How Much Have You Indulged Your Need For Speed?

[goferrarigo 0]

Car: 180kph (115miles) on a German autobahn in a family car. Well, this was on a downhill it wouldn't go much faster.

Moped: 65kph without a helmet on a gravel road.

Thats fast........

[Shane2 0]

Fastest thing I have been in apart from a commercial jet liner was probably a glider. The instructor put it into a dive at my request, and it got up to about 95 knots (104.5 MPH) before he had to pull out of the dive. Was really enjoyable flying a few meters above the ground and watching it rush past.

[Yoda McFly 1]

I haven't read closely enough to comment on the handbrakes issue ... Generally, the handbrake is a purely mechanical system that applies only the rears. The brake pedal pushes fluid from the two master cylinders into the system, activating all four braking devices simultaneously. Things can be tuned by size and composition of materials at each corner, brake bias adjustments that shift braking balance from front to back. ... Err, more than that, I'll rant in the tech section.

To the question. Ony my motorcycle (80-s vintage Honduh VFR700, I did an indicated 130mph. $diety knows what the actual speed was.

In cars, around an indicated 135-mph at various times. Autumnpuma and Pumpdoc can probably confirm for me how easily this is accomplished on Interstate 15 between Baker and the Stateline. (Humorous side story. I once picked up a Road Gator at about a buck-fifteen; the car had less than 3" ground clearance, and the gator was at least 5 inches wide ... Getting it out at the side of the road, in the dark, was interesting).

Slowest "speed", but probably the most exhilarating comes in my kart, which currently tops out around 60 mph, but when you're wheel-to-wheel, and yer a## is less than an inch off the ground, it feels much faster.

[DarkLord 0]

Driving Bike : around 80-90 KPH

Passanger in a Car : 120+ KPH (i dun hv licence) on Mumbai-Puna Express highway

[monza gorilla 1]

If you are driving a rear wheel drive car, yes, hand brakes would affect the revs, in a front wheel drive car, no!

Unless of course you're driving an older citroen or SAAB (handbrake operates on front wheels).

[monza gorilla 1]

On topic, not as impressive as Bruce but did manage to average 125mph for 20 miles a few years back in my much maligned 820 turbo (maxed at indicated 150mph - probably about 140 in real money. These days I rarely hit 100 as I can get just as much fun at half that speed, as I understeer into the next bend with my arse clenched.

[LabradoRacer 2]

Fastest thing I have been in apart from a commercial jet liner was probably a glider. The instructor put it into a dive at my request, and it got up to about 95 knots (104.5 MPH) before he had to pull out of the dive. Was really enjoyable flying a few meters above the ground and watching it rush past.

Hell,man,paragliding must be lotsa fun! But be thankful you didn't end up as another David Kruglinski. Don't ask me who he was.Ask google.

[Shane2 0]

Was just gliding, not paragliding. Its basically a small 2-seater plane but without the engine

[Autumnpuma 0]

Slowest "speed", but probably the most exhilarating comes in my kart, which currently tops out around 60 mph, but when you're wheel-to-wheel, and yer a## is less than an inch off the ground, it feels much faster.

On topic, not as impressive as Bruce but did manage to average 125mph for 20 miles a few years back in my much maligned 820 turbo (maxed at indicated 150mph - probably about 140 in real money. These days I rarely hit 100 as I can get just as much fun at half that speed, as I understeer into the next bend with my arse clenched.

Brilliant. The arse-clenching will prevent an 'accident' if you have an 'accident'. And vice-versa.

[dribbler 6]

Its certainly a interesting feeling going around a corner and through no fault of your own loosing control of your kart.

Hmm, now you know why Michael wanted to punch DC's lights out in Spa '98.

Unless of course you're driving an older citroen or SAAB (handbrake operates on front wheels).

Or unless you drive a Land Rover or Range Rover which has a handbrake that operates on the prop' shaft, thus stopping all four wheels.

On topic, not as impressive as Bruce but did manage to average 125mph for 20 miles a few years back in my much maligned 820 turbo (maxed at indicated 150mph - probably about 140 in real money. These days I rarely hit 100 as I can get just as much fun at half that speed, as I understeer into the next bend with my arse clenched.

125 mph in a Rover 800 series? Was it a difficult time in your life Russ? Were you contemplating the end?

On the way back from New York last month we had a 200mph tail wind which was enabling the 747 to do 850 mph, according to the information on my tv screen.

[jackgarrett 0]

i liked if when i drove a 1068bhp enzo around the 22km nurburg ring going over 400km/h at the start/finish straight. (in a video game)(best time 7:32)

[monza gorilla 1]

125 mph in a Rover 800 series? Was it a difficult time in your life Russ? Were you contemplating the end?

What can I say? If Tony Pond could drive one then so could I. Except they paid him to do it. Anyway, I think 2 head gaskets, 1 gearbox, 2 turbos and 4 sets of front tyres in 2 years shows just how reliable it was. I'll dig out a photo of the old beastie. Peugeot 206, my arse.

[monza gorilla 1]

Edit: stupid double post.

[-Rafa- 0]

Well when my family went to Germany, my dad drove at around 220KM/H but thats it lol, it was on the Autobahn.

[LabradoRacer 2]

Was just gliding, not paragliding. Its basically a small 2-seater plane but without the engine

If there's no engine how does it take off? A giant catapult?

[-Rafa- 0]

If there's no engine how does it take off? A giant catapult?

[pabloh20 1]

Hey Paul hey Andres, Shaggy needs a beating....

Somebody going to getta hurt reaaaaaal bad!!!

I go on holiday and miss a thread with Shaggy and spanking in it - damn!

[pabloh20 1]

If there's no engine how does it take off? A giant catapult?

Slowly?