What's the fastest you've ever driven?

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by Locke

240km/hr in a friend's parents Mercedes.

Probably well more than that in my modified '84 Mustang, but even the aftermarket speedometer I put in there stopped at 240, but I still had another gear left so.....

Liar, the only way that you ever got up to 240km/h is the day that you drove your pinto off of a mountain with you strapped in the drivers seats screaming like a girl while your hair turns white and your pants to brown.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Liar, the only way that you ever got up to 240km/h is the day that you drove your pinto off of a mountain with you strapped in the drivers seats screaming like a girl while your hair turns white and your pants to brown.

You promised that you'd take that secret to your grave.

Oh, so young and foolish were we, wings on a Pinto.....

[Tron_fdc]

I took my bro's CTS V out a few weeks ago and had the speedo wrapped at 240, and was still accelerating in 6th gear. Amazing car for a 4 dr sedan.

I drove the Ariel Atom last year at the race city track, and when I was brave enough had a look at the speedo on the straight and was up around 130mph. One of the pro drivers took me out later in the day, and although I couldn't see the speedo my nuts were in my throat so I'm assuming it was even faster.

[FFR]

I wasn't driving, because I'm a chicken, but we were driving to Edmonton in my husbands car, a Saab 9-3 Turbo, and we were going 230-240 km/h most of the way. His car handles incredibly at that speed though so I wasn't totally spooked. I just looked out the window and pretended I couldn't see the spedometer. It was actually really fun though. Incredible how much force you feel accelerating to that speed.

I think he's taken his car faster than that though. They did a Saab performance driving course at Race City and they had them going fairly fast.

[ONE NOSED JACK]

Originally Posted by Circa89

I once drove my Mom's 1985 4-Door Pontiac Acadian Scooter 135 km/hr. Which I am quite certain is the highest landspeed ever recorded for that model. I had the son-of-a-gun up on two wheels around the corner of Sarcee Trail well before the Westhills stop lights were in place and would slow you down.

I was also a passenger in a GT-1 tube car at Race City where we max out at 250Km/hr on the front straight. That was damn scary but not nearly as frightening as the 135 in the Acadian Scooter.

I was in that Scooter at the time....and was off the ground......I'm not a very heavey set fellow...

Our buddy did 298 in a porche heading out to Vulcan two years ago. Whatta ass.

[T@T]

160mph in a Ferrari 328 gti

[Bagor]

Originally Posted by flameswin

I clearly stated that I was wobbling dangerously and should have bailed, you just didn't quote it. Keep in mind, I had been riding all day, so it's not like I just hopped on for the first time and went 240km/hr. Meh, your choice if you believe it or not. It's actually quite easy to get up to that speed, the problem is keeping the bike stable.

I never called you a liar. Just saying that I found it hard to believe.

Would you agree that 240km/hr on a public highway is pretty far out there for someone that's just learned to ride a bike that day?

[ONE NOSED JACK]

I picked up a speeding ticket in a school zone in Lake Bonavista, (Andrew Sibbald). 62km on a ten speed. Watta ass. I was 15.

[MaDMaN_26]

210KM... that was fast enough for me in that old car... 71 impala

[Traditional_Ale]

Originally Posted by ONE NOSED JACK

I picked up a speeding ticket in a school zone in Lake Bonavista, (Andrew Sibbald). 62km on a ten speed. Watta ass. I was 15.

62km on a 10 speed when you were 15?

Who the eff are you, Lance Armstrong?

[ONE NOSED JACK]

It's not really that fast. I was sprinting at the time, the cop was right with his speed reading. I had a cateye computer on the bike, at the time.

[Caged Great]

120 for me. I'm not the type that likes to go fast

[MaDMaN_26]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

120 for me. I'm not the type that likes to go fast

wow, I sure hope you are never ever in the left lane anywhere ever for any reason...

[Caged Great]

Originally Posted by MaDMaN_26

wow, I sure hope you are never ever in the left lane anywhere ever for any reason...

I think 4X4 would have something to complain over if I did.

[Cawz]

I usually only get up to about 160-170 kph, but do it every summer driving in BC on holidays. I'm mostly just scared of the fuzz to go any faster.

[Boblobla]

The parents old minivan governed at 195. I got my car up to 220 on the 773 south of Calgary down a steep hill.

[flip]

About 180-200km/h in this car about 4 days ago:



That was as a passenger though.

As a driver I've done about 220 in this car:




Thats a 1991 944 Cabriolet in case anyone is wondering. It was only produced for two years.

[The Ditch]

At the Porsche driving school I believe I topped off at about 240ish but I was too scared to look down at the speedometer for fear of crashing.

[MoneyGuy]

Originally Posted by flameswin

...driving at stupid speeds down a city street while drunk and messed up on coke, whatever, just the fasted you've ever driven anything/anywhere.

Oh, I hope no one here admits to doing that.

For me, probably 150 km per hour on my Gold Wing bike. It's almost a car anyway.

I have had a mountain bike up to 80 or so. I don't remember the actual speed as I was too scared. It was on that long downhill on the Icefields Parkway. We were in the left lane passing cars. Scared the crap out of me.

[Swayze11]

200 km/h in a 2008 ford mustang rental.