joeylcfc Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 (edited) I was wondering what kind of speeds people have done in cars? Driver or passenger, track or road. Personally, 70mph. nah.. I was a passenger at 166mph in a GTR on an airfield, and 135mph on a country road in a Ferrari California with the top down Edited October 3, 2014 by joeylcfc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz! Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 70mph, as it's the fastest you can legally travel on the queens highway, but you would usually find me doing 5-10 mph on a green lane in the Peak District..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Showing my age, but much as I AM an enthusiast, love watching motorsports both live and on TV, we all have to bow to the regulations, in the interests of safety. IN THE PAST, I have gone in excess, but that's a long time ago, and fortunately, with no consequences. Did I enjoy it? To be honest, yes. That's why they have track days now, to let us all legally 'off the leash', and pay for it in a controlled environment. Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 155mph in an RS4(speed limiter) 166mph on a yamaha R6 and 174mph on a Yamaha R1. All under controlled conditions of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nr73 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 In a car, probably only 140mph in my old Scooby. On a bike, 170 at the Nurburgring or 187 at Elvington top speed day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCbutcher Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Around 130mph in a police car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake1*2011 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 148mph on a 1979 Honda cb900fz as a passenger (controlled conditions) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmini Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 168mph at santapod on my Busa Was bloody scary 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalin4u24 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 145mph in a Fiat Stilo Abarth on the Autobahn tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capri-boy Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 140ish in a Celica GT4 (?) round the m25 at night as a passenger, about 17yrs ago. It wasn't under controlled conditions at all. The driver, whose name I forget had brought it tax free in Germany and had brought it back to blighty whilst on a course at Halton, ready to sell. We were pootling along quite nicely at about the limit till some buy racers in a Golf GTI decided to blow past him. Being the competitive type that didn't stand and thus off we went. Car was only couple yrs old and with minimum mileage so felt pretty stable at the speed. Tbh I'd have major kittens nowadays travelling at anywhere near that speed on a public highway. When asked I was told he levelled off at 140 as doing MORE than twice the posted limit would have been bad if plod saw him! On a related note whilst driving home from work this morning the new speed camera's built into the shiny new gantries over the M1 between J26-25 appear to have been turned on. I drive that stretch a lot... and see the usual suspects pushing things but this was the first time I'd seen a camera flash - worth noting that the variable speed was illuminated and showing 50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
53HRA Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I was wondering what kind of speeds people have done in cars? Driver or passenger, track or road. Personally, I was a passenger at 166mph in a GTR on an airfield, and 135mph on a country road in a Ferrari California with the top down 155mph in an RS4(speed limiter) 166mph on a yamaha R6 and 174mph on a Yamaha R1. All under controlled conditions of course! A GTR and RS4 are in my top 10 all time favourite cars....Beautiful machines 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattr Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Bouncing off the rev limiter in my own car (slightly modified engine, close ratio gearbox) so about 140mph ish @7400rpm. About 165/170mph on the works test track, in many different cars. It was my job. Similar on an autobahn. About 170 on the pillion of a (now retired) WSB rider, round Northampton ring road........ that was interesting. All a long time ago. Did about 170 mph in a derestricted test/ prototype car a couple of weeks ago. On a test track. A mate got 201mph a few years ago, thankfully on a track. (We know it was 201 as the car was covered in data logging equipment) the prod version of the car has (unfortunately) 80 fewer horses and ~100 fewer Nm. And it's restricted to 170mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurcyP Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 this sums me up nicely https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT3d9yZJfGk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Anyone remember this? ... Amazing how the LFA is red lining at 9k in the first 3 gears and still not going beyond 55mph!!! Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 To quote the wart faced master of bass power chords, Sir Lemmy of Motorhead, 'speed don't kill and I'm the proof'. So there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugen mark Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 184mph on my r1 ,back road on the way to somerset, used to get 160 everywhere,thats why i gave them up before plod got a nice pic of my plates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok007 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 around 50mph on a old honda express lol i modded the carb and did some very basic fuel injection. even at lowest throttle it would still be doing around 15mph lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b19jas Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 155 in my st220 on the auntobahn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksprogis Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Recently, 148 in a new top spec 530D 142 in a A45 AMG 155 in a 335I 140 past police in a jag XJ 115 in the new rang rover sport with a car full, That was interesting. and finally 140 in a Civic EJ b18c4 turbo Good fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcoforever Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 137 in my fiesta st 217 as a passenger in my mates supra (1147 bhp), that was down the m1 at 2am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Mach 0.7 in a Boeing 737-800. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavin28 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 about 11 years ago i got the chance to work on and ride a Ducati 998R Superbike that had recently won the NW200 Had it up to 180 (ish), Been 150+ many a time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 A GTR and RS4 are in my top 10 all time favourite cars....Beautiful machines Dont get too excited about an RS4. As nice as they are, they are very boring! Sound nice, look smart but not as fast as you would expect. The most dissapointing car I have ever driven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 roughly 110mph in my dad's MG TF with the top down on the M25 after missing the junction we need to get to brands hatch. he promptly slowed back down when traffic built up again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Alex97 Posted September 24, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2014 190mph In a ford focus! On the euro star. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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