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Offline JoeGrapes

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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #555 on: November 26, 2013 - 07:20:29 PM »
In a Mopar in 1973 in my 1970 Roadrunner 383 4 speed. I was on the New York Thruway and I got the car up to 135 with the engine screaming and the hood shaking like crazy before I chickened out. In a Chevy with my wife's 1996 Z28 on the same road we got it up to 140 and it was smooth as silk. A few years ago my daughter had my Barracuda out for a spin and when she got home she complained she couldn't get it much past 100. Man did I hit the ceiling! Not because of the car, but now I had to be the DAD!, LOL 




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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #556 on: November 26, 2013 - 07:31:27 PM »
17 years old in my 70 barracuda on a very old and narrow country road back home. 130+ absolutely top end going down hill. Don't tell my kids they think dad was a good boy. I am going to fool them as long as I can.
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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #557 on: December 04, 2013 - 11:42:58 AM »
Watched dad bury the dream - o- meter at 120 in his barracuda.   I had it to 110 with a 400lb fat man in the passenger seat and 2 normal sized humans in the back seat while passing a Neon R/T (not SRT, the R/T version they made in the late 90's, early 2000's).

My 1986 Dodge Daytona turbo z would top out at 80 with the T-tops out   :roflsmiley:, and around 120 with them in.

AWD Turbo Eagle Talon would indicate 140.

Pegged the dream o meter at 205 on my CBR1100XX Super Blackbird (Honda motorcycle) but magazine radar tests showed a best of 189 with the clock pegged at 205 in their reviews... so I guess 189.
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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #558 on: December 04, 2013 - 11:59:36 AM »
Drove 2 times at MIS (Michigan Intermational Speedway) Once in a Richard Petty driving experience. 147MPH. The scariest high speed run was in a mini van at MIS. We rented the track for the day for work & drove a right hand drive euro spec. van at 140MPH. Dam near as fast as the Richard Petty stock car!
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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #559 on: December 04, 2013 - 12:27:51 PM »
135MPH  :screwy: (according to the factory speedo) on I90 West heading from NY to PA ....

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in my 1970 Plymouth Superbird 440 4bbl auto.....
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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #560 on: December 04, 2013 - 04:14:36 PM »
132 (governed) in my 2010 police intercepter.....chasing a pos 82 nissan 280z turbo....he found out what the PIT maneuver was  :bigsmile:

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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #561 on: December 04, 2013 - 04:32:21 PM »
140mph'ish in my Viper and 135mph on my ZX6 Ninja

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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #562 on: December 04, 2013 - 04:32:55 PM »
135MPH  :screwy: (according to the factory speedo) on I90 West heading from NY to PA ....

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in my 1970 Plymouth Superbird 440 4bbl auto.....

Years ago when I was young and foolish officer... :eek7:
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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #563 on: December 04, 2013 - 08:03:11 PM »
About 208mph, or 181 KIAS (knots indicated air speed), as I was "driving" UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters for Uncle Sam at the time. We were in a hurry to get back to our base so I climbed to altitude and set the engines to max continuous power to get the highest ground speed. As we approached the base I nosed it over into a shallow dive, kept the power on and the airspeed indicator climbed to 181 KIAS and settled there. The 'Hawk is such a capable machine and a real pleasure to fly. It was the ultimate Sport-Utility-Vehicle. Here's a short video of one making a flyby

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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #564 on: December 04, 2013 - 09:12:19 PM »
Not sure about the fastest, but most definitely the quickest in my '73 Challenger with the 543 stroker. As my buddy says, "It's stupid fast". I've had many big block muscle cars and many Mopars, but nothing like this and with the stock suspension, it just plain scares the  :22yikes: out of me. I've buried the speedo (120) more than once. It's not going 120, heck I've done that in a smooth riding Cadillac and hardly known it, It's the ride from zero to whatever that's the real thrill!! 651 ft/lbs of torque will plant the 'ole keester in the seat like there's no tomorrow!!  :burnout:

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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #565 on: December 16, 2013 - 09:26:27 AM »
130 MPH + ???. Speedometer pegged out. '67 Chrysler "300". I was on an unopened section of the Gene Snyder Freeway in Louisville, Ky. Took all 4 lanes and about 5 miles to get it under control due to 10" drum brakes that were glazed. Knuckles still white 25 years later !

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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #566 on: December 16, 2013 - 08:28:27 PM »
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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #567 on: December 16, 2013 - 09:57:56 PM »
Carnival, you stole my airplane speed ideal. You are crazy that fast on a snowmobile.


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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #568 on: January 17, 2014 - 08:30:31 PM »
I buried the speedometer somewhere in New Mexico in the 1970s with my 73 Challenger!.         :)
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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #569 on: February 06, 2014 - 07:45:56 PM »
In about 1973-74 I had a 68 Firebird 400 4spd with a lot of motor work. I took a friend to just over 140 and he got so scared he was scream'in like a little girl. A year later I was racing a guy I graduated with. Keith had a 67 GTX and we were side by side at 140 going down an old county highway. Why I'm still alive I don't know.
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