phoenix said:ran mine up to 175 on an airport runway - no problem- she wasn't even breathing hard, and only needed light brakes to slow her down - runway was about 6000 feet long ( and closed at the time ) If anyone wanted to see what the top end speed for these cars are - someone could always rent Talladega. It should not be a problem to run around there at 200 + and find the top end speed. I would guess the top end speed would be around 220. Talladega rents for around 2500 a day - not sure these tires are rated for speeds that high.....I used to test Cup cars over there - easy track, soft banks.
centerpunch said:OK guys, I'll only post this anti-macho thought once. Call me a wuss, no problem.
There was a young writer at Car and Driver magazine I met with several times. Don Schroeder, great guy, 35 years old.
While testing a car for top speed on a track, the car crashed, rolled, and stopped, back on its wheels. It caught on fire.
His friends got to the wreck, tried to cool the flames with fire extinguishers, but ultimately watched as Don was cremated in the car.
The Indyweek article linked below concludes "He did not die needlessly." But that's wrong. Who cares if that car would go 190 or 195 or 200? What difference does it make?
OK, you guys all have big balls, I'm impressed.
I don't know what's dumber, driving at 150 or more on the street, or posting about it on the internet. You're going 220 feet per second, with no helmet, no roll cage, no hans device, no tire pressure warning system, no fire system. One little glitch, and you're dead.
I think that's really dumb.
http://indyweek.com/durham/2000-03-01/rumble.html
http://www.thecarconnection.com/Auto_News/Driving_Forces/The_Cult_of_Speed.S192.A2196.html
centerpunch said:OK guys, I'll only post this anti-macho thought once. Call me a wuss, no problem.
There was a young writer at Car and Driver magazine I met with several times. Don Schroeder, great guy, 35 years old.
While testing a car for top speed on a track, the car crashed, rolled, and stopped, back on its wheels. It caught on fire.
His friends got to the wreck, tried to cool the flames with fire extinguishers, but ultimately watched as Don was cremated in the car.
The Indyweek article linked below concludes "He did not die needlessly." But that's wrong. Who cares if that car would go 190 or 195 or 200? What difference does it make?
OK, you guys all have big balls, I'm impressed.
I don't know what's dumber, driving at 150 or more on the street, or posting about it on the internet. You're going 220 feet per second, with no helmet, no roll cage, no hans device, no tire pressure warning system, no fire system. One little glitch, and you're dead.
I think that's really dumb.
http://indyweek.com/durham/2000-03-01/rumble.html
http://www.thecarconnection.com/Auto_News/Driving_Forces/The_Cult_of_Speed.S192.A2196.html
Vic said:Here is something to think about-
On the Autobahn, (thousands of miles of which still has no speed limit)the fatality rate is .72/100million miles traveled.
On the US Interstate, the fatality rate is .84/100millions traveled.
I wish we had an Autobahn style freeway system here in the States. 200mph? If I could, oh, yeah, I'd do it in a heartbeat! But maybe only at 3am.....?
WhiteBlueGT said:I'm waiting for the post of who was killed or who killed someone while speeding on a local street or hiway rather than at a track made for this type of driving. I'm not sure this is a good thing to post.
kdmfnrk said:runningman im thrilled with the answers. not all of them but most were all adults im sure those doing what there saying there not doing are doing it at a time that no one would get hurt. i dont condone street racing but then again i wont back down from one either id say that my life will end in a car and if so i can live with that?????? you know what i mean ....I LOVE CARS AND SPEED but not looking for anyone to get hurt my son is two you ask him what a red light means he will say stop you ask what a yellow light means he will say slow down you ask what a green light means he will say smoke the tires dad smoke the tires how great......