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

[dgc333]

I got bagged doing 115 on the Mass pike years ago in my 67 Pontiac LeMans and the cop gave me a break and wrote the ticket for 75.

I used to have a Kawasaki GPz550 that I regulary went past the 130 mark on the speedo.

I have had the 89 Shelby Daytona I used to own way past the 125 mark on the speed many times.

I have had my 68 Barracuda over 110 indicated, haven't had the chance to push it with the new 360 yet.

The fastest speed was 155 on the back stretch at NHIR in a Petty Driving experience cup car (121.45 lap speed).

[Mr. 6pak2go]

wow i bet that was quite the ride!!

[dgc333]

wow i bet that was quite the ride!!

As far as I am concerned it's the ultimate E-ticket!!  

By the end of the third session I was ready to go faster but NHIR limits Petty to 122mph lap speeds for the Petty Driving Experince.

Best part was my wife gave me this for my B-day. The Petty folks even talked her into going out for a ride. She left the pits with horror in her eys and came back in with a grin from ear to ear.

[cudacharlie]

Okay, I must be living under a rock, because this thread is the first time I've ever heard about the Petty Experience.  So, I looked it up online and HOLY SHNICKIES that sounds like the coolest thing ever.  I am absolutely gonna do it in Nov. when they come to CA.  And, get this, my woman wants to do it too!  She's ready to drop the hammer on the backstretch!   ]

So, anybody else done the Petty thing?  Can y'all offer some advice as to which program (rookie, lifetime, etc.) I should go for, or do you do them in a certain order?  Sounds like quite the adrenaline rush!

[dgc333]

I did the 30 lap experience. It's broken up into three sessions of 8, 11 and 11 laps. They critic your driving between each session and as long as you can keep up with the instructor and correct any deficencies in your driving they will keep increasing the pace until you reach the limit for the track.

My recomendation would be purchase as many laps as you can afford. They definately work you up to speed slowly so if you purchase a 5-10 lap experince you won't get to go as fast as if you purchase a 30 or more lap experince.

Here's a humorous story; A friend of mine has been driving street stocks and late model sportsman cars at the local 1/4 mile track for years. He's a pretty good driver and regularly finishes in the top 10 and wins at least one feature a year. His wife gave him a driving experince with Ken Bouchards program at Thompson Speedway in CT where you get to drive a NSACAR Modified car. He never told them he hd experience so he was being treated just like a newby. After a few laps when he had gotten comfortable with the car he drifted up high on the instructor going into turn 1  and the instructor moved up, he dived under him and passed him. He ran the car hard down the back stretch and through turns 3 & 4 with the instructor hot on his tail. Of course the folks running the program were going ballistic and banned him from the program but as far as he was concerned it was worth it.

[gn300]

1978 chrysler newport weht through radar at around 135+ no ticket bye bye gone the cop thought it was big green 2-door. blue 4-door    close.Walked away from 4 state troopers in maryland at 95+ mph 1980 New Yorker

[Mr. 6pak2go]

wow thats fast in a big oh boat!!

[Ghost]

I really should check this thread more often.  It would seem that I missed all the fun with that Sir 814 moron.  Oh well.


The fastest I've gotten The Jessica Lynn up to is 75.  Really didn't want to go much faster than that in her.  Too afraid something bad would happen.

[GoodysGotaCuda]

...kinda hard to see...camera phone. but i was crusing at 110...its seen 120 and has much more left even at that speed, just not sure how fast i'd wanna push it

[moparguy01]

In the early eighties, My boss then at the time had a hopped  up 240Z. There were a total of 4 of us in the car. Yes, you heard that right. 4 of  us. He wanted downforce weight for when he took it up to top speed.
On a late Sunday night on Hwy. 101. We hit a top speed of 160 mph. We travelled maybe 35  miles and did it in less than 15 minutes.
  We we're pulled over and he went to jail. The rest of us took an expensive Taxi cab ride back home.

how in the hell did you keep a 240z on the ground at 160? at 110 my dads old 260 would get reaaaaaaly light up front.

I think the fastest I've been was on my dad's vstrom (my honda cycle was busted.wait, it still is. haha) i had the speedo pegged at 160, but i honestly dont know how accurate those speedos are, but somewhere in that neighborhood. I've been to damn near there in a car as well. but on a cycle boy does it feel ALOT faster.

[dodgetkboy78]

What?
Motorcycles count?

I HAD A HAYABUSA!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
(need I say more?)

[Mr. 6pak2go]

a friend of mine had?has a hayabusa the fastest production motorcycle! (spit) he about got killed on it! 2 weeks ago he was going down a mountain some guy ran him off the road and he wrecked pretty bad! broke almost every bone in his body!! his neck back both arms both legs both hands feet ribs hips etc!! he is gonna be in the hospital for the next 6 months and in a bed for 2 years at lest after that!! there not worth it!! i hate motorcycles!

[dodgetkboy78]

Considering the motorcycle had nothing to do with it, I would not blame it on the motorcycle.
People get hurt in cars too, but it aint the cars fault.

(ps, I got rid of it because it was too fast...........)

[Tom Quad]

129 mph on radar at watkins glen. AAR Cuda
140 mph  on the interstate = 6000 rpm 4th gear 1:1  3.23's 26 inch tire   do the math  AAR Cuda
Banzai!!!   And as soon as Jamie Passon gets the new ratios in the trans it's an easy 148 mph
140 mph ZO6 vette  Watkins Glen

[Mr. 6pak2go]

Considering the motorcycle had nothing to do with it, I would not blame it on the motorcycle.
People get hurt in cars too, but it aint the cars fault.

(ps, I got rid of it because it was too fast...........)

  i dont care what anyone says cars/trucks are much safer than a bike think about it!! a bike has 2 wheels and no protection around you!!