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Title: What's the fastest you've ever driven in a car....
Post by: Thom89 on 27 January 2011, 18:18
175 in an AC Cobra about 15 years ago
160 in V12 Aston Martin Vantage... ran out of room to go any faster!

Thom
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Post by: luke on 27 January 2011, 18:21
where's the police?
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Post by: the_stink on 27 January 2011, 18:22
Got a Turbo'd R8 5.2 up to about 215, it was on GT5 though  :grin:
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Post by: snifferdog on 27 January 2011, 18:26
 :grin: Yeah, I got about 230 out of my ferrari F1 car in Abu Dhabi. (xbox) :grin:

Fastest Ive ever driven is an indicated 135mph in a clio williams. Obviously that this was conducted on a privately owned road as it would just be ludicrous to admit to attaining this sort of speed on a public road on a public forum. :grin: :grin:
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Post by: Uruk Hai on 27 January 2011, 18:28
70 officer  :wink: :grin:
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Post by: fozziie on 27 January 2011, 18:29
71 on the motorway...i was feeling brave that day  :rolleyes: :shocked:
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Post by: Egbutt Wash on 27 January 2011, 18:35
Over 128mph on the mountain road, Isle of Man, during TT week.  All perfectly legal, and it's not just a boring length of motorway but a twisty tricky road.
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Post by: Uruk Hai on 27 January 2011, 18:37
Over 128mph on the mountain road, Isle of Man, during TT week.  All perfectly legal, and it's not just a boring length of motorway but a twisty tricky road.

You drove at that speed on those roads in a car ?
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Post by: Egbutt Wash on 27 January 2011, 18:43
Over 128mph on the mountain road, Isle of Man, during TT week.  All perfectly legal, and it's not just a boring length of motorway but a twisty tricky road.

You drove at that speed on those roads in a car ?
Lots of people do.  It's best during TT when the whole road is made one way.
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Post by: thatwillis on 27 January 2011, 18:48
I did 134 on a private runway in my 1.8t. Front end started to go light and i bottled going any faster. Top speed of a 1.8t is meant to be 135 so I'm guessing the dial would say about 140-145..
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Post by: Khare on 27 January 2011, 19:00
Back in the irresponsible days it was 135mph with the 8v engine...And 2 mates in the car  :embarassed:

Was at 5am on a Saturday morning and on a duel carriageway. Not a single soul on the road.
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Post by: Dave_IOW on 27 January 2011, 19:01
132 in a 1.9 205 GTI, private runway.. Had no more to give..  :tongue:
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Post by: Adam on 27 January 2011, 19:01
170mph in an RX7.
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Post by: Sam on 27 January 2011, 19:07
80  :smiley:
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Post by: MrBounce on 27 January 2011, 19:25
124 indicated MPH.

I have also done 105mph in a classic Mini. Anyone who says they've gone that fast and didn't feel the front end getting light is lying. It's what the aerodynamics do to the car at that speed!

I would take the 5th on where they were done, but this isn't America. They were actually on a track and a runway. I am not brave / stupid / clever / irresponsible enough to do this on the road. They would fire me...  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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Post by: dom on 27 January 2011, 19:25
About 160mph in a gallardo :evil:
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Post by: Jay on 27 January 2011, 19:27
69.9
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Post by: earlymk2 on 27 January 2011, 19:28
165 in a SLR
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Post by: AlexMozza on 27 January 2011, 19:37

I have also done 105mph in a classic Mini. Anyone who says they've gone that fast and didn't feel the front end getting light is lying. It's what the aerodynamics do to the car at that speed!


Over 95 In my Mini the thing sounds like its gunna fall apart and there is no handling

Top speed is 125 In my old Focus
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Post by: JC on 27 January 2011, 19:39
145 in a car

168 on a bike

all on my private runways officer  :laugh:
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Post by: luke on 27 January 2011, 19:42
62mph down the m69, i was going for it!
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Post by: stainesy on 27 January 2011, 19:42
158 in my old T-5R
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Post by: damien010685 on 27 January 2011, 19:45
I believe i was just under 150 in my Audi before i pussied out lol and In my Mk3 no point posting  :grin:
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Post by: Stu-1.8T on 27 January 2011, 19:53
In my mate Marty's Delorean MC12.. he bottled it at 87mph though
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Post by: Skred on 27 January 2011, 20:44
140 indicated in my bro's beemer 325i. Thing was sizzlin after!

Early morning, winding A9, I blame rammstein anthems!!

Weird how music determines how you drive...

 
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Post by: Diamond Hell on 27 January 2011, 21:06
135mph on the A1 at 9AM on a week day, last April, four-up in the Passat, sustained within 10mph for about 20minutes*

We were very, very late.

*http://goo.gl/maps/SMsa
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Post by: Ess_Three on 27 January 2011, 21:12
A GPS indicated 176 MPH, in Europe, in my old Porsche 996 C4S
A speedo indicated 168 MPH on my old Fireblade

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Post by: Jimmy Filth on 27 January 2011, 21:21
a scratch over 160mph in a Gallardo round a track and as a passenger a scratch under 160mph in an R34 Skyline.
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Post by: Steve_PD on 27 January 2011, 21:41
146 by car. 160 on the back of a bike
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Post by: Bellend on 27 January 2011, 22:04
136MPH.

Beemer.

The bollocking he got.  :grin:
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Post by: garrardrj on 27 January 2011, 22:13
Well i've been 210 in an old shape innocenti cooper s mini...........thats kph though which is 120mph and that was the fastest experience i had for some while.....been faster by alot in other cars but they feel alot less due to aerodynamics and modern day running gear etc. the cooper s was a 1974 import.
Been alot faster in other stuff but nothing like the above when i was a boy :grin:
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Post by: Dolly on 27 January 2011, 22:41
Speedo indicated 160MPH, SatNav indicated 151MPH mates imported MR2 turbo, the things evil. all within the law 2  :nerd:
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Post by: xcore on 27 January 2011, 22:46
130 in my vr then ran out of errr runway
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Post by: Dave_IOW on 27 January 2011, 22:46
Speedo indicated 160MPH, SatNav indicated 151MPH mates imported MR2 turbo, the things evil. all within the law 2  :nerd:

Cool cars, i had a Rev2 running 280hp  :cool:
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Post by: seano7015 on 27 January 2011, 22:52
130 indicated in my old escort 1.6 efi down a steep hill on the way back from exeter, any locals will know which 1!!
115 in a METRO!! 1.0c, 4th gear, screaming like a pig!!! didnt last long after that day!!! :grin: again same steep hill!!
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Post by: mattyg127 on 27 January 2011, 23:07
speedo indicated 175 in a non standard 300zx private runway of course!
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Post by: R32. on 27 January 2011, 23:11
235mph jet powered rig.
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Post by: delirical on 28 January 2011, 08:33
170 in a mercedes cl63 AMG in france
170 in a porsche cayman down Marlow bypass

Oops
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Post by: raptorSE on 28 January 2011, 09:05
165mph in my MG ZR on gps 175mph on the back of my dads SP1  :shocked:
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Post by: 2001gti4 on 28 January 2011, 09:11
About 135 in my A3 and 150 on my GSXR1100  :cool:

*Edit*
The A3 was on the German autobahn and the run on the GSXR was in Holland in case any filth are reading....
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Post by: bobotheclown on 28 January 2011, 09:34
theoretically speaking if my car were on motorway at night and if it were put in sport mode and the accelerator pedal were to be pushed all the way down then it would, in theory, be able to go 145mph at which point the driver, being a bit scared, would lift off well before the car reaches it maxium speed as the speed was still increasing. theoretically speaking of course.
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Post by: simon20vt on 28 January 2011, 09:55
170 in an evo 8, with 6th gear still to go  :tongue:
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Post by: moutains on 28 January 2011, 12:46
155 mph 4 in car not saying where in audi s4
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Post by: gjroe78 on 28 January 2011, 12:52
170 in an evo 8, with 6th gear still to go  :tongue:
Are you sure about that  :undecided: I've heard 180mph would be top top end with alot of mods and tens of thousands spent
Norris designs evo is the fastest in the world at over 200mph but thats running around 930bhp and 740+ft-lbs of torque  :shocked: and roughly £120,000 spent on mods alone

Fastest i've been was 170ish in an Abt tuned and derestricted S4 running 510bhp on an autobahn back to the airport from a factory visit and running late for a plane  :grin:
Fastest in the UK was 150 in my evo 6
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Post by: VW BUSH on 28 January 2011, 12:58
3.2 A6 Diesel from Cologne to Aachen, did not look at the speedo much just held on utill it bounced the limiter in top.
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Post by: Len on 28 January 2011, 13:02
Actually driven the car? Or been a passenger?
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Post by: A7 UFO on 28 January 2011, 13:13
I hit 151mph in my mk1 on a mile 'sprint' with all the timing gear strapped to my car for a magazine shoot.  The car wasn't built for top speeds though.

My ZX12r was limited to 300kph and I rode that as fast as it would go.  I doubt it was 300kph/187mph as my shoulders were sticking out too much so I reckon around the 180mph mark.
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Post by: luke on 28 January 2011, 13:21
off the clock, about 125mph in the saxo (will be taking it down r-tech soon to stick it on the rollers, should be a good laugh)
140mph in dads old 2.5 v6 24v mondeo
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Post by: gjroe78 on 28 January 2011, 13:27
165mph in my MG ZR on gps 175mph on the back of my dads SP1  :shocked:
I think the gps may have been slightly wrong as the top speed is listed at 130mph on a zr160 :undecided:
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Post by: raptorSE on 28 January 2011, 13:32
165mph in my MG ZR on gps 175mph on the back of my dads SP1  :shocked:
I think the gps may have been slightly wrong as the top speed is listed at 130mph on a zr160 :undecided:

Except it didnt have a 1.8 vvc in it

Had a Rover 220 Turbo lump
T28 Turbo
Forged Pistons
Remapped
Ported and Polished head
Front mount intercooler
Full 3 inch exhaust

Running 261 bhp 238ft/lb @ 13psi
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Post by: bigstring on 28 January 2011, 13:39
168 on the speedo, and 163 on the satnax, 200sx in france 5 years ago, 158 in the scoob, once again in france.... dam those forward facing speed cameras..
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Post by: gjroe78 on 28 January 2011, 13:50
165mph in my MG ZR on gps 175mph on the back of my dads SP1  :shocked:
I think the gps may have been slightly wrong as the top speed is listed at 130mph on a zr160 :undecided:

Except it didnt have a 1.8 vvc in it

Had a Rover 220 Turbo lump
T28 Turbo
Forged Pistons
Remapped
Ported and Polished head
Front mount intercooler
Full 3 inch exhaust

Running 261 bhp 238ft/lb @ 13psi
That would explain it then  :laugh:
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Post by: raptorSE on 28 January 2011, 13:55
165mph in my MG ZR on gps 175mph on the back of my dads SP1  :shocked:
I think the gps may have been slightly wrong as the top speed is listed at 130mph on a zr160 :undecided:

Except it didnt have a 1.8 vvc in it

Had a Rover 220 Turbo lump
T28 Turbo
Forged Pistons
Remapped
Ported and Polished head
Front mount intercooler
Full 3 inch exhaust

Running 261 bhp 238ft/lb @ 13psi
That would explain it then  :laugh:

Lol I bet you thought whats this weirdo on I know you can admit it  :grin:

Was rapid embarassed an E46 M3 that decided to pull up next to me with his fit little blond bird in the seat and then drop it down a gear a boot it until I dropped down a gear and booted it he went backwards  :grin:

Done a 13.1 at Santa pod with me wheel spinning for ages and had cream crackered tyres.

Soooo wish I had kept it.
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Post by: bricey on 28 January 2011, 14:56
650/650 evo7= 180mph
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Post by: gjroe78 on 28 January 2011, 15:32
 :undecided: :undecided:  :undecided:
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Post by: leigh_harty on 28 January 2011, 16:44
INDICATED 145mph in my old vr auto... 2 passengers... slammed... down the notoriously bumby m62 between warrington and machester. I had to buy a new sub frame it got f***ked so bad. Never done anything stupid since  :smiley:
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Post by: R32. on 28 January 2011, 18:32
The mini I did my driving test in had a top speed of 40mph.
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Post by: JulesS3 on 28 January 2011, 19:22
165mph in my MG ZR

Thats 30mph over its top speed?  :undecided:

Ive done 130mph in my CTR and did 160mph in a ferrari 360 on a track
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Post by: richw911 on 28 January 2011, 19:31
165mph in my MG ZR

Thats 30mph over its top speed?  :undecided:

Ive done 130mph in my CTR and did 160mph in a ferrari 360 on a track

165mph in my MG ZR on gps 175mph on the back of my dads SP1  :shocked:
I think the gps may have been slightly wrong as the top speed is listed at 130mph on a zr160 :undecided:

Except it didnt have a 1.8 vvc in it

Had a Rover 220 Turbo lump
T28 Turbo
Forged Pistons
Remapped
Ported and Polished head
Front mount intercooler
Full 3 inch exhaust

Running 261 bhp 238ft/lb @ 13psi

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Post by: Rhyso on 28 January 2011, 19:31
165mph in my MG ZR

Thats 30mph over its top speed?  :undecided:

Ive done 130mph in my CTR and did 160mph in a ferrari 360 on a track

Re-read his next post about what was in it........... :tongue:
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Post by: JulesS3 on 28 January 2011, 19:32
lol yeah i thought the page he posted on was the last page for some reason. Internet fail

edit - Isnt top speed dictated by the gearbox though? As in the final drive will only be a certain speed, regardless of power? The top speed of a 220 turbo is 146mph
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Post by: bodga on 28 January 2011, 19:46
140? - 150? in a 1990 H 325i, hitting the limiter 5 up and i was in the back holding a pint never spilt a drop. :wink:

conducted on a private road of course many moons ago  :wink:
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Post by: bricey on 28 January 2011, 19:51
lol yeah i thought the page he posted on was the last page for some reason. Internet fail

edit - Isnt top speed dictated by the gearbox though? As in the final drive will only be a certain speed, regardless of power? The top speed of a 220 turbo is 146mph
you correct final drive would have to be longer
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Post by: ToddyGTi on 28 January 2011, 20:14
Indicated via speedo, 162mph in a Mk2 Golf GTI 16v, but then it was an Original Turbo Technics conversion lol. Love that car!
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Post by: R32UK on 28 January 2011, 20:46
155 in the R32.... with 3 people and a full boot, and it was still ready for more.... they were not  :sad:
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Post by: jettagolf on 28 January 2011, 22:38
the speedo on the 150 tdi golf said 135mph, plenty of road with me at the wheel :smiley:. but the 22b subaru's speedo said 130mph on a bit of road i couldn't do 60 in, but me in the passenger side :cry:
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Post by: cняis on 28 January 2011, 22:48
these speeds were all conducted on either the autobahn or race tracks then yeh?  :grin:
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Post by: dragongreengolfgti on 28 January 2011, 23:25
120 - 1.2 nova no limiter down hill wind behind -1st car
125 - 1.4 astra de cat pipe green cotton air filter -2nd car
132 - escort mexico 130bhp cosworth replica -3rd car
145 - mk3 astra gsi 2.0 ltr redtop coscast head, powercap, ported polished head, cosworth headgasket, de cat magnex exhaust -4th car
120 - 1.4 astra standard down hill banned from drivin insurance friendly  :smiley: -5th car
120 - daewoo nexia 1.5 dohc gap car - 6th car
138 - renault 19 16v adrenaline superchip ported polished and gas flowed head decat and sebring exhaust - 7th car
134 - mk3 golf gti 8v one in sig miss her - 8th car
159 - passenger brother in laws evo 8 was on the way to auto sport fifth gear show nec jan 16th
170 - passenger mates 550 bhp toyota supra what a machine!
next on the list vr6 supercharged !
oh and ferrari track day experience should see some results there!  :smiley:
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Post by: Diamond Hell on 28 January 2011, 23:40
these speeds were all conducted on either the autobahn or race tracks then yeh?  :grin:

Mine was - I even put a link to the A1 in question.  :grin:
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Post by: fishnchipsx2 on 29 January 2011, 00:36
130 (satnav) uphill in my truck, fully loaded.  I need a longer 5th  :sad:
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Post by: gtiged on 29 January 2011, 00:49
got caught doing 133 in a 50 in a fiesta turbo van, 14 day ban as log book only said 1.8 diesel and five oo never checked under the bonnet, also done 155 in mk5 gti Pirelli, didnt get caught though did we Iggy lad
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Post by: luke on 29 January 2011, 00:54
134 in a mk3 gti 8v, what canal was that?
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Post by: Alec on 29 January 2011, 01:06
Needle kissed 140 in the mk2, that could mean anything  :laugh:
Was in the redline though :undecided:
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Post by: Phil1980 on 29 January 2011, 08:39
got caught doing 133 in a 50 in a fiesta turbo van, 14 day ban as log book only said 1.8 diesel and five oo never checked under the bonnet, also done 155 in mk5 gti Pirelli, didnt get caught though did we Iggy lad
:rolleyes:
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Post by: vdubman on 29 January 2011, 08:42
back home in SA my brother inlaw had a heavily tuned opel kadet super boss,big turbo,extra fuel injectors,God knows what he did to it but a true speed of 304 km,not sure what that is in mph,i was the passenger as he didn't allow anyone to drive it.
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Post by: martin-gti on 29 January 2011, 11:43
I topped the golf out at 135 on the main straight at the nurburgring...bit dissapointed really! :cry:
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Post by: golf-sib on 29 January 2011, 11:55
140mph in the golf mk4, felt to light at the front and bottled it. 160mph in a TT RS and LCR-mk2 as passenger
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Post by: Thom89 on 29 January 2011, 12:13
back home in SA my brother inlaw had a heavily tuned opel kadet super boss,big turbo,extra fuel injectors,God knows what he did to it but a true speed of 304 km,not sure what that is in mph,i was the passenger as he didn't allow anyone to drive it.

That works out to 91mph.....cool

Thom
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Post by: MrBounce on 29 January 2011, 12:27
back home in SA my brother inlaw had a heavily tuned opel kadet super boss,big turbo,extra fuel injectors,God knows what he did to it but a true speed of 304 km,not sure what that is in mph,i was the passenger as he didn't allow anyone to drive it.

That works out to 191mph.....cool

Thom

Corrected for you  :grin:
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Post by: simon20vt on 29 January 2011, 14:09
170 in an evo 8, with 6th gear still to go  :tongue:
Are you sure about that  :undecided: I've heard 180mph would be top top end with alot of mods and tens of thousands spent
Norris designs evo is the fastest in the world at over 200mph but thats running around 930bhp and 740+ft-lbs of torque  :shocked: and roughly £120,000 spent on mods alone

Fastest i've been was 170ish in an Abt tuned and derestricted S4 running 510bhp on an autobahn back to the airport from a factory visit and running late for a plane  :grin:
Fastest in the UK was 150 in my evo 6

that was going on the speedo, so knock the 10% off makes it 153 i guess!! doesnt make it sound so good now  :sad: haha
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Post by: Godzilla on 29 January 2011, 14:21
168.8mph Road Angel.....Speedo showed 175mph in a Ferrari 348TS  (Hired it out in 2001 from Friday till Monday)

Was caught slowing at 137.9 for 1.1 miles. Had to go to court and was given a 6 month ban and $500 fine (pound sign does not work!)
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Post by: vdubman on 30 January 2011, 09:17
back home in SA my brother inlaw had a heavily tuned opel kadet super boss,big turbo,extra fuel injectors,God knows what he did to it but a true speed of 304 km,not sure what that is in mph,i was the passenger as he didn't allow anyone to drive it.

That works out to 191mph.....cool

Thom

Corrected for you  :grin:

thanx Mr Bounce  :cool:
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Post by: antogoof on 30 January 2011, 19:21
122-5 ish mph im my current golf, topped it out at 120 before and thought it would not go faster? ha ha always a bit confused though as when i had my late mk2 8v it would do nearly 130? the one i have now has a tuned motor and the same box but struggles to go over 120!! dont understand and dont really care cause its still making me smile everytime i floor it! ha ha! :smiley:
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Post by: weazgti on 30 January 2011, 21:23
Nothing over 110 but isle of wight roads are bit too bumpy to be doing that anyway
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Post by: purple nurple on 30 January 2011, 21:39
you want percieved speed try 50 mph in a 1956 morris minor with wooden brakes and about 3" slack on a 2' wide stearing wheel down a country lane, or anything over 70 in a proper - non plastic - beetle, outstanding handling and state of the art aerodynamics.
real speed is much better on bikes, 140 between roundabouts in milton keynes, through the traffic, feels like flying.
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Post by: JulesS3 on 30 January 2011, 23:19
Nothing over 110 but isle of wight roads are bit too bumpy to be doing that anyway

I can get more than that on the dual mate and its not bumpy, get a run up from the cinema and hope the lights stay green.
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Post by: Egbutt Wash on 30 January 2011, 23:39
275mph
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Post by: Ninja on 31 January 2011, 12:53
In my mate Marty's Delorean MC12.. he bottled it at 87mph though



lol
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Post by: tech1889 on 31 January 2011, 13:25
175+ in a S4 tuned to feck...

165 in a R53 GTR driven by a bosnian nutter  :grin: :grin: :grin:

140 iirc in my 1.8t..

110 in my mk2  :grin: :grin:

130 in my Leon Diesel..
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Post by: Len on 31 January 2011, 13:28
96.7 mph thank you officer!  :angry:

Was a few years ago in the Mi16 coming back from RTTS!

Thats all I'm commenting on.
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Post by: Jay on 31 January 2011, 13:37
96.7 mph thank you officer!  :angry:

Take it you  got done then?  :grin:
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Post by: MotorPsycho on 31 January 2011, 13:42
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175mph, 7 seconds
Title: Re: What's the fastest you've ever driven in a car....
Post by: weazgti on 31 January 2011, 14:53
Nothing over 110 but isle of wight roads are bit too bumpy to be doing that anyway

I can get more than that on the dual mate and its not bumpy, get a run up from the cinema and hope the lights stay green.

I aint got the balls to boot it from there incase the plod are at the lights or in the car park across the dual.
 I  only got a 1.8 8v mk2 aswell, all the ones i ve had only seem to get that fast and and seem to run out of go.
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Post by: JulesS3 on 31 January 2011, 23:08
Fair enough mate. Ill keep an eye out for you when im down   :smiley:
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Post by: HeavySmoker on 01 February 2011, 00:38
Dad drove me about in a jag Xkr he had for a weekend a couple of years ago, didn't look at the speedo but I'd guess about 140-150 in-between me kacking my boxers with my eyeballs on either side of my skull each time he decided to change lanes. In short. Nice car haha
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Post by: AndyMk3 on 01 February 2011, 01:02
165mph in my MG ZR on gps 175mph on the back of my dads SP1  :shocked:
I think the gps may have been slightly wrong as the top speed is listed at 130mph on a zr160 :undecided:

Except it didnt have a 1.8 vvc in it

Had a Rover 220 Turbo lump
T28 Turbo
Forged Pistons
Remapped
Ported and Polished head
Front mount intercooler
Full 3 inch exhaust

Running 261 bhp 238ft/lb @ 13psi

You heard of AA Autosport?

90 and bouncing off the needle in my classic mini

142 in my Bro's VR6

145 in my mk3 valver

160 and was still pulling till boost hose popped off in 450bhp  MR2 turbo
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Post by: tg1 on 01 February 2011, 09:58
1.4 cvh escort showed 120 on the clocks, had my foot floored for like 45 minutes on the way back from newquay - i made a detour to the track  :grin:
1.3 swift - 115 on the dials
1.9d toledo 105 after many many attempts
2.0 rover 220 gti silver stopped looking after 135, didn't slow down though
2.0 rover 220 gti red 140 and was trying to keep it in a straight line - avonmouth bridge is NOT a good test track
1.6 civic d16 was scary enough at 125 - sod keeping pushing on
1.5 yaris t sport - went off the clock @ 135 and had 500 rpm before the redline, went 200 rpm into the red and wasn't on the limiter  :huh:
1.8t mk4 golf - overtook a e46 m3 a touch over 140 on the speedo, dude looked quite confused as to what i was doing  :grin:
1.8t passat - 120 so far...

naturally i'm lucky to have so many of my own private test tracks  :grin:
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Post by: jeynesey on 01 February 2011, 10:29
In my mate Marty's Delorean MC12.. he bottled it at 87mph though

 :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Post by: Dave_IOW on 02 February 2011, 17:43
Nothing over 110 but isle of wight roads are bit too bumpy to be doing that anyway

I can get more than that on the dual mate and its not bumpy, get a run up from the cinema and hope the lights stay green.

I aint got the balls to boot it from there incase the plod are at the lights or in the car park across the dual.
 I  only got a 1.8 8v mk2 aswell, all the ones i ve had only seem to get that fast and and seem to run out of go.

Yeah dual good to do some 'testing', forest road (not that bumpy), race course, mili road.. Mili bit harsh with cheap coilovers and polybushes though  :laugh:
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Post by: weazgti on 02 February 2011, 19:33
Feels like i can take off down mili road cos its so bumpy,even when i ve done it on standard suspension. Did a lot of "testing" down forest road last year early in the mornings but then a bird hit my windscreen at 100 one morning lol
I actually ducked down inside the car.
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Post by: N900 MJT on 03 February 2011, 10:42
been 155 in an M3 - and 175 in a GT3!

Mk3 i have had to 130 - on my private runway!
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Post by: matski on 03 February 2011, 12:12
Done 170mph in an Audi R8 and Lambo Gallardo on a track,

130mph in an Astra 1.8!!! Got pulled over by the police but told it was my lucky day and they let me go without anything (I was 18)!
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Post by: Jimmy Filth on 03 February 2011, 12:19
Done 170mph in an Audi R8 and Lambo Gallardo on a track,

130mph in an Astra 1.8!!! Got pulled over by the police but told it was my lucky day and they let me go without anything (I was 18)!

Sounds like a lazy copper to me. Haha
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Post by: simon20vt on 03 February 2011, 20:40
1.4 cvh escort showed 120 on the clocks, had my foot floored for like 45 minutes on the way back from newquay - i made a detour to the track  :grin:
1.3 swift - 115 on the dials
1.9d toledo 105 after many many attempts
2.0 rover 220 gti silver stopped looking after 135, didn't slow down though
2.0 rover 220 gti red 140 and was trying to keep it in a straight line - avonmouth bridge is NOT a good test track
1.6 civic d16 was scary enough at 125 - sod keeping pushing on
1.5 yaris t sport - went off the clock @ 135 and had 500 rpm before the redline, went 200 rpm into the red and wasn't on the limiter  :huh:
1.8t mk4 golf - overtook a e46 m3 a touch over 140 on the speedo, dude looked quite confused as to what i was doing  :grin:
1.8t passat - 120 so far...

naturally i'm lucky to have so many of my own private test tracks  :grin:

LOL at the avonmouth bridge - side wind in hell!! and the guy in an M3 with a rather confused look would have been hilarious to see!! hahaha  :laugh:
Title: Re: What's the fastest you've ever driven in a car....
Post by: porter_89 on 23 February 2011, 10:50
from the start i had a 1L mini topped at just over 110 not running good haha i was a passange of my dads scooby clocks said 160 and it was flying and driver myself i had a vauxhall corsa with a redtop engine in chipped exhaust castcost head no limiter running 155
back of bikes i went on the back of a busa at 185
tracks i aint done yet but hoping to haha

cheers
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Post by: Lupton_20vt on 23 February 2011, 11:03
140mph in my 1.8t.
180mph+ indicated on my ninja.

The chequred flag was then waved so i had to slow down  :grin:
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Post by: Ninja on 12 March 2011, 11:58
Been driven in a GT3RS on a trackday at around 160-170. It was fun.  :shocked:
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Post by: salsheikh on 12 March 2011, 13:40
125mph in a Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia  :laugh: and 130mph in my current Seat Leon Cupra, all on private tracks of course
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Post by: Benrevs on 12 March 2011, 13:51
My first car was a 954cc 106 with 4 gears, we got 120 out of that bad boy  :grin:
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Post by: hobbiniho on 12 March 2011, 14:20
120 in my kia pride bouncing it off the limiter in fourth  :grin:
135 in the leon
120 in my tdi caddy van
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Post by: Seanl on 12 March 2011, 15:55
135 in a Mondeo TDCI I hired to get back from Heathrow. Took about 5 mins to get there from 120 though and didnt reach the red line. Was 5am on a sunday morning so nothing about except a few unfortunate rabbits!
Wouldnt chance it in any of my cars though as you can guarantee they would die a terrible death!
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Post by: bored_Welsh_lad on 12 March 2011, 16:52
My first car was a 954cc 106 with 4 gears, we got 120 out of that bad boy  :grin:

I call bollucks on that....

ngine Size   954 cc
Cylinders   -
0-60 mph   18.4 s
Power Output   45 bhp
Valves   -
Torque   -   
Top Speed   90 mph

Thats from parkers.. 30mph over book figure with a 4 speed, I would put my right testicle on it that it was geared to go past a tonne
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Post by: bored_Welsh_lad on 12 March 2011, 16:56
There are some absolute bullsh!t claims in here, its hillarious....
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Post by: Benrevs on 12 March 2011, 17:18
Was down a hill, those engines redline at 7800 and 4th gear especially is very looooong.  I wouldn't lie about something so retarded!
Title: Re: What's the fastest you've ever driven in a car....
Post by: JC on 12 March 2011, 17:21
There are some absolute bullsh!t claims in here, its hillarious....

ok, so mine wasnt a private runway, it was Brize Norton  :tongue:

Ps, hope you are well  :wink:
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Post by: dom on 12 March 2011, 17:27
There are some absolute bullsh!t claims in here, its hillarious....

What do you mean? My 8v shows at least 140 when maxed out, it would have been faster but the needle got stuck! *


*This may or may not have been on ice and with the front wheels spinning without the car moving
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Post by: Bellend on 12 March 2011, 17:56
There are some absolute bullsh!t claims in here, its hillarious....

Init.

I think when overtaking a fair few cars on the motorway, slightly downhill. I hit 95 on the speedo? Felt like it didn't have that much more to give.

That was at a push. Before everyone waves the Jesus wand, yes it was speeding but I honestly just stick to 70 on the motorway (it's more effort keeping it faster.  :grin:) but with all the two lorries over taking eachother and slow cars around, I felt far more safe and comfortable at the indicated 95.
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Post by: Ant1981 on 12 March 2011, 20:46
There are some absolute bullsh!t claims in here, its hillarious....

What do you mean? My 8v shows at least 140 when maxed out, it would have been faster but the needle got stuck! *


*This may or may not have been on ice and with the front wheels spinning without the car moving


From an 8v?  :grin:
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Post by: Ant1981 on 12 March 2011, 20:49
There are some absolute bullsh!t claims in here, its hillarious....

ok, so mine wasnt a private runway, it was Brize Norton  :tongue:

Ps, hope you are well  :wink:

I got told off by Satco for doing a whopping 80mph during a runway inspection at Benson some years back.  :embarassed:
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Post by: bored_Welsh_lad on 13 March 2011, 15:48
Was down a hill, those engines redline at 7800 and 4th gear especially is very looooong.  I wouldn't lie about something so retarded!

It can be down a rollercoaster track for all i care, I am telling you now that car will never do 120... 30mph over book, behave yourself..
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Post by: bored_Welsh_lad on 13 March 2011, 15:49
There are some absolute bullsh!t claims in here, its hillarious....

ok, so mine wasnt a private runway, it was Brize Norton  :tongue:

Ps, hope you are well  :wink:

Yeah i am good mate, just been posted to umm "cheltenham"... thats all i will say about that haha...
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Post by: F17BAD on 13 March 2011, 17:11
lol at some folk in this post :grin:
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Post by: dkw on 13 March 2011, 17:38
126 on the dial in my Mk2 Astra Gte following a Beemer M3! Many moons ago and obviously on a private runway  :smiley:
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Post by: Mikester on 13 March 2011, 18:01
56mph.

Have you seen the price of petrol?
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Post by: JC on 13 March 2011, 18:36
There are some absolute bullsh!t claims in here, its hillarious....

ok, so mine wasnt a private runway, it was Brize Norton  :tongue:

Ps, hope you are well  :wink:

Yeah i am good mate, just been posted to umm "cheltenham"... thats all i will say about that haha...

 :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :lipsrsealed:

31 attendance days left. . . . . :cry:
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Post by: bored_Welsh_lad on 17 March 2011, 20:07
There are some absolute bullsh!t claims in here, its hillarious....

ok, so mine wasnt a private runway, it was Brize Norton  :tongue:

Ps, hope you are well  :wink:

Yeah i am good mate, just been posted to umm "cheltenham"... thats all i will say about that haha...

 :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :lipsrsealed:

31 attendance days left. . . . . :cry:

Boom, bet you are loving it..I love living in innsworth...

As for these top speed runs, at least the GTE figure is more reasonable...something actually believable...
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Post by: munks on 18 March 2011, 18:58
1200 mph in a yaris courtesy car!  :laugh:
Managed to my dads bugatti up to 83mph down hill!  :shocked:
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Post by: Bellend on 18 March 2011, 19:46
Was down a hill, those engines redline at 7800 and 4th gear especially is very looooong.  I wouldn't lie about something so retarded!

It can be down a rollercoaster track for all i care, I am telling you now that car will never do 120... 30mph over book, behave yourself..

 :grin:

It was on the back of one of those Veyron pick up trucks, init.
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Post by: MickeyC on 18 March 2011, 20:37
125 in my old mk5 astra 1.9 cdti sri

on my private runway in a secret location
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Post by: Mikester on 18 March 2011, 20:46
150mph.

The car was a boeing 747.

The road was stanstead.
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Post by: simon20vt on 30 March 2011, 12:59
My MK4 1.8T, 140mph, i wanted a longer 5th gear  :cry:
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Post by: jamie16v on 30 March 2011, 21:49
140 when the integra type R passed me on private track!
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Post by: biggaz41 on 30 March 2011, 22:38
all of the follwoig has been achieved either on the Isle of Man or on my 'private' test tracks, mainly north of Loch Lomand, South of Fort William  :wink:

Crappy old H reg Fiesta (first car) 110 downhill with wind behind me goin the clappers!

mk4 GTTDI demonstrator tuned by Zoom from Blackburn (now closed down) 132 on a good day when hoses, turbos and intercoolers were behaving.

2002 Renaultsport Clio 172 Cup with a few mods 141

mk 5 GTI (standard) bottled it at 140 with 4 of us fattys in

mates Skyline R32 v spec (highly tuned) 163

and as a passenger in his dads 360 CS 170

Anyone who likes a good, rewarding drive, I cannot reccomend highly enough visiting the Isle of Man and making use of the Mountain Road and various other routes. Very, very good fun!
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Post by: Egbutt Wash on 31 March 2011, 01:03
all of the follwoig has been achieved either on the Isle of Man or on my 'private' test tracks, mainly north of Loch Lomand, South of Fort William  :wink:

Crappy old H reg Fiesta (first car) 110 downhill with wind behind me goin the clappers!

mk4 GTTDI demonstrator tuned by Zoom from Blackburn (now closed down) 132 on a good day when hoses, turbos and intercoolers were behaving.

2002 Renaultsport Clio 172 Cup with a few mods 141

mk 5 GTI (standard) bottled it at 140 with 4 of us fattys in

mates Skyline R32 v spec (highly tuned) 163

and as a passenger in his dads 360 CS 170

Anyone who likes a good, rewarding drive, I cannot reccomend highly enough visiting the Isle of Man and making use of the Mountain Road and various other routes. Very, very good fun!

+1
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Post by: dantheman6554 on 31 March 2011, 09:53
34.5 mph in a John Deere 6930,  only 50k standard so not bad!   :smiley:

Car wise 130 in a 360 ferrari on a track day

My own prvate road 145 in my old A3  ,  but really how accurate arew the speedos,  makes me laugh when you get saxo or MG drivers quoting 135 - 140 !?
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Post by: GrandMstRamRod on 31 March 2011, 09:56
Lamborghini Gallardo last summer, as my dad manage to borrow one for weekend cheeky bugger!
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Post by: DubAndDubber on 23 May 2011, 23:36
i was a passenger in an 200sx s14
140 bouncing off the limiter in 4th

got 110 out of my old vw lupo :D

all on private roads of course

would this be driven by someone called james? or graham?!
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Post by: StusDUB on 24 May 2011, 10:05
In my mates 700BHP Supra Single turbo convertion on a track day 165mph - 170mph ish at Rockingham  :cool:
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Post by: sychosis on 24 May 2011, 12:19
120 in my corsa on way to rockingham years back, 145 on my gixxer  :evil:
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Post by: R32UK on 24 May 2011, 15:13
190 on the m62.. as a passenger of course  :evil:

alot shorter than it used to be that motorway  :laugh:
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Post by: Sam on 24 May 2011, 17:31
Took my mates Audi q7 pikes peak edition up to 180 a few days ago...










on gt5
Title: Re: What's the fastest you've ever driven in a car....
Post by: DubAndDubber on 24 May 2011, 23:06
i was a passenger in an 200sx s14
140 bouncing off the limiter in 4th

got 110 out of my old vw lupo :D

all on private roads of course

would this be driven by someone called james? or graham?!

Nope guy called tom
he had a stage 3 s14 too but a piston ring is on it's way out and costs too much for full engine rebuild so he's probably selling it for parts  :cry:


awh no! my mate had one, was stupidly quick could do 160 easy, around 370bhp. full engine rebuild cost around £4k on his lol.