The Big 150 !!!
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Got to 254km/h (=158mph) indicated on the autobahn (yes, really) a couple of weeks ago. I know my speedo reads over by 3-4% based on GPS measurements done at 130mph or so in the past, so I think I broke the 150mph in real life. I wouldn't have wanted to carry out any emergency manoeuvres. But it's a great feeling cruising at 130mph, everything rock solid and not having to look out for the police, even if I was getting overtaken regularly 
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You 
, Colin! 
I've never seen the Big 150 myself - I got close with a 145 late at night on a deserted motorway but I bottled it before my confidence and talent deserted me completely and before (knowing my luck) I happened across a bored motorway copper.
The car felt very light by that point and I wasn't all that keen to push it much further on anything other than a completely straight bit of road with nothing for me to hit
, Colin! I've never seen the Big 150 myself - I got close with a 145 late at night on a deserted motorway but I bottled it before my confidence and talent deserted me completely and before (knowing my luck) I happened across a bored motorway copper.
The car felt very light by that point and I wasn't all that keen to push it much further on anything other than a completely straight bit of road with nothing for me to hit
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Spooky, I managed 141 top down, never seem to try with the top up as its usually raining when I have the roof up. Got a little bored of top speeds, did 151 in the Audi S3. Prefer racing through country roads in Lincs / Notts where there are no other cars about.
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Originally posted by AquilaEagle
How long is a runway?
How long is a runway?
A light aircraft runway can be a few hundred feet. Ones used by commercial jets will be several thousand feet long.
IIRC, the one at the old USAF base at Bruntingthorpe is a couple of miles long! If you can't VMax the car there, I doubt you will anywhere without taking it somewhere like the Bonneville salt flats!
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I once saw 142 with the top up on a 3 laned private road late at night.
It did feel like there was much more and the car seemed to get from 120 to 142 very quickly.
The most I have managed with the top down for a long period of time was 130 - 135ish (late for a ferry)
This was with alot of weight and a very high bootrack on though. Made it feel very stable but the drag was amazing.
Edd
It did feel like there was much more and the car seemed to get from 120 to 142 very quickly.
The most I have managed with the top down for a long period of time was 130 - 135ish (late for a ferry)
This was with alot of weight and a very high bootrack on though. Made it feel very stable but the drag was amazing.
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From: ...by a lake...somewhere
Originally posted by Mark Turner
The car felt very light by that point and I wasn't all that keen to push it much further on anything other than a completely straight bit of road with nothing for me to hit
The car felt very light by that point and I wasn't all that keen to push it much further on anything other than a completely straight bit of road with nothing for me to hit
I wouldn`t bother with J13/M6 then.
