FabSwingers.com forum: The fastest speed you've driven at...

By *reenonions OP Man
over a year ago

Nr Exeter

Not bothered as to car or bike, track day or highway - what's your fastest speed...

Just wondering if anyone here has gone double bubble ??

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

King's Crustacean

approx 115 in my rattling ford.

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By *ackandkateCouple
over a year ago

Truro

Not going to admit to breaking the law

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not going to admit to breaking the law"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Very fast on my bike

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

114 mph many years ago on the M1

Don't do silly things like that anymore .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

132mph on a autobahn in Germany, and legally.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

don't think any of the cars i've had would have made it to 90 without something falling off pmsl

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

145mph in Germany.

121mph in UK. Resulted in a £600 fine and 14 day ban

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Over 120 - I try to stay slow nowadays but still accidentally hit 100 if I switch off on the motorway.

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By *onboy777Man
over a year ago

Newark

Above the speed limit on my bike and in various performance cars like a sapphire cosworth and been caught at a ton

in a diesel mondeo of all things

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By *ll of a QuiverCouple
over a year ago

Douglas

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

Toyota Avensis - autobahn in Germany (from Leipzig en route for Dunkerque) - 120 mph.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Over 100mph over 3 years ago, caught on camera by an unmarked black BMW that I was trying to get away from.

The nice policeman let me off with 3 points and a 60 GBP fine, when he realised I was not a girl racer but a middle age woman with a responsible job after I grovelled for being in the wrong.

Not clever I know.

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By *reenonions OP Man
over a year ago

Nr Exeter

"Very fast on my bike

Naught - smack bottie..

Some people here are a sandwich short of a picknick... Just the speed, where isn't important.

My first ban was for an average quarter mile speed of 120mph, slow by later events but that was on a public highway. Was a 40 mph zone - back in the 80's speeding wad tolerated more than now.

Average exit speed from Quarry on a stock 1ltr mv agusta is about 80mph and if you stop the wheel spinning up on the exit apex you can see 190mph before throwing out the anchor - all legal !!!!

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over a year ago

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By *ll of a QuiverCouple
over a year ago

Douglas

142mph on the road.

Should mention though that there's no national speed limit on this little rock.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just over 200mph on a blown Hayabusa and 170mph in a Nissan Skyline R34 GTR.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

155mph on a track day honest

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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago

yumsville

country road in Devon .. around 140mph in 4th in a hired 2.2ltr Vauxhal, (though, I was going around a corner at the time - and it was dark, might have been a little damp too) to a meet 300+ miles away (and yeah I was late)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"and been caught at a ton

in a diesel mondeo of all things

Taking a group of BBW out for the night ??

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By *d_deeTV/TS
over a year ago

cheshire

184 in Germany

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

160 in a tvr cerbera. My bosses.

Never again

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I did 36 MPH on a push bike once, I know that because the police told me lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I do track days so don't mind admitting my top speeds. 185 on a bike. 160 two up on a bike. I did make him slow down.

And 155in my own car. Had my old metro clocked at 145. Amazing what you can do with k series.

I've got a clean licence though xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

On my bike (as in bike not motorbike)I've touched 60mph on a descent a couple of times...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

137 in an old 63 cortina for the 1/4 mile

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"137 in an old 63 cortina for the 1/4 mile "

Lotus ?

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By *ored1001Man
over a year ago

wigan

140 in a 355 Ferrari

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

186,000 mps..but I decided I shouldnt cause another big bang by going faster

everyone should thank me

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By *ssexguy69Man
over a year ago

thurrock Essex

done 135 in a mondeo taxi i use to av , and 110 with my mr2

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By *lassic1Man
over a year ago

bellshill

Paid 250 quid to charity for a pillion run around Donnington....he said we reached 160mph....I now know adrenaline is brown coloured ...lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I do track days so don't mind admitting my top speeds. 185 on a bike. 160 two up on a bike. I did make him slow down.

And 155in my own car. Had my old metro clocked at 145. Amazing what you can do with k series.

I've got a clean licence though xx

145 out of a k-series...really. only thing they are good for is learning how to change a head gasket.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

approximately 160+ in a v10 R8 LHD...luckily on french plates as was a company test car... seat of pants stuf....realising your closing speed on others is the more inherent danger in all that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Took my car onto a track, and I know what I can get out of her, especially around corners.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"137 in an old 63 cortina for the 1/4 mile "

Much dad had a Mk2 Lotus Cortina. Was do cool when he picked me up from school in it!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

170 in my old cosworth. Miss that car

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fast enough that the motorway starts having bends

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

genuinely?............. 175 (on the M1)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Around 150ish on a testing track in Germany

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By *thwalescplCouple
over a year ago

brecon

Was pillion on a bike that popped a wheelie at around 130 mph..... I was grabbing a lift from a mate, I got him to let me off and after a 10 minute sit down on the verge I walked the last 3 miles!

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By *he_original_poloWoman
over a year ago

a Primark shoebox in Leicester

The difficulty is knowing..... mostly you can't rely on the speedos in the average car to be anywhere near accurate once your're doing over a ton.... not that many standard cars can cope with going over 120mph.

On track days I have exceeded 150mph... alas not in any of my own cars.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"137 in an old 63 cortina for the 1/4 mile

Lotus ?"

No lotus were never that quick this had a v8 in it caught a few youngesters out in their hot hatch's as it looked pretty much standard lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"137 in an old 63 cortina for the 1/4 mile

Much dad had a Mk2 Lotus Cortina. Was do cool when he picked me up from school in it!"

Last count was 37 Cortinas various ages and speeds mrs went mental when i brought 5 home from a show once lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

1990, when I was younger, more stupid than I am now, and didn't have kids to consider, I was handed the boss's Audi S2 coupe.. and went out and clocked 143mph on a dual carriageway near St Albans.

These days I 'tut' at people doing 75 on the motorway....

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By *kywatcherMan
over a year ago

Southwick

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By *kywatcherMan
over a year ago

Southwick

Did 110mph in a Pontiac Firebird on the M1 returning from Nottingham to Brighton.

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By *ichelle n big alCouple
over a year ago

Derbys

"Not bothered as to car or bike, track day or highway - what's your fastest speed...

Just wondering if anyone here has gone double bubble ??"
156mph on my gsxr 1000. Cadwell park start/ finish straight

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

145 in an ex police pursuit Vectra 3.2 on the M56

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By *eal_Dick_TurpinMan
over a year ago

Exeter

speed is easy, *sustained average speed* over a significant distance or time is a whole other ball game.

cf TT100, averaging 100 mph over the entire manx course is not trivial, even today

with plenty of speed and a then literally brand new brand new z1100a1 not yet realesed for sale to joe public I did the 270 miles from "x" in cornwall to the hammersmith flyover in 3 hours 43 minutes once, and that was all A roads back then (1980), for an average speed of 72 mph, which included *regular* fuel stops, most of the time it was pegged at 140.

I was widely regarded as insane and unbelievably lucky to achieve this.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

121mph in a 2.0 hdi picasso, top speed is only supposed to be 115. gave the driver of a BMW 1 series msport a shock then i overtook him haha. oh yeah it was chipped to 158bhp and had cetane booter in the tank. only time i ever pushed it that hard though, could feel the front end switching between lifting and being pushed into the ground

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never driven above 120mph, honest, but I used to throw my Astravan around roundabouts sideways at 50mph. Those things are so solid you could do what you want with them.

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By *onboy777Man
over a year ago

Newark

"Fast enough that the motorway starts having bends

And you have to ease off

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By *onboy777Man
over a year ago

Newark

"and been caught at a ton

in a diesel mondeo of all things

Taking a group of BBW out for the night ??

How did you guess VOSA got me

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

135 - 140 on an empty motorway at 5 in the morning on the way to shooting a track day.

190 in a Murcialago on the main track at Pro-Drive in Leamington Spa...one of the perks of shooting the track days is that you get to drive everything for nothing !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

202

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Close to 40 on a kite buggy, feels sooo much quicker

In the car, faster than I probably should have

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

128mph. In m6 years ago Nissan almeria

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not the speed... But the mother of all acceleration in a friend's Lamborghini....

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By *tressfreeMan
over a year ago

Towcester

145 on a motorcycle

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"1990, when I was younger, more stupid than I am now, and didn't have kids to consider, I was handed the boss's Audi S2 coupe.. and went out and clocked 143mph on a dual carriageway near St Albans.

These days I 'tut' at people doing 75 on the motorway.... "

We could be related! The hypocrisy eh!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not bothered as to car or bike, track day or highway - what's your fastest speed...

Just wondering if anyone here has gone double bubble ??"

120 ish on the autobahn of course LOL on my fzs 600.

150 ish on the autobahn of course LOL in my old company car porsche 944 , in the early 90,s just to see how fast it went .

Then I lost my licence in the uk almost twice the legal limit 21 day ban lol suckers .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

At race speed round a race track and loved every second of it and want to do it again ...................

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

The fastest I have ever driven is 155mph on 4 wheels (bloody speed limiters) and 172mph on 2 wheels,

Most exciting was Cambridge to Manchester in 1 hour 52 minutes (170 miles). Two cars in convoy with a police escort for the last few miles through Manchester City center as we didn't know where the hospital was. This was pre sat nav days.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was pillion on a ZX10r..

156mph was our top speed together, however the ex on his own got 187 out of her!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I do track days so don't mind admitting my top speeds. 185 on a bike. 160 two up on a bike. I did make him slow down.

And 155in my own car. Had my old metro clocked at 145. Amazing what you can do with k series.

I've got a clean licence though xx

145 out of a k-series...really. only thing they are good for is learning how to change a head gasket. "

Anyone that knows cars knows they are actually very tunable and reliable once you upgrade one or two bits. And lotus engine slams straight in then tune it up some more

I never had to do a head gasket on mine. But then I uprated the radiators and water pump pretty much when I brought them. Although the 1.6 engine is awful. The 1.4 or 1.8 is ace

Fastest accelerating car I have driven was 3.7 to 60 and that was my type r. That's type r subaru not civic.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not admitting anything my licence means too much too me lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't speed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My one and only speeding ticket was for 96 on a 60mph road on a 1000 Honda twenty years ago. The worst bit was the queue of cars driving by while I was getting booked that I'd just blasted by somewhat in excess of my charged figure...

Nowadays I'm very privileged to drive test cars for my job, so in that respect, just under 200..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"and been caught at a ton

in a diesel mondeo of all things

Taking a group of BBW out for the night ??

How did you guess VOSA got me

Thought I was going to get slapped down for that one .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

approx 120mph straight down(free fall parachute jump) lol

fast and legal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Recently hit 140mph on the M6 toll, then bottled it.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"142mph on the road.

Should mention though that there's no national speed limit on this little rock."

135mph on Mad Sunday, Kawasaki Z750

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I got sixty out of my Bedford RL once , it would have taken at least half a mile to stop if I'd had to .

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

Did once notice my car nudging 120mph on the M6...slowed down as it was a bit scarey once I realised...do often creep up to over a ton without consciously being aware - tend to keep my satnav on for speed cameras due to this tendency and try not to push my luck

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

172mph,, GSXR750, track day

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By *coobyroo218Couple
over a year ago

Guernsey

Maxed out my subaru impreza in france a few years ago, and seen 148MPH

Had a gixxer 1000 and whilst not maxing it out seen 175 but still had another gear to go as was running out of road (private mind you

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Had a series one ZX12R that I bought off a mate, he bottled it at 190MPH but I used it mainly for touring with the mrs on the back, seen 145 with her pillion and myself 160MPH in 4th.

Never did get the chance to see 200 on her before I sold her

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

145 mph is the fastest in a oldish vectra. It wouldn't go any faster.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I do track days so don't mind admitting my top speeds. 185 on a bike. 160 two up on a bike. I did make him slow down.

And 155in my own car. Had my old metro clocked at 145. Amazing what you can do with k series.

I've got a clean licence though xx

145 out of a k-series...really. only thing they are good for is learning how to change a head gasket.

Anyone that knows cars knows they are actually very tunable and reliable once you upgrade one or two bits. And lotus engine slams straight in then tune it up some more

I never had to do a head gasket on mine. But then I uprated the radiators and water pump pretty much when I brought them. Although the 1.6 engine is awful. The 1.4 or 1.8 is ace

Fastest accelerating car I have driven was 3.7 to 60 and that was my type r. That's type r subaru not civic. "

I had my t series coupe at 130-135. Mind I did have to put a new engine in not long afterwards

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Fastest accelerating car I have driven was 3.7 to 60 and that was my type r. That's type r subaru not civic."

3.7 to 60 In a scooby type R ?

Must have had a serious amount of cash thrown at that to lose almost 2 seconds as they are pretty well tuned when they leave the factory.

To lose 0.4 of a second in my car i had to basically rebuild the engine! As anyone who plays with engines knows getting almost 2 secs quicker out of any car takes one hell of a build

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

155 mph in my subaru... clocked by police in a Escort XR3 tuned at 127on the M20... £540 fine and 2 month ban in 1990

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"1990, when I was younger, more stupid than I am now, and didn't have kids to consider, I was handed the boss's Audi S2 coupe.. and went out and clocked 143mph on a dual carriageway near St Albans.

These days I 'tut' at people doing 75 on the motorway....

We could be related! The hypocrisy eh!"

I just put it down to age and being a boring old fart....

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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago

yumsville

Fastest accelerating car I have driven was 3.7 to 60 and that was my type r. That's type r subaru not civic. "

*eh?

A type R Subaru? The flat 4 scooby engine would be much quicker that a type R transplant. Shaving 3-4 secs off a type R civic in a heavier Subaru is just not possible. A tuned STI may get close to that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Got 190 on a tuned Hyabusa on a speed trial at a disused runway. The bike had more to go I didn't.

I've also ridden too fast on the road and am not proud of it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

800 miles per day - without using motorways.... by bike, of course!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fastest accelerating car I have driven was 3.7 to 60 and that was my type r. That's type r subaru not civic.

*eh?

Subaru made a 3 door type r ...import only

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

88 mph for me.. Then everything started flashing and then I was in the future with some scientist

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Did someone say 0-60 in their Civic Type R was 3.7 seconds...my arse. Factory spwc they just manage 6.7 seconds....the only way that would do that is will some serious amount of engine work...turbo or supercharger, fully forged internals...the lot. Even then its a huge doubt.lol.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Did someone say 0-60 in their Civic Type R was 3.7 seconds...my arse. Factory spwc they just manage 6.7 seconds....the only way that would do that is will some serious amount of engine work...turbo or supercharger, fully forged internals...the lot. Even then its a huge doubt.lol. "

It's a Subaru impreza wrx sti type r which has a factory spec of 0-60 of 4.7. It's a jap import from 1997 onwards

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By *iverview1Couple
over a year ago

gourock

"137 in an old 63 cortina for the 1/4 mile

Much dad had a Mk2 Lotus Cortina. Was do cool when he picked me up from school in it!"
1600e was cool

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By *aintsoulMan
over a year ago

liverpool

160mph in a chipped up ST down the bottom end of the M5 near Exeter in the middle of the night

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By *onboy777Man
over a year ago

Newark

"and been caught at a ton

in a diesel mondeo of all things

Taking a group of BBW out for the night ??

How did you guess VOSA got me

Thought I was going to get slapped down for that one .

Who by ? We all like a giggle on here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

176mph Lambo on an air strip.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

110 on the back of my (shorter) mates bike. I had to tuck my head in to stop myself coming off.

Nearly had brown pants.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

64 miles in 28 minutes as a passenger and 160+

220 miles in 3 hours inc 4 fuel stops and getting lost in a housing estate for at least 20 mins!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

135 in an old Alfa was still going but the bottom pulley fell off and the engine went bang my mate was not impressed

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

About ten years ago, I hired a car from one of the major groups and was a returning customer, having had some issues with them a few years before and used another company instead.

As a mark of appreciation of me going back to them, the hire company upgraded me from a Group A car to one of their Executive motors a top of the range Saab!

As I cruised around the M25 late that night, becoming used to the car and all of its gadgets etc, I was horrified to find I was doing 120 mph when it actually felt far far less!

So easily done, in such a quiet and powerful car.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's a Subaru impreza wrx sti type r which has a factory spec of 0-60 of 4.7. It's a jap import from 1997 onwards "

That was the time quoted 3.7 0-60

standard type R is almost 2 secs off that time

when you consider the Veyron 16.4 SS is 1.3 seconds quicker coming in at 2.4 seconds for 0-60 that must be some kind of scooby to be only roughly a second off a 16.4 litre engine

Would love to see it run the 1/4 mile may even bring out one of my toys to play alongside it

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By *ll of a QuiverCouple
over a year ago

Douglas

It's a Subaru impreza wrx sti type r which has a factory spec of 0-60 of 4.7. It's a jap import from 1997 onwards

That was the time quoted 3.7 0-60

standard type R is almost 2 secs off that time

when you consider the Veyron 16.4 SS is 1.3 seconds quicker coming in at 2.4 seconds for 0-60 that must be some kind of scooby to be only roughly a second off a 16.4 litre engine

Would love to see it run the 1/4 mile may even bring out one of my toys to play alongside it "

The Veyron doesn't have a 16.4 litre engine, it's 8 litres. Plus it weighs almost 700 kg more than an Imprezza.

Not sure what state of tune Cali's Type R Imprezza had to achieve said acceleration figures but wouldn't rule it out.

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By *amslam1000Man
over a year ago

willenhall

1,329 MPH in the back seat of an RAF tornado in the states I won the squadron raffle for a back seat trip i used 3 barf bags seeing the ground wiz past that fast gives you motion sickness lol

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By *amschwingerzCouple
over a year ago

West

150 In Germany...never again.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

170 in my old imported Mitsubishi GTO on the m62 at 1am

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By *am123Man
over a year ago

essex chelmsford

190mph

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

I used to have a Yamaha RD 200 which would top 95 mph and beat most 250's, then I had a Beckett tuned RD 400 which blew most 750's into the s, acceleration was awesome but it was a compromise between that and top speed. I had several different cog ratios which I messed about with constantly. Top speed on that would beat my Kawasaki Z750 but it handled like a pig on castors

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have done 52 MPH on a bicycle, it was downhill a bit.

I know it is not a big amount but when all you have is a bit of lycra for protection that is a big achievement.

not admitting to speeding on anything else.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

180 on my r1

Got done twice for doing over the ton first time was 107 with them coming after me for 12 miles near dublin 60 punts fine

Second time was in the north at 109 got five points and£150 fine

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

211 on the autobahn in a Merc Brabaus SL.

Not big and not clever, but bloody hell it was fun for a couple of minutes...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"135 in an old Alfa was still going but the bottom pulley fell off and the engine went bang my mate was not impressed

That's normal for an Alfa, why do you think we Alfisti always change the water pump when we do the cam belt...lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

101mph according to the satnav, 106mph according to the speedo, abroad in a LWB Merc Sprinter

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I made it quite clear it wasn't a civic type r but a import subaru.

It was running 418bhp and was the only car I've ever driven that was mine that I could play with motorcycles at the lights. Being a biker it was a good laugh.

People need to learn to understand power to weight ratios.

Oh no idea what it did quarter of a mile, but my metro managed less than 14seconds which is pretty impressive really.

The type r was about 4.7 standard. Mine was anything but standard. I don't do standard. I forget it's exactly torque figures now but it was good and that's what counts on acceleration.

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By *radleyandRavenCouple
over a year ago

Herts

145mph on the M40 in a range rover.

- Vincent.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"101mph according to the satnav, 106mph according to the speedo, abroad in a LWB Merc Sprinter

Faster on bikes at Jurby, much faster

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I made it quite clear it wasn't a civic type r but a import subaru.

It was running 418bhp and was the only car I've ever driven that was mine that I could play with motorcyclesi at the lights. Being a biker it was a good laugh.

People need to learn to understand power to weight ratios.

Oh no idea what it did quarter of a mile, but my metro managed less than 14seconds which is pretty impressive really.

The type r was about 4.7 standard. Mine was anything but standard. I don't do standard. I forget it's exactly torque figures now but it was good and that's what counts

on acceleration."

Power to weight counts for a lot , my zx10r is 200 bhp at the crank and will run the quarter in 9.7 at 149 mph with just a slip on can

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hey, we need to be careful what we're admitting to on this thread as another thread regarding an illegal activity has been pulled this morning. Big brother is watching you know.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There are some real tall tales in this thread, 145 in a Metro indeed!

Just to add my own, once got 95mph out of my old FS1E Yammy and all I did to modify it was put a fancy air filter and tuned exhaust on it! Honest!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

150 mhp, ferrari track day.

Shit. My pants. that and I was the one driving the damn thing..

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By *am123Man
over a year ago

essex chelmsford

"Hey, we need to be careful what we're admitting to on this thread as another thread regarding an illegal activity has been pulled this morning. Big brother is watching you know.

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im assuming all of us were either abroad or on a track i was

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There are some real tall tales in this thread, 145 in a Metro indeed!

Just to add my own, once got 95mph out of my old FS1E Yammy and all I did to modify it was put a fancy air filter and tuned exhaust on it! Honest!"

You can't read then. It had a lotus engine in. Quite manageable. Lol learn about cars.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There are some real tall tales in this thread, 145 in a Metro indeed!

Just to add my own, once got 95mph out of my old FS1E Yammy and all I did to modify it was put a fancy air filter and tuned exhaust on it! Honest!"

I know of 2 metros that could do that speed not far from where I live. Fair enough both of them have had 2ltr turbo engines put in them and have fully forged internals with a t28 turbo plus loads more. There really popular and loads of them at the rover meets I used to go to

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There are some real tall tales in this thread, 145 in a Metro indeed!

Just to add my own, once got 95mph out of my old FS1E Yammy and all I did to modify it was put a fancy air filter and tuned exhaust on it! Honest!

Not many opt for that option. How did it affect handling? I'm assuming it was old tseries engine or was it something else. I wouldn't mind but I didn't have the fastest of the modified metros by a long way. Guy i know has one running 4wd and full evo8 engine and running gear.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There are some real tall tales in this thread, 145 in a Metro indeed!

Just to add my own, once got 95mph out of my old FS1E Yammy and all I did to modify it was put a fancy air filter and tuned exhaust on it! Honest!

The standard engines they use come from a rover 820 which manage to get that big skip on wheels upto 135 even as standard.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

30 mph Your Honour

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The standard engines they use come from a rover 820 which manage to get that big skip on wheels upto 135 even as standard. "

Good engines. I didn't use them due to worries about making them to front end happy. As I had a few friends with 2l novas etc that found handling seriously affected by the weight change

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There are some real tall tales in this thread, 145 in a Metro indeed!

Just to add my own, once got 95mph out of my old FS1E Yammy and all I did to modify it was put a fancy air filter and tuned exhaust on it! Honest!

I've seen at least 10 of them over a couple of years. Ive only been in ine of them but The handling was crap. All right in a straight line but don't even think about going round a corner. No good for everyday driving. Yeah they are the old t series engines. One of the lads who had one give me a hand when I was putting the 3rd engine in my 220t coupe

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The standard engines they use come from a rover 820 which manage to get that big skip on wheels upto 135 even as standard.

Good engines. I didn't use them due to worries about making them to front end happy. As I had a few friends with 2l novas etc that found handling seriously affected by the weight change

Yeah they're all right engines just I had a habit of turning it up to 18 psi when on my second engine and they don't last long that way

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

See that's why I opted for the tuned k series as it is pretty much same weight as the one I took out. Good for 170Bhp without to much hassle. And found them great around sprint tracks.

My cars were mostly tuned for being fast around tracks, not top end speed. I would rather have my cars geared for good acceleration than top end speed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"See that's why I opted for the tuned k series as it is pretty much same weight as the one I took out. Good for 170Bhp without to much hassle. And found them great around sprint tracks.

My cars were mostly tuned for being fast around tracks, not top end speed. I would rather have my cars geared for good acceleration than top end speed. "

I've got a friend that has got a forged 16k series engine that has the compression dropped down and been trying to get it off him for months now to go in my little 200 bubble so I can put my old t25 on it. Same as how he had his before someone crashed in to it. My cars are normally bodged together so they work

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By *icdarCouple
over a year ago

surrey

165 in my E55.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

135 mph in a mitsubishi L200 warrior

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I made it quite clear it wasn't a civic type r but a import subaru.

It was running 418bhp and was the only car I've ever driven that was mine that I could play with motorcycles at the lights. Being a biker it was a good laugh.

People need to learn to understand power to weight ratios.

Oh no idea what it did quarter of a mile, but my metro managed less than 14seconds which is pretty impressive really.

The type r was about 4.7 standard. Mine was anything but standard. I don't do standard. I forget it's exactly torque figures now but it was good and that's what counts on acceleration."

68 BHP more than the late Colin McCrea's own works car !

and what sort of engine was put into a metro specifically ? did you mention a Lotus engine only built 2 metros that were quick so would love to be enlightened further

And where was the metro tested please at drag strip i presume i go to them very often and a sub 14 sec should have stood out somewhere on my database of quick times for road cars

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I made it quite clear it wasn't a civic type r but a import subaru.

It was running 418bhp and was the only car I've ever driven that was mine that I could play with motorcycles at the lights. Being a biker it was a good laugh.

People need to learn to understand power to weight ratios.

Oh no idea what it did quarter of a mile, but my metro managed less than 14seconds which is pretty impressive really.

The type r was about 4.7 standard. Mine was anything but standard. I don't do standard. I forget it's exactly torque figures now but it was good and that's what counts on acceleration.

68 BHP more than the late Colin McCrea's own works car !

and what sort of engine was put into a metro specifically ? did you mention a Lotus engine only built 2 metros that were quick so would love to be enlightened further

And where was the metro tested please at drag strip i presume i go to them very often and a sub 14 sec should have stood out somewhere on my database of quick times for road cars "

google metro 1.8 at pod and you will find lots of videos of metros doing 14secs and under..

13.9 is a good time.. and at pod.. in a gti vvc..

a lotus engine goes straight in.. but any 1.8vvc gives good power.. you can get 14 sec quarter out of a metro gti vvc.. with not a lot of work..You could no doubt do much faster if you could get the power down.. but its hard as your limited on that..

Too much power and you will just spin and get no traction what so ever.. really its not hard to find the metros that do between 13.8 and 14.2 at pod.. they were quite common place a few years back.

And 418 for a scooby isnt a lot in my books.. friends cars are far more bhp.. but I go for acceleration.

Talk to martin at reylands.. he is well into his metro conversions now.. there is a video of his metro at a track day playing against cosworths..

I used to run a few car clubs.. I know my stuff..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"See that's why I opted for the tuned k series as it is pretty much same weight as the one I took out. Good for 170Bhp without to much hassle. And found them great around sprint tracks.

My cars were mostly tuned for being fast around tracks, not top end speed. I would rather have my cars geared for good acceleration than top end speed.

There are some good little power houses around in the rover bodys these days... I am glad to see I am not the only one that understands this

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I once saw a micra run a sub 10sec at Santa Pod. He was running two 1.4ltr Renault 5 turbo engines in it.

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By *d_deeTV/TS
over a year ago

cheshire

"165 in my E55."

had a couple of plays with them in my b5 rs4, very strong mid range

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I once saw a micra run a sub 10sec at Santa Pod. He was running two 1.4ltr Renault 5 turbo engines in it."

There are some amazing twin engined cars down there. I can't wait to get down there this year

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"Not going to admit to breaking the law"

too right... 70mph m'lud!!!! lol

do fancy a trying a track day in a supercar at some point....

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By *d_deeTV/TS
over a year ago

cheshire

I have to say here, whatever you have, there is always something faster, honestly there is, power and torque are all great and I love power but weight setup etc can all make a difference,

unless it is a hire car

they are the fastest cars

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By *teborahCouple
over a year ago

warrington

Left Plymouth at 10pm and arrived in Warrington just after midnight a few years ago in my M5. Had it off the speedo at one stage which in an unrestricted BMW M5 means very fast

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By *ick and tockCouple
over a year ago

wigan

been faster than a police car could on m60

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Left Plymouth at 10pm and arrived in Warrington just after midnight a few years ago in my M5. Had it off the speedo at one stage which in an unrestricted BMW M5 means very fast

Mmm I would love an m5.

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By *i 1 Get 1 FreeCouple (MM)
over a year ago

birmingham

Not impressed by speeders, unless of course you know how to read the road, and are able to control the car in the event of an emergency.

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By *anxfrankMan
over a year ago

isle of man

138mph in a 206 gti many ago now, got à right telling off from thé wife . Opps

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not impressed by speeders, unless of course you know how to read the road, and are able to control the car in the event of an emergency. "

As I said in my starting post. I do track days. But won't say I've never not gone to fast elsewhere. But I would say most people do at some time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have to say here, whatever you have, there is always something faster, honestly there is, power and torque are all great and I love power but weight setup etc can all make a difference,

unless it is a hire car

they are the fastest cars

Totally. Ranters! Not that I would ever dream...

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By *oe_Steve_NWestCouple
over a year ago

Bolton

126 on the back of steves bike - unknown road to us in Dorset - did he get a bollocking! Z

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By *lasgowfunnMan
over a year ago

paisley

185 in my cayenne turbo magnum 2 year ban lol

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By *ral geniusMan
over a year ago

north notts

174mph, go fast or go home...full chat all the way!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

145 in a NASCAR in Florida. Awesome experience.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Highworth to Lechlade road 163 on the way to donington(bike)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

125 in a hearse but with no coffin obviously...

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

135 mph Dalby forrest gp 4Talbot sunbeam lotus rally car 240 bhp of sideways sillyness .

The most fun I've had in a car with my trousers on !

Closest to that 0 - 100 works MG metro 6r4 topping out at 115 driven by the late great tony pond sideways everywhere truely amazing car control amazing experiance

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over a year ago

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

"Not going to admit to breaking the law

too right... 70mph m'lud!!!! lol

do fancy a trying a track day in a supercar at some point...."

Mate you don't need a supercar to have fun on track

There are always people at track days "all the gear, no idea" (usually in a Porsche funnily enough) wondering why their £80k car is constantly being caught by 'ordinary' cars.

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By *ot - CoupleCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow

600mph Boeing 747

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By *andm288Couple
over a year ago

oxford

Reached over 165 on the bike definatley arse twitching stuff !

Around 140 with the missus on the back ! Untill she started punching me ! Lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

52 mph quickest on push bike for me....180 on a motor bike and over a 100mph to often so i got rid

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Drag Strip 196 at ¼ mile mark felt the fastest of all.

Track 203

Road 70

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By *odding1Man
over a year ago

high wycombe

152mph at a track day, red line in 4th in my Cobra replica, fancy being a boy racer at my age!!

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By *e nicerWoman
over a year ago

Costa del Medway

Balls n sheet come to mind.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Im a good girl im am

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

past a police car at 130mph

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"185 in my cayenne turbo magnum 2 year ban lol "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not going to admit to breaking the law

too right... 70mph m'lud!!!! lol

do fancy a trying a track day in a supercar at some point....

Mate you don't need a supercar to have fun on track

There are always people at track days "all the gear, no idea" (usually in a Porsche funnily enough) wondering why their £80k car is constantly being caught by 'ordinary' cars."

It is amusing. I always like to take tuition at new tracks. Only persons time I'm interested in beating is my own. But great fun. I don't think you have enough fun on the hire a supercar track days. As it's so limited.

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By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

I've been on a few track days and been well over 120MPH but the fastest and scariest I have ever felt was doing 50MPH in a GoKart. Quit disconcerting to have your ass 1 inch from the ground going at that speed with shitty breaks.

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

I did 37mph in a 30 zone. Was recorded on CCTV and everything. Wouldn't send a text though, would get slaughtered on here for that

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By *innamon!Woman
over a year ago

no matter

I do get up to 100mph fairly regularly on the M4 but one sunday morning I did 115 on the M40 pretty clear road. Scared myself a bit tho

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

275 knots in my plane

about 315 mph ish

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By *obandruthCouple
over a year ago

wolverhampton

well the car was doing 125 and i was just sitting behind the wheel

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By *lasgowfunnMan
over a year ago

paisley

"185 in my cayenne turbo magnum 2 year ban lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ooooooooooooo! let me think...

if i can say "on here" ive driven to huddersfield once to pick up my niece once from swimming lessons (brothers daughter) ... i was pretty late on the m1 so i was pushing my car to about 110mph! sorry.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ridiculously fast in a lowered ford Capri. But I was a passenger in same car when it did 135.

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By *lasgowfunnMan
over a year ago

paisley

"185 in my cayenne turbo magnum 2 year ban lol

I don't want you to think I'm calling you out on this but the highest speed anyone in the UK has been convicted of was172mph in a Porsche 911 Turbo in a 70mph zone on the A420 in Oxfordshire on 27 January 2007. And he received a 10 week prison sentence along with a ban..."
when I was up at court there was a boy there who was caught at roughly same speed in a Audi rs 6 and was still banned and caught again driving while banned no jail sentence also think Scottish law very diff from English law

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've done 80 in this one! You can be number 81!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"185 in my cayenne turbo magnum 2 year ban lol

I don't want you to think I'm calling you out on this but the highest speed anyone in the UK has been convicted of was172mph in a Porsche 911 Turbo in a 70mph zone on the A420 in Oxfordshire on 27 January 2007. And he received a 10 week prison sentence along with a ban...when I was up at court there was a boy there who was caught at roughly same speed in a Audi rs 6 and was still banned and caught again driving while banned no jail sentence also think Scottish law very diff from English law "

Is Scotland not part of the UK then?! And do they not record the speeds people are caught at?

I just can't find any reference to anyone caught going faster than the case I quoted on UK roads (including Scotland) I even checked the Guinness Book Of Records, which also quotes the case I stated...

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By *stwoforfun2Couple
over a year ago

South Suffolk Area

196 mph on the A12 in Suffolk a few years ago. My friend wanted to show me what his new Lambo could do

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