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The ex said i was too fuggin fast-the first time, and too fuggin slow the second and third.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time by the blood of patriots and tyrants.
If being stupid allows me to believe in Him, I'd wish to be a retard. Eisenhower and G Washington should be good company.
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have you built and drag raced cars at a track? My next door neighbor does just that, has 3-4 different cars. Races about every weekend during the warm months. 1500 HP for his fastest car(rail). He is a crazy ass mother fuucker....grin
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175 on my friend's AHDRA Pro Drag (P/D) to get my NHRA license. The bike below is not his but runs in the same class. Basically a Top Fuel Harley but the P/D bikes have smaller fuel (nitromethane) motors, a carb instead of fuel injection and are jackshaft bikes with no transmission.Clutch set up is air over mechanical over weighted centrifugal. free upload pictures
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oh jeez guys, y'all are forcing me up against the wall.
110 mph in a 64 chevy 283 while topping a hill near midnight with the lights turned off.
but wait, there's more. the Earth is rotating at a staggering fast speed then, it's revolving around the sun. then the whole galaxy and solar system are expanding "outward" at break neck speed. yes, we're all doing it together.
speed is what we do down here on the Urth.
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135 in a 1990 Ford Mustang racing 2 other mustangs. I was in 2nd at the time. 135 in a 1989 Crown Vic with blue lights on top. Routinely over 100 on night shifts and 80 in a 35 responding to assistance calls. Did not get nervous until around 120, stuff moves quick then, although, a herd of deer at 100 will wake you up quick. I was much younger and stupid. Drive a school bus now going to work so none of that silliness.
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Me driving-140. My crazier than me buddy driving-155 in his worked up 455 Trans Am.
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have you built and drag raced cars at a track? Moved shortly after finishing building this car with my buddy It got him into the 300 mph club which was the goal of building it. I lost track of how many class records it set but it's still racing over 20 years later. 458, I see you've been on salt. A Buddy of mine holds the world record for a single cylinder British bike on salt. http://www.worldsfastestvelocette.com/lake-gairdner-2014.php
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all great threads deserve a bump!!
Proud to be a true Sandlapper!!
Go Nats!!!!
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Too bad we don't have a SR71 jockey here.
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controlled straight line......186mph four wheels controlled straight line......142mph 2 wheels highway top 166mph 4 wheels highway top 140mph 2 wheels
the consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded. Robert E Lee ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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115 on 2 wheels 100 most days at least once when I am commuting to work.
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Acted stupidly when I topped out at 105 on a 1968 Honda CL450. Doubt the speedometer was honest. Steve.
"I was a deerhunter long before I was a man." ~Gene Wensel's Come November (2000) "A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user." ~Theodore Roosevelt
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Wow, I'm not in the same sprint class as you kids, but can claim some pretty good average times point to point. Top single run speed is only about 125 or so, but one time my dad (retired ADC) and I made it from Pugetopia to the Flathead with an average speed of 86.2 mph. We would have gone faster but there were 3 or 4 WSP aerial copz we saw or heard on the radio, or the laser and radar detectors went off. Top speed on a bike is also in the 120, basically a redlined KZ750E, I did that only after spending a bunch of aftermarket money on suspension goodies and V-rated meats. Before that, the headshake and weave was not exactly confidence-inspiring.
Up hills slow, Down hills fast Tonnage first and Safety last.
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Unmarked 69 Mercury patrol interceptor 150 and got cold feet,officer that it was assigned to said it would do 165.Some fast cruisers 1967 to 1971. Worked the interstate from 67 to 89 125 mph was hit several times a day to overtake violators. Speed is the only thing I miss about police work, well that and free doughnuts. GW
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125 on my 73 Ducati sport Love that bike...
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somewhere over 170 on the Atlanta Motor speedway.. probably 180+ on the back straight
Been over 110 on a go kart at Daytona speedway( interesting being 1" off the ground)..
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165 in a firebird ram air
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All these claims of these speeds, but for how long ? Did you just see the speedo hit it and back out or did you hold , and for how long ? Autobahn speeds are held at those numbers for long periods of times as your cruising from one place to another. Seen many an American car on the side, with a blown motor, cuz they can't maintain those kind of rpm's or speed for very long.
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All these claims of these speeds, but for how long ? Did you just see the speedo hit it and back out or did you hold , and for how long ? Autobahn speeds are held at those numbers for long periods of times as your cruising from one place to another. Seen many an American car on the side, with a blown motor, cuz they can't maintain those kind of rpm's or speed for very long. And how accurate is that? People have quoted speeds that accurately tested cars with more horsepower and better aerodynamics have trouble matching.
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55mph
On a Vitus road bike, coming down the Cuesta Grade. Wearing nothing but Lycra, on tires about as wide as my pinky. 54-12 gearing.
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