How Fast Have You Gone?

[kristian85]

Anecdotes,please. What's the fastest you've ever gone, in what vehice, where, etc.

Me, I went just over 165 mph in a jiffy last fall on a narrow two-lane forest road between Darrington and Rockport, WA, while blowing away a pack of pesky sportbikes on my ex-Kawasaki ZX-12R--you know, your average 545-lb, 182-HP, 190-MPH, 9.9 sec. /145 mph in the 1/4 mile motorsickle. Nothing could live with that thing. Nothing. It was just a matter of pulling out to pass at around 70 mph in 2nd, flat on the gas and bang a couple of shifts, and it seemed like just a twinkle when the speedo needle informed me yes, we're rapidly going through 165 mph. Shut it down, for God's sake.

The adrenaline rush lasted well over 8 hours.

I've only done 125 in the 911 so far--easy-peasy. I think she'll do 150, but am more interested in how she conducts herself in the twisties.

[Rick Lee]

Do you really think a lot of folks are gonna reply to this post?

Well ok, in Germany about 6 yrs. ago I got up to 265kph in a '96 993. But I never speed in the US.

[RallyJon]

Only 145 or so on tarmac, but I've gone 120+ on gravel. It feels like driving on tarmac with random toe-in or toe-out at both ends every couple of seconds.

[Superman]

I've had it up to 70 mph.

[gregk1]

I went 135 on the water in my old 18' Sanger Drag Hydro with about 8" between you and the H2 YAHOO!!!

[pwd72s]

Oregon is a bit backwards..65 is the I-5 speed limit here. Of course, everyone obeys...

[old_skul]

65 here. We have laws in Ohio.

Well, okay, there was that one time on I-71 between Cincinnati and Columbus where I had it up to 145. Redlined in 5th. On the track, maybe 130.

[Typical Fish]

147 mph between Annapolis MD and Washington DC on Route 50 in an '85 Corvette. Factory said she would do 155 but I could never get it there.

[Emission]

153.6 mph in a 1999 BMW 540i 6-speed (hit the electronic limiter).

149.6 mph in my '86 930 (ran out of road).

Both speed readings came from my handheld Garmin eMap GPS as the speedometer readings were a bit high.

[JWest]

500 mph
it was legal at 30,000 ft

[island911]

One time, in a 747, on the way to band-camp, . . .

Ya beat me to it, JA

[JonT]

I've had my 80sc up to 85mph. Maxed out the speedo. Can you believe Porsche was mandated by the US gov't to put 85 mph speedos in their cars? I took it up to redline in 5th just to show them--I'm guessing it was 140mph with the top off. FUN AND STUPID!

[zuffenhausen]

I think the nominal cruising speed for a Boeing 767 is 530MPH (850KPH, Mach 0.8). That's about as fast as I've ever gone.

Oh, you meant on land!

Well, late one winter evening I was curious to see how much boost a '78 930 required to maintain an indicated 150MPH on a flat stretch of barren I-40. I was amazed that it only took 0.5 bar. And yet I imagine the car's maximum speed was somewhere between 170 and 180MPH (at 1.0 bar). Goes to show how non-linear wind resistance is.

BTW, the factory speed limiter of a '95 BMW M3 is a *violent* 137.

-zuff

[ZAMIRZ]

140 in the 911 (indicated on the speedo, but i'm guessing it was probably about 5 mph off) and a clocked 185 as a passenger in a VERY fast twinturbo 300ZX.

later,

amir

[Rob in WA]

[Moses]

72 MPH. I was in a real hurry. I'll never do it again, officer. Really.

[kristian85]

Great shot, Rob--where were you? Somewhere in E. Washington, 97 or 3 perhaps?

[Kmatts]

over 150mph on my Ducati 748. road?, i'm not telling you or the Washington State Patrol, o wait the already know cause i got pulled over. ha ha ha

K.

[Glasgow 911SC]

135mph on......um.................an autobahn, yes that was it, an autobahn.
Plenty of mph left aswell!

[79targa]

I don't drive the porsche. I don't want an accidental clocking of 16 in a 15 to ruin my insurance rates.

Do people really go fast in these things too?