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Offline whitegtidriver

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Re: your topspeed
« Reply #30 on: 29 September 2007, 21:05 »
he wins :cry:
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Re: your topspeed
« Reply #31 on: 30 September 2007, 09:07 »
Quote from: bmx on 29 September 2007, 16:49
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I think that it would have gone faster, the speedo was still climbing when he backed off.

Brilliant!
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Re: your topspeed
« Reply #32 on: 05 October 2007, 02:11 »
I'm just back from a run in the country and came across a deserted, very straight piece of tarmac that ran for as far as I could see. 

What to do? 

Well I did what any self respecting petrol veined enthusiast would do and dropped 3 gears, nailed it and kept it nailed until the speedo read 250kph (156mph) :shocked:.

Had a great tailwind (known as the Spring Nor'wester over here) which really helped a lot. The car was still pulling very well and I think it would have run through 260kph (indicated) but I saw a car about a mile away so backed off down to 100 and called it a day.

It got a bit light feeling beyond 245kph but was very stable otherwise considering it was a bumpy narrow sh!tter of a road.

I'll post a speedo pic when I hit 265kph (165mph).

 
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Re: your topspeed
« Reply #33 on: 05 October 2007, 11:56 »
done 181mph in daddys porsche turbo,  :laugh: lol

what can you do when he goes on holiday for 3 weeks and leaves the keys on the side  :drool:

in the gti ive had gps 151mph so chuffed with that :nerd: both in my drive way  :wink:
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Re: your topspeed
« Reply #34 on: 05 October 2007, 12:07 »
Quote from: joesgti on 05 October 2007, 11:56
done 181mph in daddys porsche turbo,  :laugh: lol

what can you do when he goes on holiday for 3 weeks and leaves the keys on the side  :drool:

in the gti ive had gps 151mph so chuffed with that :nerd: both in my drive way  :wink:


Wow... you must have a very very very long driveway  :grin: :grin: :grin:

Can I come and do a 1/4mile run on it?  :evil: :evil: :evil:
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Re: your topspeed
« Reply #35 on: 05 October 2007, 12:08 »
oh yea any time :wink:
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Re: your topspeed
« Reply #36 on: 07 October 2007, 05:37 »
162mph in my soon to be rid of Focus ST290 on the autobahn going down to the green hell :evil:.  but dont think my soon to be golf gt tdi will get near that but will be alot more comfortable none the less.

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Re: your topspeed
« Reply #37 on: 07 October 2007, 12:40 »
Hurdy,
It's not much better in the south of Scotland, but when I was up in the north west last weekend... If you get a chance, drive up to Ullapool and beyond; stunning scenery, empty roads and not a traffic cop in miles.  Great fun...

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Re: your topspeed
« Reply #38 on: 07 October 2007, 12:51 »
Quote from: clum1 on 07 October 2007, 12:40
Hurdy,
It's not much better in the south of Scotland, but when I was up in the north west last weekend... If you get a chance, drive up to Ullapool and beyond; stunning scenery, empty roads and not a traffic cop in miles.  Great fun...

clum1

Been in the Lake District as well last week and the roads are great there too :evil:
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