what's the fastest you have driven?

[HJOF]

I have been in the USA and your roads are nice, but I believe the traffic laws are more severe, some weeks ago I drove over 1000 miles and got a chance to speed up in some areas and started to wonder this:

1. Whats the maximum speed you feel *comfortable* cruising?
2. What's the fastest you have driven?

(If you are a cop, I am speaking about a dream I had last night)

 

[Zac]

Had my Stinger at 122 MPH today on the highway. A Subaru WRX taunted, and stayed neck and next. #gosubaru #impresed // with that said, it felt like I was going 80 MPH. The Stinger is fricken solid!

 

[stingeradmr]

155, would have gone more but the wife got scared.

 

[StungBlueGT2]

I have been in the USA and your roads are nice, but I believe the traffic laws are more severe, some weeks ago I drove over 1000 miles and got a chance to speed up in some areas and started to wonder this:

1. Whats the maximum speed you feel *comfortable* cruising?
2. What's the fastest you have driven?

(If you are a cop, I am speaking about a dream I had last night)

1) 100 is comfortable cruising, but can get 5 more mpg around 80 so 80-85 is a happy medium.
2) 130 so far in the Stinger, and did 143 in my 2014 SXL... In my dreams that is

The Stinger is fricken solid!

I second that! Felt glued to the ground and just wanted to go faster!

 

[Plainolmoo]

157 in my GT2 AWD.

 

[AV8R]

I could tell you but then I’d have to shoot you! Lol
I’m not speed limited.... she wobbled a bit at the top end of the scale.

 

[xot1]

250km/h (155mph)
but I rarely go past 200 (125mph).

 

[Ivansito]

GT AWD Summers. 85 mph. Love me and my family too much.

 

[Doel]

In my own car the fastest was 150 mph , but I've been in a car going up to 180. I cruise 8 mph up from the speed limit at all times, the only time I push it is on a big empty stretch of road.

 

[mandasol]

In my youth I owned a Corvette and pushed it up to unreasonable speeds on public roads for which I am ashamed. I don't have a problem with anyone going to a closed track and driving at high speed, but it doesn't belong on public roads. I only hope topics like this doesn't encourage someone to try to see how fast their cars can go on a public road - even if it looks like no one is on the road, at that speed you can come up on something or someone really quick.

 

[Weareblondi]

I have posted on what I have achieved with the stinger, much to the disbelief from the Mrs and how I am abusing her baby. The car that is. Usually cruise at 80-85, quick bursts to 95-100 for grins. But, years ago, in my misspent youth, I had a 68 Camaro, big block, 8-71 blower, fuel cell, etc that I was setting up to race the next day. Changed out the rears for a top speed run on the l.i.e. at 2 a.m., hit warp speed and ran out of gas. Highway patrol came screaming up, jumped out and proceeded to read me the riot act. Asked why I stopped since I was so far ahead. Told him I ran out of gas. Asked me did I know what I was doing, told him I was doing "p". Gave me a questioning look. Told him the speedo stopped at 150, and it went past that and centered on the mph at the bottom. He ki d of grinned and gave me a warning. Asked him for a push to gas station , he told me it's like 3 miles down the road, and left. So here I am pushing this car to the gas station, and he is waiting for me. Told me he wanted to make sure I got home okay. Car wasn't made to do 20 mph, it was farting and spewing flames out the pipes. Woke up every ody for miles around. Never drove that fast on public roads again just because I lucked out, didn't want to push it again.

 

[eflyguy]

In most places I've driven, cruising around 10% above the limit, rounded up a little, won't get you any unwanted attention. For example, 65-70 in a 55, 80-85 in a 70, are just fine if you're not tailgating, weaving in and out of lanes, etc. Demonstrating good lane discipline (a rare concept in the US) helps.

As far as fastest, well, on a public road that's 155 (indicated, long before GPS was affordable) but I've driven (and ridden) many miles on racetracks, including a few laps in Lamborghinis and an Audi R8, and honestly never even looked at the speedometer. I even taped over the digital speedo on my track bike because it's not relevant information.

Edit - forgot about the Atom.. it didn't even have a speedo, but we did pass multiple Ferraris and Corvettes in turns..

 

[Eugene Onegin]

145 mph ,1964 Corvette coupe ,327 cu in 365 hp . This was in 1967 on the Baltimore beltway ,inside loop between Liberty rd and Reisterstown rd .

 

[Ucinn]

It was over 120..that's all the speedo went to in my 71 Torino with the 351C 4BBl.. buried it and had to take the dash apart to get it back

 

[Erock1800]

140 so far