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Old 01-27-2006 | 10:28 PM
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How fast have you gone and for what lenth of time. 158 MPH top speed. Went 100 MPH for one hour interstate 40.
Old 01-27-2006 | 10:35 PM
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I've done 187mph, 100 for about 25miles, both done in mexico. (on land)
600mph for 8 hours (air)
85mph(water)
Old 01-27-2006 | 10:51 PM
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8.5 mph for 21 minutes (cross country)
Old 01-27-2006 | 11:35 PM
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fastest ive ever done was 130mph but not for long
Old 01-27-2006 | 11:50 PM
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130-140 for about 70 minutes on return trip from Missouri (64).
Old 01-28-2006 | 12:21 AM
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I did 168 on the way back from Rockford. less than 2 minutes
Old 01-28-2006 | 01:21 AM
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dont know fastest speed. speedometer didnt go that high. well over 155
Old 01-28-2006 | 12:13 PM
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I am not certain how fast it was, speedo says 155, and it was all of that and more... for perhaps 20 minutes deep in Canada.. Wasn't racing, was fleeing 5 guys in a lifted 4x4 Ford Bronco that seemingly took issue with my license plate frame.. WTF ?? over.

Oh, plate frame says, Today's Special.. (top) Smoked Cobra..(bottom)
That or they have some pathological need to wave bats, middle fingers and yell profanity at (perhaps American) guys in white SS Camaro's
Old 01-28-2006 | 01:01 PM
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120 for 45min, 90 for 5-6 hours (stoping for gas 2x)

Both in the caprice
Old 01-28-2006 | 06:16 PM
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Approx 150mph for 3-4 miles (Lincoln Mark 8)

I say approx because the speedo stoped at 140 and i was WELL above that.. coulda even been closer to 155
Old 01-29-2006 | 03:52 PM
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I made the trip through Kansas on the way back from Texas take a little time as possible. I don't know how long it took, but I didnt a constant 100 or so almost the entire way (at 2 am).
Old 01-29-2006 | 07:38 PM
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tucson to san diego = 425 miles. back when my camaro had the 6 speed manual tranny i made the trip in 5 hours and 15 minutes with one 15 minute stop for gas. i hit a top speed of 155 mph. my camaro will only do 130 mph now that is set up for 1/4 mile and i don't drive it out of town anymore either.

in my corvette i have driven from tucson to phoenix which is 100 miles in 1 hour.

in my viper i have driven 40 miles in 20 minutes on a 2 lane road with lots of turns and changes in elevation. this is an average speed of 120 mph

i will be doing the bonnevile 100 this summer in my viper. its a open road race in northern nevada. i will be running in the grand sport class. i will be driving 100 miles in 42 minutes. this works out to an average speed of 130 mph.

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Old 01-29-2006 | 08:11 PM
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I'm surprised you guys did not run into a cop
Old 01-29-2006 | 09:13 PM
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ive buried the speedo a couple time but for maybe 30seconds max
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Originally Posted by FAST FREDDY
tucson to san diego = 425 miles. back when my camaro had the 6 speed manual tranny i made the trip in 5 hours and 15 minutes with one 15 minute stop for gas. i hit a top speed of 155 mph. my camaro will only do 130 mph now that is set up for 1/4 mile and i don't drive it out of town anymore either.

in my corvette i have driven from tucson to phoenix which is 100 miles in 1 hour. this is an average speed of 120 mph

in my viper i have driven 40 miles in 20 minutes on a 2 lane road with lots of turns and changes in elevation.

i will be doing the bonnevile 100 this summer in my viper. its a open road race in northern nevada. i will be running in the grand sport class. i will be driving 100 miles in 42 minutes. this works out to an average speed of 130 mph.
sorry to chip in but wouldnt 100 miles in 1 hour be an average of 100 miles per hour and not 120? Not sure because I come from a country school and all
Old 01-30-2006 | 12:44 AM
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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.
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Originally Posted by jerry buckamneer
sorry to chip in but wouldnt 100 miles in 1 hour be an average of 100 miles per hour and not 120? Not sure because I come from a country school and all
that was meant to be the average speed for my viper. i suck at posting

i was never good at math either. must be all the beer i am drinkin, lol

i edited the post. thank for clearing up the confusion.

the run to phoenix in my vette was actually done in 51 minutes to be technical.

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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.
www.openroadracing.com

this is race i will be doin in july
Old 01-30-2006 | 10:15 AM
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My shift light is set at 5800... I drove through the shift light in 5th. I didn't have time to look at the tach for very long, but I did see just north of the 6K RPM mark.
Old 01-30-2006 | 10:45 AM
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185mph for about 2 seconds - Ha! But it took a couple minutes to get there...



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