what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?

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Offline wart1de

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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #195 on: December 29, 2005 - 09:04:08 PM »
Approx 230kph in my 351 cleveland powered '80 ford falcon.

Had the 'Cuda up to 80mph before the engine started making unhappy noises.. Next day I discovered the front rails were cracked pretty bad. Scary!   :o
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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #196 on: December 30, 2005 - 08:37:58 AM »
about 130 in my 71`cuda.. ran outta road.. she had more in her...i also did 130 in a richard Petty Pontiac at Disney..29 laps on a track ..that is the ultimate experience...

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« Reply #197 on: December 31, 2005 - 07:56:44 PM »
 My fire trucks will run 62 mph.  They are governed at that speed.  :swear:   Kinda silly running lights and sirens down I-75 and all of the traffic passing you.   :roflsmiley:  But hey,  none of them are Mopars.  Most are E-One, or American-lafrance.  Anyone think we should invent and market Hemi fire trucks?   :roflsmiley:    :cooldancing:    ......................Oldschool

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« Reply #198 on: December 31, 2005 - 09:46:12 PM »
My fire trucks will run 62 mph.  They are governed at that speed.  :swear:   Kinda silly running lights and sirens down I-75 and all of the traffic passing you.   :roflsmiley: 

Now thats funny!  what's the 0-60 time?   :roflsmiley:

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« Reply #199 on: January 01, 2006 - 07:42:24 AM »
Now thats funny!  what's the 0-60 time?   :roflsmiley:

Let's put it this way.  It would be easier to time it with a calendar than a stopwatch!   :roflsmiley:    :cooldancing:  ..................Oldschool

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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #200 on: January 01, 2006 - 08:26:56 AM »
In 1972 riding in the back seat of my brother-in-laws 1970 (pink) barracuda, going down mountain parkway with a mach 1 quickly growing smaller, on the way back from clay city dragway @ 2 in the morning. the needle on the rally dash speedo pegged and quivering, sister riding shotgun and me grinning from ear to ear. oh yea--on bias ply tires. I wasn't driving but man was that a moment for a 10 year old to remember. I now own that cuda and someday, after the restoration, i will duplicate that speed.
 In 1981 in a not so stock,1978 type lt camaro, 350, 273 gear automatic, while being chased by several police cars(13),
the 130 speedo was wound tight.8 tickets were issued to me exceeding speeds of 130 mph. also several other traffic violations that ended up costing me a lot of money and 15 days of freedom. BTW, it all started over what would have been a 65 mph ticket at worst. That was the last time i ever had trouble with the law. Learned my lesson, well. you can't outrun the radio. but hey, i still love to drive fast. :burnout:

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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #201 on: January 01, 2006 - 09:29:27 AM »
Been 155 on a suzuki katana.  Never do that again :22yikes:  but you talkin about an adrenaline rush! :woo:


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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #202 on: January 03, 2006 - 09:31:01 PM »
My fire trucks will run 62 mph.  They are governed at that speed.  :swear:   Kinda silly running lights and sirens down I-75 and all of the traffic passing you.   :roflsmiley:  But hey,  none of them are Mopars.  Most are E-One, or American-lafrance.  Anyone think we should invent and market Hemi fire trucks?   :roflsmiley:    :cooldancing:    ......................Oldschool

 American LaFrance was a mopar...sort of, until Daimler sold them.

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« Reply #203 on: January 09, 2006 - 03:04:17 PM »
112 in my 1970 Dodge Charger 500 with a 383 - 727- 8-3/4 with 3.23

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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #204 on: February 13, 2006 - 12:00:21 AM »
143mph in my 2000 Honda Civic  :roflsmiley:

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« Reply #205 on: February 13, 2006 - 04:43:14 PM »
 Most recent......4 MPH on our John Deere trying to mulch leaves while they were falling.....

  last year  ...133 in our 02 Vette, that was way too much, never again...

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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #206 on: February 16, 2006 - 07:05:02 AM »
well since i dont gota licnece this is god enuf.. 89 mph ona honda forman atv... going up a dirt hill  :dogpile:  sadly..i forgot to slow down when i go to the top ... Omg its superman... nope... just justin....
ooo yea baby.... 0-300 in 3 seconds....

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« Reply #207 on: February 20, 2006 - 09:22:23 PM »
Had my 70 challenger's (318 4 barrel) speedo pegged at 120 in the desert outside Reno for about 5 miles or so (doing the vanishing point thing :lol:) Glad to have done it once to satisfy my curiosity but ever had the desire to do it again, car was alot happier cruising at 70 - 80, driver was too! :lol2: :nzflag:
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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #208 on: March 02, 2006 - 02:15:24 AM »
130 in my 73 340 duster

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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #209 on: March 03, 2006 - 09:38:07 AM »
I can't reply here to this question as posed.

A better question, I could answer to, would be;

 "just how TOOO-PID have you ever been" and, "how much alcohol did you consume prior"

Lucky to be alive, Luckier no-one else was hurt in the process.

Oh well, here goes, wasn't technically the "fastest", been faster on the track, but for sure the scariest !

Speedo said 135 or 140 ? in a '69 superbee goin down a "country" paved highway.

 Friggin closed windows were flapping around real bad ! Thems were real "cheapy" cars ! Noise was drown'in out Foghat song "slow ride". (was the 70's)

Forgot about the railway tracks !

KA-WUMP !, hit the tracks, we was "airborne", "oooops" !, and at the same time, seems the traintracks knocked the "twisted together" fusible link for the electrical ! NADA, ZILCH, NOTHING, EVERYTHING went out ! 8 track, headlights(night), dashlights !

Now picture this, in an instant, which seemed like an eternity, you're airborne, going whatever speed, in complete Darkness and eerie silence, 'cept for that wind noise !

 Ohh  POOOO !

Finally, we re-contact the asphalt with a crash, the "twisted together" fusible link re-contacted, tunes, lights, etc., all came back, and I manged to stay "on the road" , albeit, with some difficulty, and LUCK !

That darn FOGHAT song "slow ride" got "OFFED" !

I/we slowed down a bit after that, "officially", we stopped for a "pee" break. Actually, we stopped to clean the crap 'outa our shorts.
 Car steered a "bit funny" after, as one of the front upper control arm camber bolts had moved "in a bit".

Never know how lucky we were !

2 Weeks later, on a "Friday Nite", after hearing about our "escapade with the tracks", the "ASHMORE" brothers, more drunken local "yahoos", decide to try the same stunt.

For whatever reason, seems their Dads 1970 AMC Ambassador 4 dr., didn't quite make the "landing" as well or straight, which caused them to exit the road "stage left", over the ditch, into the farmers field at a "high rate of speed", whereby, it connected with the "in-approprietly" parked "Massey Fergussen Combine".

Now I ain't no "physics brainer", but we always wondered, "how hard", one has to connect, with a "Massey Fergussen Combine", with a " 70 Ambassador", to move, the prior stated "Combine", a full 60 ft in a Farmers field ??

Again, luckily the "ASHMORE" brothers survived, albeit, with crew-cut hairdo's the "OL'man" Ashmore decided to bestow upon the boys. This was the 70's, crew-cut hairdo's were akin to DY'IN in public !

Seems 'Ol man Ashmore, was just a "little pissed" with the "Massey Fergussen Combine" indemnity portion, of his Insurance Policy.

Tehehehe !  True Story ! 

Don't drink and Drive ! Especially around Combines !

FC out.