Author Topic: Fastest car you've driven? (Read 1900 times)

Ripsnort · « **Reply #15 on:** July 26, 2002, 11:48:48 AM »

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Originally posted by Swoop
Hmmm.

130mph in a Ford Sierra (thats Taurus to you yanks) XR4x4.

Now on a bike......155mph on my Yamaha YZF-R6 while racing a Ferrari 355 (I won).

When I had my murder cycles, I used to laugh at the guys that "attempted" to race me.

Swoop · « **Reply #16 on:** July 26, 2002, 11:58:33 AM »

Cars that race bikes are usually driven by numpties that live in a dreamworld.......but on a motorway (translation: freeway) with zero traffic (2am) a Ferrari owner can be forgiven for thinking he can take on a bike.....after all it's top end that matters on a motorway and a 355 has got quite a lot. Guess the driver ran out of bottle at 150mph.

I have very fond memories of burning a ZXR400L3 away from the lights past Gloucestershire Police Headquarters racing a souped up Subrari rally car with the biggest exhaust pipe you've ever seen. Again, I won. The driver musta been impressed cos he gave me a thumbs up at the next set of lights and turned off.

crowMAW · « **Reply #17 on:** July 26, 2002, 12:04:54 PM »

The car with the most potiential I ever drove was a Ferrari Testarossa, but I never got it above 130mph. At that speed it felt like I was doing 60mph in a normal car. I have no doubt that it could reach the 180+mph claimed by Ferrari.

Fastest I've ever driven was 155 in my M3. I haven't had my S2000 more than 125 so far.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #18 on:** July 26, 2002, 12:19:04 PM »

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Originally posted by crowMAW
The car with the most potiential I ever drove was a Ferrari Testarossa, but I never got it above 130mph. At that speed it felt like I was doing 60mph in a normal car. I have no doubt that it could reach the claimed 180+mph claimed by Ferrari.

Fastest I've ever driven was 155 in my M3. I haven't had my S2000 more than 125 so far.

Suspension is EVERYTHING in a car...about a month after I got my car, I decided to do a "by the seat of the pants" drive on the freeway on an early Sunday morning (ie: no traffic). I did not look at the speedometer and accelerated up to what I though, what I felt was 70 MPH. When I looked down feeling confident I was within 5 mph of that range, I was doing 95 mph.

midnight Target · « **Reply #19 on:** July 26, 2002, 12:28:47 PM »

I used to own a Mercedes 220D. Sucker was a pig around town, went 0 to 60 in about 3 days, but on a long trip across the desert I wound it up to 100 and the car just kept getting smoother and smoother. Was a very strange sensation.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #20 on:** July 26, 2002, 12:32:03 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
I used to own a Mercedes 220D. Sucker was a pig around town, went 0 to 60 in about 3 days, but on a long trip across the desert I wound it up to 100 and the car just kept getting smoother and smoother. Was a very strange sensation.

The only car I've ever had airborn (as a passenger) was a MB. In NJ, over a small wooden bridge in the hills of Watchung mtns., a friend got a 70-something MB up to 70 mph and hit this bridge, we got all four wheels off the ground (scrapped the nose a bit on landing). German cars are built for high speeds, you don't get the floating sensation that you do on many American cars.

Maverick · « **Reply #21 on:** July 26, 2002, 02:38:40 PM »

I did 140 in a 1978 280Z 2+2 on I-10 west of Yuma AZ one summer. I also have been over 125 on a Kawasaki KZ1000P (Police bike), once while on a loooong training ride and later responding to an "Officer needs help" call in town. I have also been up to 115 to 120 on 2 different BMW civilian bikes, a boxer and an "oil head".

Now I do 75 as there is no reason to go faster in traveling. The old 55 mph limit sucked BIG time.

AdmRose · « **Reply #22 on:** July 26, 2002, 02:45:44 PM »

Jumped a bridge doing 65 in my '86 Chevy once. Unfortunately, the last time I jumped it I was in my father's '98 Breeze (Anti-Lock Brakes Standard). I neglected to note the stones all over the road at the landing spot. Needless to say, my Celebrity (Drum Brakes Standard) didn't seem to want to grip the road upon landing. Damn thing spun out and the only thing that stopped me from hitting a wooden fence was that oh-so conviently placed road sign. Knocked the sign right off the pole and damaged the moulding on my bumper in the process. Needless to say, I had that thing going 90 away from there in roughly 15 seconds.

JimBear · « **Reply #23 on:** July 26, 2002, 02:49:53 PM »

How the hell would I know? The map was flying about, the ol lady was screaming and a beer had fallen on the floor, whos gonna look at the speedo then?

ohh it was a 1970 Olds 442

Red Ant · « **Reply #24 on:** July 26, 2002, 02:54:34 PM »

Once in a while i get to drive my father-in-law's early 90s Jaguar XJS 12cylinder. Had that up to 150 a couple of times, and it felt like it could go a LOT faster

narsus · « **Reply #25 on:** July 26, 2002, 03:01:11 PM »

Until recently 1988 hyundai excel I went 120mph in it.

(it was just after the rodney king chase, when the police said he was doing 120 i didnt believe the car could go that fast, so i tried it. Very very scary at high speed in that car, barely in control).

Recently my brothers worked '69 firebird putting out about 650hp, does about 10 second quarter mile (need to get official time on it). But we were on highway in virginia near roanoke doing about 160 easy...that was fun.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #26 on:** July 26, 2002, 03:10:11 PM »

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Originally posted by JimBear
How the hell would I know? The map was flying about, the ol lady was screaming and a beer had fallen on the floor, whos gonna look at the speedo then?

ohh it was a 1970 Olds 442

ROTFLOL! Thanks for my "Friday Laugh"

SlapShot · « **Reply #27 on:** July 26, 2002, 03:47:16 PM »

I owned a '70 Datsun 240Z. Was road racing an older gentleman in a white Porche Turbo Carrera.

I kicked his butt while driving thru city traffic and other congestion. I finally broke clear of the traffic and opened it up to increase the distance between us. At this point, I finally had a chance to look at the world around me. I covered a very familar distance (from known corner to known bridge - drove this highway a million times) in what seemed to be a blink of an eye. I looked down at the speedo and it was registering 140 mph (speedo went to 160-5) and I still had some more pedal to go. WHOA !!! backed off the gas, and looked in the rearview to finally see the Porche break clear of the traffic. He gained rather quickly on me because I slowed down ... at least that is what I thought. As the Porche passed my window, he up shifted to what I believed to be 4th gear and took off like greased lighting (I looked at the speedo - I had only slowed down to 100 mph) and the older gentleman disappeared into the sunset and horizon.

Never have I driven that fast again and never under estimate a Porche Turbo Carrera !!!

Udie · « **Reply #28 on:** July 26, 2002, 03:53:26 PM »

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Originally posted by narsus
Until recently 1988 hyundai excel I went 120mph in it. (it was just after the rodney king chase, when the police said he was doing 120 i didnt believe the car could go that fast, so i tried it. Very very scary at high speed in that car, barely in control).

Recently my brothers worked '69 firebird putting out about 650hp, does about 10 second quarter mile (need to get official time on it). But we were on highway in virginia near roanoke doing about 160 easy...that was fun.

hehe back in 89 I had a 1981 Mazda GLC that had 3rd gear missing. The car would shake violently between 65 mph and 95mph. One day, while I was a courier driver in Houston, I found myself on the 610 ship channel bridge. So at the top I punched the pedal to the metal. At 65 the wheel started it's normal shaking. I kept it floored. By the time I had reached the bottom of the bridge my speedo was pegged (95mph) the shaking had stopped just before I pegged the speedo. As I got to the bottom I passed 2 18 wheelers in like .7 seconds flat and realized that I was doing well over 100 mph in a death trap of a car (that was suprisingly running very smooth!) So I let my foot off the gas.

It took a full 20 seconds for the speedo to start dropping hehe! sure enough at 95 the shaking came back, only this time added by my own shaking at the though of how stupid I had just been. I would imagine that I was around 120 or 130 mph in that thing. I was so effing stupid back then!!!!!!! I'm very lucky to be here now I think.......

midnight Target · « **Reply #29 on:** July 26, 2002, 04:05:16 PM »

OK one more....

The fastest car, well the most fun to drive, that I've ever owned was.. don't laugh.. a 1974 Mercury Capri with the V-6. That little POS was a "poor mans porche" if there ever was one. It wanted to go airborn at about 105, but it was really quick and handled quite well. I miss that car.