Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish

p.s. have also done around 580mph in a 747! :hehe:

Was driving down 280 from school and hit 95mph....felt like I was driving 80mph still. I slowed down do to fear of being pulled over by the Highway Patrol :sweat:

K.T.Tran wrote:Was driving down 280 from school and hit 95mph....felt like I was driving 80mph still. I slowed down do to fear of being pulled over by the Highway Patrol :sweat:

it's a good thing you did that dude :dancing:

kenjilina wrote:what's the fastest anyone's been in a car?

1988: 125mph in my 1987 325is on a stretch of road (Lincoln Blvd.) that runs parallel to an LAX airport runway... With three other people in the car. :sweat:

kenjilina wrote:have done 145mph on my bike but again backed off due to traffic.

That's insane. Where the fuck can you get up to 145 MPH?!

I hit 85 MPH and I start looking around for cops.

kenjilina wrote:what's the fastest anyone's been in a car?

In my friend's car ('95 Nissan 240sx), 115mph on H3, and then the regulator kicked in. Torque in that car is strong however the high end blows.
In my own car ('93 Honda Civic - in which is no longer existant :sweat: ), 95mph on Nimitz Highway. Could not go any faster because a red light was ahead.

Never again. My "racer wannabe" phase is old and over already.

bmwracer wrote:
1988: 125mph in my 1987 325is on a stretch of road (Lincoln Blvd.) that runs parallel to an LAX airport runway... With three other people in the car. :sweat:

I tried to race a 747 taking off taking that road, and I lost. I did hit 110 though.

krim wrote:I tried to race a 747 taking off taking that road, and I lost. I did hit 110 though.

You probably beat it from 0-30, 0-60, ne? ;)

probably 0-60, after that, it wasn't even close. :hehe:

krim wrote:probably 0-60, after that, it wasn't even close. :hehe:

Yeah, but let's see that 747 hook a corner at 25-30mph. :hehe:

true true! :hehe: :rofl:

I've hit 105mph on a highway near Davis. The thing is I didn't even realize it (straight flat road). :sweat:

dochira wrote:I've hit 105mph on a highway near Davis. The thing is I didn't even realize it (straight flat road). :sweat:

When you get to those kinda speeds, you start to notice some lift in the car, depending on the aerodynamics... I was feeling the lightness in the front end of my car at 125mph, despite having a pretty low front air dam... White knuckle time. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
When you get to those kinda speeds, you start to notice some lift in the car, depending on the aerodynamics... I was feeling the lightness in the front end of my car at 125mph, despite having a pretty low front air dam... White knuckle time. :sweat:

That just means you need few giant spolers in the front and back of the car... and some Type-R stickers for more horsepower. :hehe:

krim wrote:That just means you need few giant spolers in the front and back of the car... and some Type-R stickers for more horsepower. :hehe:

Those bogus gadgets weren't en vogue at the time...


Heh, Type R stickers. :hehe:

The 21st century equivalent to the "turbo" sticker of yesteryear. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
When you get to those kinda speeds, you start to notice some lift in the car, depending on the aerodynamics... I was feeling the lightness in the front end of my car at 125mph, despite having a pretty low front air dam... White knuckle time. :sweat:

I did feel the effects of wind more...phew I did 10 miles in around 7-8 minutes. :sweat:

dochira wrote:I did feel the effects of wind more...phew I did 10 miles in around 7-8 minutes. :sweat:

Exhilarating and terrifying at the same time, ne?

blender1184 wrote:

That's insane. Where the fuck can you get up to 145 MPH?!

I hit 85 MPH and I start looking around for cops.

it was on a two lane carriageway on my honda vfr 800. my riding bud was on his yamaha r1 and he blew me away that day. says he's done 170mph on that thing. he's crazy enough so i believe him!
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kenjilina wrote: it was on a two lane carriageway on my honda vfr 800. my riding bud was on his yamaha r1 and he blew me away that day. says he's done 170mph on that thing. he's crazy enough so i believe him!
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Yow. :sweat:

I can't imagine that speed in a car, much less a bike. Whew. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Yow. :sweat:

I can't imagine that speed in a car, much less a bike. Whew. :sweat:

it's even more fun when you realize that only a small patch of rubber the size of a quarter is touching the pavement. :naughty: