Fastest speed

[Tdh1987]

Car: 135Mph indicated (Ibiza TDi)
Bike: 140Mph indicated (CBR 400)
Passenger on a ZX9R 150Mph

The Judge: What on earth were you doing 182Mph in?

 

[Dreadi]

Bout 110-115mph indicated so thats close to 95-100ish mph i think

 

[Snaggle]

when was this??

where is he now then?

Seen him lurking in the games and photo forum

 

[Will Gill]

i'm fairly sure i remember Flibster saying the salary wasn't too good at all.
circa £19k if my memory seves me well.

agreed


to give you an idea, my brother worked at maclaren and made carbon fibre F1 kit, he earnt 12k a year

might be surrounded by expensive mettle but it doesnt mean you are suitably minted

 

[benjo]

Driver - 60mph on driving lesson

Passenger - 120mph in parents V6 4Motion golf

 

[Rossmac]

It wasn't that loud actually, it was just there was a restriction in the exhaust to stop it going as fast, think it was the same engine (or very similar) as the ZZR1100 (which was the fastest bike out when it was first released). Basically it kind of came out, then went back in a bit then finally came out of the silencer, so my dad just drilled it through! Made it power wheelie in 3rd gear but it was too fast for the bike really, it would start to shake it's head out of corners if you just opened it up. Was a tank slapper waiting to happen.

Saw a very nice ZZR1100 with Aussie plates on earlier outside an Hein-Gericke.
My friend installed a Blueflame on his bike, about 2months ago, it sounds very nice. He took out the baffle the other day and boy does it sound great

 

[Scania]

575km/h thanks to Continental airlines

Thanks to British Airways, many years ago......

I was about 14 iirc.

As for cars, 141MPH GPS.

"Well off the clock" - in a truck.

 

[Overlag]

Thanks to British Airways, many years ago......

I was about 14 iirc.

As for cars, 141MPH GPS.

"Well off the clock" - in a truck.

its so depressing that we cant do that anymore...must have been great to experience it

 

[Scania]

its so depressing that we cant do that anymore...must have been great to experience it

Something that I'll keep with me in my mind until I'm worm food!

How is it Supersonic passender flight is a thing from our past ??? Crazy.

 

[Gonzo0]

Something that I'll keep with me in my mind until I'm worm food!

How is it Supersonic passender flight is a thing from our past ??? Crazy.

one word my friend: COST!

 

[The_Dark_Side]

How is it Supersonic passender flight is a thing from our past ??? Crazy.

only until the scramjet makes it out of the prototype stages.
then travel will be insane.

 

[The_Dark_Side]

one word my friend: COST!

actually it wasn't cost as such that killed off Concorde.

 

[triggerthat]

Nothing special:

Punto JTD - 100.
Dad's Golf TDI - 115.

 

[Jez]

Took this t'other day on a trip to scotland. Fastest ive ever got my tomtom up to anyhow

 

[Lashout_UK]

Hahaha

 

[Scania]

one word my friend: COST!

Actually, a number - 9/11

 

[L0rdMike]

Took this t'other day on a trip to scotland. Fastest ive ever got my tomtom up to anyhow

Ive had my Tomtom tell me that I was doing that sort of speed making my way over the waters to france while sat in my bedroom.

 

[Tommy B]

OK. VW claim my 1.4 Golf has a max speed of "104mph" yet I was doing 115mph on a down hill stretch of dual carriageway this afternoon. Could have a badly calibrated speedometer but it felt pretty quick.

 

[Matt7613]

Skoda Octavia vRS (240BHP) - 167MPH as a Passenger, could have maybe gone to 170..

 

[Kristoph]

Passenger - 120mph in parents (2.8ltr) V6 4Motion golf

I swear dad hit 130ish on the way to London for holiday in the (private road) fastlane. Feels like all the other cars are stationary on the other non private roads.