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Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:22 pm

190 indicate(genuine 175 mph)On the old kawasaki ZX9R at about 3 o'clock in the morning on a my "private" test track(A96)north of Aberdeen.
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My M3 went off the clock..don't know how...

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Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:23 pm

MK1 escort 220bhp - 145 mph racing a porch 928s!
ZZR 1100 2 up 175 mph !
ZX9 R indicated 180 mph!
M535i turbo indicated 178 mph and still pulling - had to brake for the cops!! :oops:

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Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:28 pm

The fastest I have felt, was going was at 56mph BUT this was on a mountain bike, in Kenya at around 4500ft! Still think I had a gear left, but the road was getting rather potholey and there were no crash barriers!and I wasn't wearing a helmet....EEK!

In a Car 135(speedo) in my mates scooby 22B, was on a A road in mid wales which I used to think was straight......
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Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:31 pm

got 140 indicated today in the e30 with my new engine, but into the red by that point :cry:

and as per Giles, been god-only-knows how fast on the back of an old yam R1 in europe :clin:
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Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:31 pm

M3Imy wrote:My M3 went off the clock..don't know how...

155 limited in s500
155 limited in Porsche Carrera 4S
Porsche "limited"

What?
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Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:35 pm

110 in an Allegro Estate with a 1750 lump.

Scariest ever!! Absolutely everything vibrating (as they did at any speed), felt like it was going to take off. Well maybe not...
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Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:37 pm

Well as im in my first car, the fastest ive been whilst driving is 110 in my 318i, stopped at that as i just didnt wanna risk doing anymore.

Im sure ive been faster in other peoples cars, but just too scared to look at the speedo lol

If were talking fastest in the quickest amount of time, 0-70 in 3 secs.
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Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:45 pm

0-70 in 3 secs...? In what...?

I've been 0-60 in the fastest accelerating road going car in the world at Zolder. The guy that builds them is based up in Yorkshire and bases his twin bike engined monsters on the Tigers... (lotus 7-ish kits for the un-educated ones here :wink: )

This is getting to be a bragging match now

I'm throwing the towel in... :lol:

Toby...? You got the E34 lump in now...?
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Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:50 pm

160mph on my Suzuki TL1000s 8O

140mph on the back of a GSXR1000 :clin:

The fastest I've been in a car is about 130/140mph, done 120/125mph in my sport.
I was taken out once in a Ferrari 550 Barchetta didn't do any high speed's but felt the acceleration :clin: that was the closest thing on 4 wheel's I've been in to the same acceleration as a bike's, it was unreal just a shame it was only a short ride I had in it.
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Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:53 pm

What was a 550 Barchetta doing in this country?! :lol: Theyre the open top 550s arent they? Like proper open top with no actual roof!
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:01 am

Oh yes open top full leather cardon bucket seat's with 4 point harnesses and what a sound that V12 made :wan: :woohoo:

The guy who was driving it had hired it from a spectalist company for two days.
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:01 am

ive taken my old cossie off the clock at 150..
was on the back of my cousins bike when he got done for speeding... 158 in a 40
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:05 am

mole325i wrote:Oh yes open top full leather cardon bucket seat's with 4 point harnesses and what a sound that V12 made :wan: :woohoo:

The guy who was driving it had hired it from a spectalist company for two days.
Your a lucky man! :clap: I love the 550! big V12 GT cars :drool:
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:17 am

Cav V6 ex police and proven 200bhp 150 mph

have seen 141 in the hearse
my old white 325 135 indicated
rover 620 turbo running 11psi boost hit limiter in 5th but speedo wasnt working so im guessing very close to 150(am only guessing though)

Mini 90 on clock took it right off (ex misses in labour at time)
cav sri 130 130 and was pasted but a punto turbo git
coraddo vr6 150
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:07 am

163 in a friends E36 M3 3.2 Cab, unlimited...

Ran out of road though...
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:51 am

Geeman- It was when i went over to the states last time,we all went to Florida for 2 weeks of car shows,Pro Street Racing,Hot Rod shows etc.And there was this thing that you could go on. It was basically a 200m track,and there were 4 mock up 'drag' cars on there.

They were each just a basic frame shell, with an engine.Which was a big block chevy (dont know what) running on gas.Basically, you strap yourself in. When the light changes green,foot on the pedal,then press a button halfway to change gear and the thing automatically stops you (its almost like a car on rails,its under its own control ie the wheels are running, but its fitted to a rail and brake)

Quickest bit of fun you can have! Only lasted 3 seconds lol, but the feeling of going so quickly :eek:
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:45 am

about 135 indicated (130ish?) on my old 325i trying (read failing badly) to keep up with an e46 M3!

105 in my old metro GTi16v (almost on the limiter in top)

85 in my old V8 Landie 90 (flat out, wind resistance making it a rather scary experience!

110 behind the wheel of a 3 speed auto granada 2.8 ghia! (then we came to a roundabout! :eek:)

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Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:38 am

Speedo showed 130mph in third once (2.7 +4speed auto) ran out of road. I'm always too worried about speed cameras to push it too often. I really can't afford to get banned!
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:51 am

Geeman wrote:0-70 in 3 secs...? In what...?

I've been 0-60 in the fastest accelerating road going car in the world at Zolder. The guy that builds them is based up in Yorkshire and bases his twin bike engined monsters on the Tigers... (lotus 7-ish kits for the un-educated ones here :wink: )
Little man from Rotherham called Martin Keenan builds them and calls them Locost Indys, uses various engines but Fireblade is his favourite. He took me for a ride in his first Fireblade prototype once :drive: , 900 cc and 0-60 somthing silly scared me shitless like being driven in a cigar tube, and I used to drive old minis! A customer of his too the car out the nextday and wrapped it around a tree at 70mph OUCH! Think he survived just. :woo:
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:54 am

Adam's 328 on the way to pick up my iS last year, was the first time I had been in his car too :? Was an indicated 150 if I remember correctly..

Had the iS to an indicated 132ish with a mental chip.
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:03 pm

My old Cav SRi 130- about 120 indicated. Anything over 90mph felt very unsafe :eek:

The 325i Sport - 135 indicated, but still felt pretty stable.
Rover Metro 1.4 Diesel :oops: - 90mph flat out, nothing left, scary as hell :clin:
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jmc330i wrote:My old Cav SRi 130- about 120 indicated. Anything over 90mph felt very unsafe :eek:

The 325i Sport - 135 indicated, but still felt pretty stable.
Rover Metro 1.4 Diesel :oops: - 90mph flat out, nothing left, scary as hell :clin:
me & my bro had a back wheel shear off on a cav 130 years ago @ 110 on the m6...crapped myself
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cuk325 wrote:
jmc330i wrote:My old Cav SRi 130- about 120 indicated. Anything over 90mph felt very unsafe :eek:

The 325i Sport - 135 indicated, but still felt pretty stable.
Rover Metro 1.4 Diesel :oops: - 90mph flat out, nothing left, scary as hell :clin:
me & my bro had a back wheel shear off on a cav 130 years ago @ 110 on the m6...crapped myself
:clin: Jesus, I had a blow-out whilst doing about 80, that was scary enough.
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:53 pm

A few good comments there regarding not just top speed, but what you were on/in and where you were at a certain speed..

45MPH on a dirt bike down a rutty dirt track can be far more exciting than 145MPH down the M1

Anyway, ive had over 210MPH out of the busa, south of France last year, my leathers pulled against me so tight they chaffed my back...the best roads ever for covering long distance at speed...we got thru 2 or 3 tankfuls of fuel at speeds of between 140MPH to 170MPH

The only pain in the ass was stopping to fill up every 20-30minutes.

Had an indicated 135 out of my E30 325 and indicated 145 so far(only the 1 good attempt) out of my E34 535, flashing an early CRX out of the way funny enough...I though the early ones topped out at around 125MPH?..This one certainly run out of puff around then.

All these are indicated speeds; true speeds can be a much, much lower, ive seen an indicated 150MPH turn out to be a true 135, so take em all with a pinch of salt
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:55 pm

Bloody hell broken the magic 200mph barrier! :woohoo: :notworthy:
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 1:02 pm

Anyone seen the 'busa turbo video?

499bhp :cool:

Goes by the name Ghostrider, I saw the original DVD a few years back and found this Ghostrider 2 clip on the net a few months back, awesome!

You're riding on his mate's R1 or whatever, topped out at 299kmh, and this hyabusa goes passed pullin a wheelie like this R1 is standing still!
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 1:32 pm

Jimbob wrote:Anyone seen the 'busa turbo video?

499bhp :cool:

Goes by the name Ghostrider, I saw the original DVD a few years back and found this Ghostrider 2 clip on the net a few months back, awesome!

You're riding on his mate's R1 or whatever, topped out at 299kmh, and this hyabusa goes passed pullin a wheelie like this R1 is standing still!
Yep, and its up for sale...

Claims itll top out at a genuine 270MPH , 0-150 in under 6 seconds...and all road legal....

Ԛ£27,000 to you..
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 5:44 pm

112-115 in my trusty 316i :) i rarely go above 80 but i had to check my new tyres
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 5:49 pm

has any one hit the rev limiter in 5th gear in there 325i?
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 5:59 pm

low325icab wrote:has any one hit the rev limiter in 5th gear in there 325i?
I couldn't - too much drag :(
Mind you it had a zone chip with a 6900 rpm limit I think
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 6:04 pm

bryang wrote:Had an indicated 135 out of my E30 325 and indicated 145 so far(only the 1 good attempt) out of my E34 535, flashing an early CRX out of the way funny enough...I though the early ones topped out at around 125MPH?..This one certainly run out of puff around then.
Don't know what the top speeds are, but the early MK1 CRX only had 110bhp I think
MK2 non vtec 130bhp, vtec 150bhp, import jap vtec 160bhp
But the non vtec have a bit more low down pull and weigh less :)
Still the best car I ever owned <flame suit on>
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 6:05 pm

I have heard alot of good things about the orginal CRX from quite a few sources now tho!
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 6:09 pm

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low325icab wrote:has any one hit the rev limiter in 5th gear in there 325i?
I couldn't - too much drag :(
Mind you it had a zone chip with a 6900 rpm limit I think
yer i know what you mean mate, ive had mine at at 6500rpm and the speedo was on 150 but that is prob out quite a bit so i didnt really no how fast i was going, this was all so with the zone bbtb.

i did once hit it in 5th on the ice!!! bouncing off the limiter and the speedo was on 155! :lol: :lol:
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 6:18 pm

low325icab wrote:has any one hit the rev limiter in 5th gear in there 325i?
Nope but done it in a rover 620 turbo though
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