM PST by Gracey
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To: Free the USA
It is a shame that Mazda does not make the RX-7 anymore. Are there any companies that put out a car with a rotary engine anymore?
25 posted on 11/28/2001 10:48:10 PM PST by Hacksaw
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To: Hacksaw
I fixed up an old '69 Camaro with a bored out 327. I had it over 125 on a crappy old back road in Georgia. That car was soooooooo sweet.

I was kinda pissed though because I pulled my oil pan afterwards and found big metal shavings coming from somewhere. The engine wasn't quite the same after that until I rebuilt it AGAIN.

26 posted on 11/28/2001 10:48:18 PM PST by AAABEST
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To: Gracey
145 MPH in a Lotus MK XI - on the Riverside Raceway, CA.

However, was driving a Jaguar on Interstate 10, 1974 timeframe and was pulled over by a helicopter going over 100 MPH. Had two kids, 6 & 9 in car with me. The egged me on so they could see the needle hit 100.

This is another thing that I tell my friends when I talk about you :)

What is the fastest you have ever driven?

I take the fifth!

27 posted on 11/28/2001 10:48:25 PM PST by Cool Guy
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To: spycatcher
Oh sure! Show off...lol!

Before I was a homeschool mama I drove my Honda Accord at 95mph on Hwy 395 while The Phantom of the Opera shrilled on the tape player...past a long line of cars...a CHP being at the front...oh for joy. This was not 45 minutes after getting a ticket driving into Bishop. arghghg! Great thing though...I didn't get a second ticket. And I drove the speed limit the rest of the way to my final destination...I didn't care WHO was behind me! Ha!

28 posted on 11/28/2001 10:48:35 PM PST by homeschool mama
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To: spycatcher
My fine was $1200. --- I was just about to cross into Nevada from CA, and I made the mistake of stopping to purchase CA lottery tickets for co-workers! My fine was paid by co-workers: we pooled our tokes from that night and had one heck of a great run at the craps table, with money to spare for an entire day's drunk!
29 posted on 11/28/2001 10:49:34 PM PST by onyx
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To: Hacksaw
149.02 mph at the Richard Petty Expeience of a Lifetime.

I was in a class of 12 (10 men, 2 women...3 of the men were Pro off road racers). I was the Valedictorian of my class! Heheheh...even beat my husband! ;o)

30 posted on 11/28/2001 10:50:13 PM PST by dixiechick2000
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To: Gracey
210 kph = ~130 mph
31 posted on 11/28/2001 10:50:14 PM PST by general_re
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To: Hacksaw
130 in a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T on the Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway in Kona, Hawaii with my mom in the car.
32 posted on 11/28/2001 10:50:24 PM PST by Tony in Hawaii
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To: Gracey
100km/h = 62mph. Thus, 210km/h = 130mph.

Ontario roads are usually quite nice and well maintained. As long as they don't have snow on them :-)

33 posted on 11/28/2001 10:51:09 PM PST by ikka
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To: Gracey; general_re
Its about 150-155 mph.And very quiet :-)Nice thing is is gets up there so fast and stays at that speed, quite unlike any other V-12 I've driven.Others are faster off a standing start, but after 150 yds, nothing else seems to accelerate with such ease...except for the BMW M5....that's a horse.

Drive over in France and Switzerland, and they let you air it out, and most are doing, even in the slow lanes, 130 km/hr.Much better than the QEW.

35 posted on 11/28/2001 10:52:48 PM PST by habs4ever
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To: Hacksaw
When I was 16 yrs old, a date borrowed his brother's Jag to impress me. He got up to 130 mph on a newly opened freeway before I freaked and made him slow down. (I didn't know cars could go that fast!) I thought he was a nut with a death-wish and refused to go out with him again. *chuckle*
36 posted on 11/28/2001 10:53:25 PM PST by LaineyDee
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To: Gracey
126, on a US highway? What were you driving.

You can do it in a lot of cars :p

37 posted on 11/28/2001 10:53:28 PM PST by Cool Guy
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To: Hacksaw
135 or 140 in a Saab 900 Turbo with a few extra goodies. That's about 5,500 to 5,700 RPM in 5th gear on a flat desert road in cool weather (the intercooler works better when it's cool). My speedometer was accurate within 3% to 100 MPH (I had it checked up to that speed so it probably remained consistant for the full range. The spedo said 140 so the real top speed is just a guess but a pretty good one.

It wasn't as fast as my neighbors Saab 900 but then again I didn't have all the speed parts he did.

38 posted on 11/28/2001 10:54:03 PM PST by airedale
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To: Cool Guy
Hey, no fair peeking at my posts. LOL. Did I tell you about this? I don't remember.

My eyes perk up when there's a post about cars and speed :-) He He

39 posted on 11/28/2001 10:54:15 PM PST by Gracey
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To: Hacksaw
You won't believe this but it was under 80.
Yeah, I'm the guy that only goes 5 mph over the speed limit and that everybody passes.
40 posted on 11/28/2001 10:55:46 PM PST by this_ol_patriot
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