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nick205

posted on 5/3/11 at 07:51 PM Reply With Quote
what's the fastest you've ever driven?

So what's the fastest you've ever driven?

Not necessarily looking for where, what and when, more in how many have experienced seriously fast driving speeds.






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se7en

posted on 5/3/11 at 07:56 PM Reply With Quote
160 in a Ferrari Dino
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tomgregory2000

posted on 5/3/11 at 07:57 PM Reply With Quote
Can you put a place for 60mph as thats all my defender does
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MakeEverything

posted on 5/3/11 at 07:57 PM Reply With Quote
185 for me, recorded on a GPS, though the bike was reading 192. Precious to that was 157.





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Danozeman

posted on 5/3/11 at 08:00 PM Reply With Quote
146 in a vauxhall senator 3 litre 24v ex police persuit car so the speedo was calibrated. More left aswell but thought id better slow down.





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Ninehigh

posted on 5/3/11 at 08:09 PM Reply With Quote
I've ticked 130 but the needle read just under, that was all it had so I'll say 128. Having only ever done it once it was awesome the way the centre line shot by so fast!






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prawnabie

posted on 5/3/11 at 08:11 PM Reply With Quote
174 indicated on a bike, 155 indicated in car car
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Andybarbet

posted on 5/3/11 at 08:14 PM Reply With Quote
Personally driven at 135 on the clock of my SEAT, i loved that car

Fastest ive been in a car with someone else was 145 in a Mac1 running a very tuned redtop, i was in the passenger seat purely to read the speedo as my chum wanted to know how fast it would go but really wanted to concentrate on the road rather than the speedo..........it was pretty uncomfortable without a windscreen. Mind you, thats presuming the speedo was reading close to the truth, it felt unbelievably quick





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Andybarbet

posted on 5/3/11 at 08:16 PM Reply With Quote
Mind you, all that aside, i managed 88 mph in my 1st car, a 998cc completely standard very rusty mini with drum brakes & 10" rims, that was more scary than either of the above....





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Richard Quinn

posted on 5/3/11 at 08:17 PM Reply With Quote
240kph in a Seat Leon Cupra hire car on the A9 in Germany. It had a sticker on the dash saying "übersteigen Sie nicht 240kph" or similar. I wasn't being good, it just wouldn't do any more!
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big_wasa

posted on 5/3/11 at 08:22 PM Reply With Quote
167 on a bike and 130 in car.
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posted on 5/3/11 at 08:36 PM Reply With Quote
155 M3 evo
155 911 turbo
165 Blackbird
165 Daytona
170 GSXR 11

obviously all on tracks etc!






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MikeCapon

posted on 5/3/11 at 08:36 PM Reply With Quote
170+ on a bike (World Endurance Championship) and around the same speed as passenger on a sidecar (french championship + GP). Stupid, stupid, stupid boy
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greglogan

posted on 5/3/11 at 08:44 PM Reply With Quote
reading 170 mph on a bike and 130 in a Skoda Suberb Diesel, All readings according to the vehicles own displays so open to much dispute. Fun tho





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mark chandler

posted on 5/3/11 at 08:46 PM Reply With Quote
~175mph 928 porche S4, right up to the red line in top.

All you could here was the air rushing over the car, fantastic cars and cheap these days, I challenge you to buy something you can use every day for £5000 that will go like these, it had 150,000 on the clock!

prior to that ~150mph in XJS jags and MR2 turbo, this stopped at the rev limiter but would have gone more.

~150mph 919 honda fireblade.

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martin1973

posted on 5/3/11 at 08:47 PM Reply With Quote
i only ever get to 88 then its just a blur








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Ninehigh

posted on 5/3/11 at 08:50 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by martin1973
i only ever get to 88 then its just a blur


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UncleFista

posted on 5/3/11 at 08:59 PM Reply With Quote
The highest speed I've been was 145mph on an RC30, I was still accelerating hard but 145 was showing the last time I looked at the clock





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simonwinn

posted on 5/3/11 at 08:59 PM Reply With Quote
156 on my CBR, well that was the highest number I saw before deciding to concentrate on the road
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40inches

posted on 5/3/11 at 09:04 PM Reply With Quote
155 (limited) BMW 535i
170 MR2 Turbo (delimited)
Both around 10 years ago.

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bi22le

posted on 5/3/11 at 09:20 PM Reply With Quote
About 140 in a FTO MIVEC and SEAT Leon Cupra

Also 140 pillion on both 748 Ducati and GSXR 1000 K4

In a kit car probably about 120 in my MAC1, I guess only about a 100 in my RAW Striker.





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coyoteboy

posted on 5/3/11 at 09:28 PM Reply With Quote
I don't like absolute speed really. I've driven at 130 and been driven at 165, but I don't find the experience much fun. In my road car it feels planted and safe so it has no thrill, I much prefer fast corners and acceleration, I could stil below 70 all the time happily.
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Simon

posted on 5/3/11 at 09:34 PM Reply With Quote
Approx 170, but how long have you done it for....

I did (alledgedly) the 110 miles to get to a certain port abroad in 50 mins - 135mph for nearly an hour

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smart51

posted on 5/3/11 at 09:36 PM Reply With Quote
The BEC hit the red line at 120 so that's it for me. I once drove a Dodge Viper at 90 MPH on the rolling road we build for the factory. It wasn't in a pit at the time. As the speed went up, the customer's backed away. Noise and rapidly rotating parts seemed a bit scary. Or perhaps it was the exposed side pipes glowing white hot.






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JoelP

posted on 5/3/11 at 09:38 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by smart51
The BEC hit the red line at 120 so that's it for me. I once drove a Dodge Viper at 90 MPH on the rolling road we build for the factory. It wasn't in a pit at the time. As the speed went up, the customer's backed away. Noise and rapidly rotating parts seemed a bit scary. Or perhaps it was the exposed side pipes glowing white hot.


i sometimes back away from my washing machine, so theres no shame doing it from a loud car on a roller





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