Smoothybb Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I remember waking up on the way back from Lizard for the eclipse and noticed we were doing 143 in my mates heavily modified Cav Calibre. Went back to sleep. 120 pillion on a fireblade wearing shorts, t-shirt and carrying a full can of petrol. We were only going the garage 2 miles away, little did I know the plate was actually borrowed from someone else's bike and he really didn't want to be stopped by the rozzers that clocked on when we were coming back. Possibly the scariest experience ever and I've done solo skydives/bungees etc. I also know the top speeds of all the cars I've owned, one way or another. My tip, if you're gonna use a tracking app on your phone, be sure everything gets erased!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autobutcher Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Ragged a few RD350's back in my mis-spent youth, scariest speedy time would be clocking 45 down the back straight of Wrangaton banger track in a mighty Dolomite, heavily rutted dirt track and turn 3 banking was designed specially for following in and jacking trains! Brown overalls time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp79er Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 (edited) I have stuck to all mandatory speed limits as according to Highway Law...I have never driven or been in cars standard or otherwise modified on public highways to max 150ish mph or participated in other forms of street racing and generally messing about in a Fast & Furious type manner in my younger days....Mr Officer sir...honest PS Ride it, like ya stole it... On a more serious note....... I have lost 2 fiends and a work colleagues on bikes, and lost 1 friend in car accidents doing things they shouldn't on roads and several in bad accidents involving cars on roofs and places and positions they shouldn't be in including myself on more than one occation... One of my Ex's friends hit a hump back bridge too fast a piled in to a queue of cars waiting at temp traffic lights, she lost three friends that day and she (the driver) was severely injured along with injuries in three other cars she came down on too.... You always think I wouldn't be you......but it not you, but the others involved... Thankfully I have grown up since and tend to be a more considerate driver....one time I would have classed its as fun but nowadays but some harsh lessons have shown me otherwise. If my kids get in car with someone like I was I would take that persons head off their shoulders. All I can say is keep it on the track...not on the roads.. Edited October 7, 2014 by jp79er 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Well said. It is easy to get 'the red mist'. I do concede in the past that I have touched an indicated 130 in my then car, 28 years ago, a 5-speed 2.8i Capri (Janspeed manifolds and exhaust the only mods) and similarly in my modded 205 GTi 1.9 some 5 years later. A few years later I was reminded by a then girlfriend when over in Spain that I was over the 130 km/h speed limit on the Spanish autovia in a Jag I had, by 100 km/h ... oops ... Nowadays I keep much closer to the limits, and use the cruise control, especially in towns - very useful. It's not really much fun on country lanes any more - too much traffic, and too much grip up to .... speeds. 'Tis fun, where visibility and conditions permit not slowing too much for corners 'though! Nowadays with house, family, mortgage, etc., I can't even consider extra costs, so definitely a good boy!! Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMaxxDave Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 173mph in a highly modded astra turbo on the autobahn, A2 between junction 34 and 35 (I think) Gutersloh and the next one down. Was 34mile round trip, used just over half a tank of fuel which is approx 26 litres. Sent from my iPad Air using TapatalkGot the video somewhere Sent from my iPad Air using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howie87 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 about 110 in my fiesta st, i rearly speed in the car it dose nothing for me. 135 on my sv1000 chasing a mate on his z1000. bloody hard to hold on with no fairing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vrooom Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 When i was young and very stupid, I had a citreon AX GT with very poor brakes. I managed hit 140mph on big downhill "motorway 2" toward london, (tacho needle was in redline zone at 5th). car shook itself to pieces then it went very smooth as i think it flying in air instead on the road at that point. the car was knackered next day, i think i blew headgasket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nr73 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 173mph in a highly modded astra turbo on the autobahn, A2 between junction 34 and 35 (I think) Gutersloh and the next one down. Was 34mile round trip, used just over half a tank of fuel which is approx 26 litres. I'm pretty sure that was a favoured run of my mates when he was stationed in Gutersloh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMaxxDave Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I'm pretty sure that was a favoured run of my mates when he was stationed in Gutersloh. When was he there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nr73 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 When was he there? Late 90's and early noughties I think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMaxxDave Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Before my time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nr73 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Before my time Youngster!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMaxxDave Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Youngster!! Indeed! 2007-2009 in Gutersloh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistonhead Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 111 in a '90 1.3 Micra, could have had more but it was shaking so much it scared me. 115 in an '87 1.3 Astra four speed. 139 in an 89 8v Mk2 Golf GTI 130 in a diesel Leon 155 in a Mk5 Golf GTTDI rental And been a passenger in a Lamborghini Diablo at just shy of 200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan_bench10 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) Just under 2.5x national motorway speed limit driving a subaru impreza wrx sti with decat and 4 inch pipe upgraded ecu road slicks and tuned on a rolling road had more to give i was only in 5th it jad a 6 speed mod Bike give up i was chasing so i slowed back down to 19 Had passed my test 1 year ago to the day of this incident Edited October 26, 2014 by jordan_bench10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saviown Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 what 6 speed box was in that Subaru? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan_bench10 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) Jdm bought it with it fitted Had been heavily modified But it still had its standard pipe etc on When i parted with it it was pushing 500bhp ni on and still very reliable Edited October 26, 2014 by jordan_bench10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddfg Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Dccd won't make it faster lol it helps cornering splitting power between the diffs, what shape was it? And was the engine forged ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan_bench10 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 It had all been done mate lol the 6th gear was more of a cruise gear tbh rarely used Previous owner included 20k worth of receipt yet he still had the standard exhaust i couldnt get my head around that as he could of freed up a lot more power by removed standard doing a decat and bb conversion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddfg Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 What year was it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan_bench10 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 94 importBest engine to ever work woth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddfg Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Sure it wasn't km/h? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan_bench10 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Yupp digital speedo 173 mph Only 20 summat mph over stock speed but had a lot more to give but i got a tad scared i didnt realise it hd that much to give Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddfg Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 GPs speedo you mean ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan_bench10 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Yes mate but was within 4mph of the clock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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