View from the Autobahn

peritus · peritus's Garage

My friend Marc is in Germany on business. He rented a 2007 Audi TT and sent a picture from the Autobahn, which all of us know has unrestricted speed limits.

Don't worry, the passenger took the photo. Don't try this at home!

svandamme · svandamme's Garage

i seriously hope he had somebody else take that picture, although it doesn't look like it, one-handed fiddling around with camera's at 260 is quite stupid

Tobra · 07-21-2007, 11:32 AM

My brother has a pic like that, '84 911 Carrera Cab at 140 mph, not quite as fast as this one, but nevertheless

Joeaksa · 11:53 AM

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Originally posted by svandamme
i seriously hope he had somebody else take that picture, although it doesn't look like it, one-handed fiddling around with camera's at 260 is quite stupid

Do you ever read the posts? Try reading this one again before hitting the enter button...

Don't worry, the passenger took the photo. Don't try this at home!

svandamme · svandamme's Garage

my bad, but still, i usually do read things, so get off your high horse Joe

Joeaksa · 07-21-2007, 11:54 AM

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Originally posted by svandamme
my bad, but still, i usually do read things, so get off your high horse Joe

You are the one calling him stupid, so hows the horse feel now?

svandamme · svandamme's Garage

i didn't call him stupid, i said it WOULD be stupid if WOULD have taken the picture with one hand on the wheel and one hand on the camera... read the post

Joeaksa · 07-21-2007, 12:04 PM

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Originally posted by svandamme
i seriously hope he had somebody else take that picture, although it doesn't look like it, one-handed fiddling around with camera's at 260 is quite stupid

Nice spin you are trying to put on it, but right here you are saying "it does not look like a second person took the photo and that this is quite stupid." Is the car stupid, the camera stupid or just what?

svandamme · svandamme's Garage

english man,

the fact that i start of with "i hope that"
implies that anything after that is considered, "if not it then it would be ..."

peritus · peritus's Garage

Sheesh.... I attempted to be as ethically correct as possible by including in the message that someone else took the picture, so to avoid the inevitable attack at the potential irresponsibility of the driver, but alas, I knew it would come... just didn't think it'd be the first one.

Thanks for speaking up Joe!

Paul K · Paul K's Garage

Cool picture, responsibly taken. Thanks for posting!

HardDrive · 07-22-2007, 12:24 AM

159mph.....thats eating some serious real estate.

livi · 07-22-2007, 02:31 AM

Joe & Stijn. Like Leroy & Stich!

Most parts of the Autobahn is speed limited nowadays and even the free stretches are often hampered with heavy traffic and cues. It was much different in the good ol´days.

Although I had a swift ride down to France in my friends Ferrari 599 GTB last week. 300 + kph in some parts. Steady as a rock but of course still nerve wrecking as hell. The sound of that engine going up and down the gears from 8k revs is just 'hornifying'.

on-ramp · 07-22-2007, 04:24 AM

Driving at that speed with no helmet, roll cage, etc.. IS stupid, whether you got 1 hand or 20 hands on the wheel.

Joeaksa · 07-22-2007, 04:40 AM

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Originally posted by on-ramp
Driving at that speed with no helmet, roll cage, etc.. IS stupid, whether you got 1 hand or 20 hands on the wheel.

And how much experience do you have on the autobahn?

Driving home in Germany from Monaco a few years ago, my wife and I joined a convoy of Porsche's, Ferarri's, Lambo or three and assorted others.

We headed out from Monaco and once we got past Switzerland and fueled up again (gas station loved it, about 14 fast sports cars guzzling fuel) we soon settled into a comfortable 230-250 klicks per hour. We held that speed for hours on end until we started peeling off for our exits.

The kicker was passing German police cars. We did it several times, both on the road or standing by the side. All waved and smiled and they knew where we were coming from.

Off Ramp, suggest you go spend some time in Germany. Driving at these speeds are normal when traffic allows for many cars. To get your license you have to go on the autobahn and be trained at high speed driving, among other things that others around the world would never do. Drivers are trained to drive at this speed in Germany but then you have to really earn a drivers license there, not like here where its given to you in a box of post toasties.

Another wonderful "stupid" comment.

Victor · 07-22-2007, 05:18 AM

Muslims **** in your weeties again Joe?

Joeaksa · 07-22-2007, 05:40 AM

Nah Victor, I just love it when someone calls another person stupid for no real reason. Drive on the autobahn with someone who does it every day in a good car and this speed is normal.

For someone driving a Ford Pinto in America at 40 mph and guess it may seem stupid...

So what do you feel the need to stir around today?

widgeon13 · 07-22-2007, 05:59 AM

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Originally posted by Joeaksa
And how much experience do you have on the autobahn?

Driving home in Germany from Monaco a few years ago, my wife and I joined a convoy of Porsche's, Ferarri's, Lambo or three and assorted others.

We headed out from Monaco and once we got past Switzerland and fueled up again (gas station loved it, about 14 fast sports cars guzzling fuel) we soon settled into a comfortable 230-250 klicks per hour. We held that speed for hours on end until we started peeling off for our exits.

The kicker was passing German police cars. We did it several times, both on the road or standing by the side. All waved and smiled and they knew where we were coming from.

Off Ramp, suggest you go spend some time in Germany. Driving at these speeds are normal when traffic allows for many cars. To get your license you have to go on the autobahn and be trained at high speed driving, among other things that others around the world would never do. Drivers are trained to drive at this speed in Germany but then you have to really earn a drivers license there, not like here where its given to you in a box of post toasties.

Another wonderful "stupid" comment.

Have to agree w/ Joe, lived in Germany for 3 years and visited many times in the last 30 years, the most dangerous part of the trips were traveling back and forth from JFK in NYC.

Driving at that speed is no big deal, fast yes, but not unsafe. 200Kph is like 65MPH over here and you don't have asshats moving across three lanes and passing on the right. Pass on the right, go to jail.

Guess on-ramp wouldn't know about Germany since he doesn't fly.

Vehicle inspection is also much more stringent than what we experience in US and you rarely see cars more than 8-10 years old.

on-ramp · 06:35 AM

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Originally posted by widgeon13

Driving at that speed is no big deal, fast yes, but not unsafe. 200Kph is like 65MPH over here and you don't have asshats moving across three lanes and passing on the right. Pass on the right, go to jail.

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FYI .,

200 Kph (kilometer per hour) = 124 mph (miles per hr)

and 256 kilometer per hour = 159 mph.

widgeon13 · 07-22-2007, 07:43 AM

FYI, I was just making a comparison. I know what 260Kph is so just stop trying to be a smart ass and build up your post count.