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142 in a '67 impala (it wasn't stock)

Faster and faster and faster….until the thrill,of speed is overcome with the fear of death.
I rode bikes all my life and still do.
Opened up my new MotoGuzzi 1400 couple times but was afraid to look at the speedo.
I go about 45 MPH now.
Best,
Chuck

157 in a newer Vette. 120+ in my 67 Impala on recaps

110 on an Indian four cylinder in my fearless youth.

12 second quarter mile in my 340 duster in my 40's, now I just do the speed limit.

I did break the mach barrier one time as a passenger in a Marine F4 Phantom I bummed a ride in after an R&R in the P.I.

186 on two wheels.
150ish on four wheels.

I'm glad that I grew out of that foolishness.

230 kilometers per hour

In my stupid early 20's, a lot faster than I should have. 1967 Chevelle 396 SS. Many times drag racing on the streets and highways. Those were the days.......

ROTFLMFAO!!!

I'm old enough to know better, so last year I chickened out at 100 in my '68 Chevelle SS. Even though the suspension all new, it still has that old wishy washy feel to it at higher speeds.

120 plus in a AH 3000 going over Altamont pass with a crazy woman driving.

120 or so in a CHP police interceptor on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay with an idiot driving until we ran out of island and crashed.

258.133 feet per second.

About 140. Too fast to stop as fast if needed.

Somewhere between 150 and 160 in a car.

Not sure about a bike. Couldn't bring myself to look down.




Travis

160+ in a souped up mustang
120 on the Bonneville Speedway in a RENTAL CAR. (Have it on video)
90 in a bass boat

A bit over 100...pegged the speedo....in a 2001 Ford Taurus.

140 MPH

I hit 110 once in a Pontiac Bonneville, going uphill. Fear outweighed the fun and I didn't try that again.

Once I got into jets, speed on land didn't interest me. I've done 1,000 at altitude, and 350 knots on the deck. By which I mean under 50 feet. Things kinda whiz by, ya know?

huntsman22;
Top of the morning to you Don, I trust this still Friday morning finds you well sir.

Way back when we'd just had our two horses for about a week, the Appy mare my wife was riding that night was being an Appy and not listening real well.

Being as that I was in my 30's then and a fair bit thicker mentally, I suggested we just swap horses and I'd teach the Appy a thing or two.

Did I mention that this Appy line from a ranch one valley to the west get the color from a Thoroughbred line Don?

Well sir I said to the recalcitrant mare that if she wanted to run we'd just do that so I kicked her into gear on the edge of the road towards home.... I know, I know - so much stupid in one place right?

I'd been on what I'd considered fast horses before that and I thought I could ride. After I finally got the mare hauled down to a stop I thought I'd never get on another horse in my life and honestly was barely able to walk I was shaking so badly....

Once we got used to each other a bit better I'd let her loose on some safe stretches of sage brush hillside above our house. One memorable evening we ran across the neighbor and his expensive endurance Arab "Falala" or something like that. He said it was fast - me and the Appy were a whole lot faster than him and Falala....

Some day I'd love to have a coffee and a couple hours to swap stories with you Don - I do believe we'd have a grand time.

To Sean's initial question though, I had a Canadian built Pontiac A body - '71 T37 that had a mildly modified 283 in it and a 3.07 rear end. We did the math - tire diameter and engine rpm and we should have been about 132mph - it was enough that the steel cords stuck out of my Sears radials anyway.

Pretty pedestrian compared to most of the posters here I see, but I can still remember feeling wobbly legged after letting that Appy be all she could be.

All the best to you this weekend Don.

Dwayne

Not really sure. I think about 110 ... which ain't slow on mud tires. When I'm going fast I'm not looking at the needle I'm looking out the window.

Speed does not kill. Sudden stops kill.

Impact with cows in the highway kills.

Tom

45 mph, just yesterday.....but I was in a 35 mph speed zone, that's got to be worth something............

PS, I'm probably the slowest driver in town.........