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Offline Confederate Cuda

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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #510 on: August 27, 2011 - 10:51:16 AM »
I hit 160 in my Jag XKR last weekend. It is supposed have an electronic limit at 155 but that did not seem to work  :bigsmile: after that the car had more balls than I did so I let off.




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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #511 on: August 27, 2011 - 11:23:39 AM »
Is this a Skyline I believe they're called?

Yeah, Skyline GTR :)
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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #512 on: August 28, 2011 - 01:47:07 PM »
About 130 in my 66 New Yorker (2:76 rear end). Saw a roll over crash out in the desert (calif) Left a friend with the victims (one had a broken back and was drunk as hell-on their way to Vegas to be married) to make sure they did not move. Middle of no were. Raced ahead to find phone/gas station(before cell phones) 3rd exit found a station with a hand crank phone! Told by operator to leave money for call with station attendant-ya right

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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #513 on: September 09, 2011 - 05:36:53 AM »
I did 138 in my 2004 Hyundai Tiburon on an open highway in AZ.  The car still had some left in her but i backed off worried about cops and going to jail.  She still felt smooth going that fast which amazed me.  My wife was pregnant and said to step on it.  Who am I to disobey a direct order? :dunno:
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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #514 on: September 09, 2011 - 10:32:22 AM »
Not top speed wise but acceleration wise I was in a mini dragster at Speedzone that was powered by a 300hp Chevy 350.  Supposedly goes 0-70 in 3.5 seconds and pulls 2.5 G forces.  It was more like a ride/game racing against other drivers for best time but it was still fun to accelerate that fast.

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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #515 on: September 22, 2011 - 11:52:21 AM »
I hit 160 in my Jag XKR last weekend. It is supposed have an electronic limit at 155 but that did not seem to work  :bigsmile: after that the car had more balls than I did so I let off.
Cool  :2thumbs: When did you pick that up ?? a bit of a step up from the little green car you picked me up in LOL

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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #516 on: September 22, 2011 - 02:11:38 PM »
Cool  :2thumbs: When did you pick that up ?? a bit of a step up from the little green car you picked me up in LOL
I bought it about a year ago. Shortly after you left I bought this 911 but it started to get too many miles so I sold it and bought the Jag. As usual your timing is impeccable. Now I will be out of a job in a few weeks so no new toys for a while  :crying:

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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #517 on: September 26, 2011 - 06:26:31 PM »
Got up to 120 in my wife's 2011 Challenger R/T. It still had plenty but the wife had enough  :grinyes: 
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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #518 on: September 29, 2011 - 07:50:15 PM »
140 mph in my 08 Dodge Charger R/t.  :) tuned so no speed limiter. Past that is just stupid... unless you know there's no traffic and no sudden change in the road surface.  Then you're safe

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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #519 on: October 21, 2011 - 04:52:57 PM »
155-160 in a 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo. The real adrenaline rush came from the fact that we were on a two-lane, bumpy country road here in Napa that leads into a 90 degree turn.  :)

By the way, all you guys on here that have hit 130 or so in an E Body... man... I can't even imagine how un-planted these cars must feel at that speed. Not exactly aerodynamic.
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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #520 on: January 06, 2012 - 08:51:45 AM »
186+  on my CBR900rr  motorcycle  rocket,,, man was i dumb, and in my early 20's and no kid..  my helmet was smashing my chin.. :banghead:

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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #521 on: January 13, 2012 - 05:22:39 AM »
probably 110 or 115 in various poor rental cars over the years, but I took my 73 Barracuda up to 102 on a nice North Dakota country road straightaway last fall on very worn rear tires. One of those roads that is between gravel and asphalt. I've done a lot of crazy high wire rigging stuff, and I play with firearms and giant robots that spit fire and shoot 2x4's 180 mph, but that was hands down the scariest few seconds of my life. Sort of floating along, like friction was a second though....
    It started out as a Sunday drive, but i had just gotten the vehicle a few weeks earlier, and she just kind of asked nicely for me to keep putting my foot down, just to breath in that sweet harvest air.  She seemed pretty happy when it was all over and we both grinned the whole way home. Y'all know how those 'cudas can grin...
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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #522 on: February 02, 2012 - 01:46:15 PM »
I use to steer with my feet till going 160 knots (in a T-38). After that it flew. Does that count?

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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #523 on: February 02, 2012 - 02:59:19 PM »
148 mph in a 1979 z28. i was racing with a corvette. i kept the pedel down and passed him with 4 people in the car. young and crazy i guess. :misbehaving:
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Re: what is the fastest you have ever driven ? and in what?
« Reply #524 on: February 20, 2012 - 10:10:17 AM »
145 on the scooter somewhere past Desert Center and Blythe. There was some traffic ahead, so I slowed down... I have been told the Ape's top speed is 172, haven't tried it yet. 427Vette, are you sure you weren't doing 166 on that 900RR?

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