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Old 01-30-2006, 10:58 AM
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This was me in kansas going 130 something.. on 6 year old front tires (y rated) and no hands. While taking the pic..
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Old 01-30-2006, 11:24 AM
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692 MPH for about 1 1/2 hours...

This was in one of the planes I fly though. At the top of the screen you can see where it says "GS 602"...that's Ground Speed 602 Knots which equals 692 MPH. We did Houston to Pittsburgh in under two hours that day. I've seen faster ground speeds but only for short amounts of time.

Now as far as going fast on the ground, my ***** aren't as big as some of you guys. I've driven Pittsburgh to Cleveland a few times at a constant 85 MPH with some runs to 120 MPH for only a minute or two. But, after I got a $430 ticket one day I decided to kick it down a notch.
Old 01-30-2006, 11:34 AM
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Duluth, Georgia where I bought my car to Lake Charles, La. 722 miles in 9 hours w/ a little over an hour in stops. averaged 90mph only went up to 125 before I ran into more traffic!
Old 01-30-2006, 04:31 PM
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I dads 99 frc we went from IL to AZ in one day (left at like 10pm from IL )with time to spare. I know at times we were up to like 140 ish and never dropped below 90 besides to stop for gas and grub... Call it irresponsible, I call it fun.
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who says we didn't run into cops? They don't have anything that can catch an LS1 where I'm from.
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Originally Posted by _JB_
I'm surprised you guys did not run into a cop
who says we didn't run into cops? They don't have anything that can catch an LS1 where I'm from.
Old 01-30-2006, 06:21 PM
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You guys got *****, all i can say. haha. Im scared of the 5-0. Maybe its because one ticket and my car chills in the garage. haha
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Old 01-30-2006, 06:26 PM
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I did between 120-140 sustained for about two hours in a rental car. To be fair it was 3am-5am and the roads between 29 palms base and las vegas, there are roads straight for 100+ miles with no buildings or anything, just in the middle of the desert. I got pulled over on I-95 and got a ticket for 107 in a 65 ($640 fine) afterwards. I realize this may sound unbelievable to some of you, LOL
Old 01-31-2006, 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by jerry buckamneer
who says we didn't run into cops? They don't have anything that can catch an LS1 where I'm from.
Can't outrun a radio
Old 01-31-2006, 03:28 PM
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Yeah, exactly...all they would have to do is call ahead and lay down the spikes.
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I sustained 125-165mph in my old 1987 IROC for about 10 minutes on a local highway (it's called mopac) racing a another friend in his 1997 Z-28. It was a blast! I wish I could max out my current ride like that but the city has gotten too large at this point to do that again! LOL
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Motorola----the fastest thing the japanese ever made!!!
Old 01-31-2006, 07:02 PM
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i drove from indianapolis IN. to port huron michigan, speedo never dropped below 95 mph. sometimes bouncin off the the speed limiter in a 2001 blazer. no radar detector, we left at 11:30 p.m. from indy, and drove straight through, stopping once for gas. never saw one cop. true story. the trip takes about 6hrs. going the speed limit, not sure how long it took us, but i drank like 4 red bull. haha.
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Originally Posted by FrozenMonkey
Hey Fast Freddy, have you ever done the Silver State Classic? I went and watched near the long *** straight away near the end a few years back. Was so cool watching all sorts of cars flying past you at their top speeds. Some of the cars in the unlimited class were getting upwards of 200 mph on that straight.
I drove the Silver State south course (Ely toward LV) on a non-race day and only did low 100's - first time out with these rims and tires, wife asleep in the passenger seat. But... my new task is an LS1 with LS6 heads/intake/cam into my Benz, then it would be fun to do it again.

If the picture comes through, most of the course looks like this. Then there's The Narrows!!
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in the t/a .... about 185 for a very short period, in my third gen i made it 452 miles in 4 1/2 hours stoping once for gas
Old 02-03-2006, 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by _JB_
Can't outrun a radio
Oh but you can on a GSX-R 1000 or a competition ready GSX-r 750. Trust me I've done it numerous times. By the time the lights go on im so far gone its ridiculous.
Old 02-03-2006, 12:44 AM
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0 mph for a hour after flyin but a 5 0 doin a 100 in a 45 searched car called for backup then talked about ls1 guess he had one
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110mph for about 2hrs,top speed run 145mph before running out of adreline
Old 02-04-2006, 09:52 PM
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i got my probe up to 140 which took some time, but it was an open freeway at 7am on a sunday morning foing to work, i dont know how fast i got my mustang up to because the speedo only went up to 85 and i had the needle bouncing of the peg which is a little ways past the 85 mark on the speedo
Old 02-05-2006, 11:03 PM
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wow, sorry but I don't think I will ever have the ***** to drive that fast for as long as some of you have...Not worth my insuracne being doubled, loosing my license, hitting a deer at those speeds and totaling my car or even getting myself killed...a quick run to 140mph is good for me...in fact I have only taken my T/A up to 125 mph since I bought it back in august...say what you want about me but the adrenaline from going WOT from 0-130 mph is good enough to satisfy me...if i need something more than that I find a hot chick and enjoy something called Sex..



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