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Winnah....waiting now for Allen!!
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. William Arthur Ward
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I guess I should add while riding in an F-14D, just hitching a ride. Best the Viking would do was 420... jorge
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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120 in a '65 Chrysler Newport
Mike
Always talk to the old guys , they know stuff.
Jerry Miculek
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Bit over a hundred in a 72 Challenger then hit the gravel road.
Cured me...
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Found out I was messing around with a married chick one time back in the day..
If you could clock me when I was getting the hell out of there, I'd have you all beat.
I replace valve cover gaskets every 50K, if they don't need them sooner...
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130 mph Alfa Romeo 140 mph Kawai 1300 75 mph Jones starfire V-drive.
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Jed York does not own the 49ers; Russell Wilson does.
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I'd hate to catch a bug in the face doing that.
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About 110 on a snowmobile. Couldn't tell for real sure as the speedo needle was vibrating pretty bad.
140 or so in a 1968 Hurst Olds. Man, that thing would fly! Over 180 in a Viper.
The Mayans had it right. If you�re going to predict the future, it�s best to aim far beyond your life expectancy, lest you wind up red-faced in a bunker overstocked with Spam and ammo.
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How bout in a boat? 109 mph in a Rapid Craft Riot with a highly modified Merc 2.5.
...new laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt. ~ Publius Cornelius Tacitus
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Winnah....waiting now for Allen!! Bob, I was hoping for Jorge and Allen to show up!
"For joy of knowing what may not be known we take the golden road to Samarkand." James Elroy Flecker
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About 110 on a snowmobile. Couldn't tell for real sure as the speedo needle was vibrating pretty bad.
140 or so in a 1968 Hurst Olds. Man, that thing would fly! Over 180 in a Viper. I dunno what it is about a boat or snowmobile, but for me at least, doing 50 or 60mph(fastest I have been on either) seems like about twice that in a car.
"For joy of knowing what may not be known we take the golden road to Samarkand." James Elroy Flecker
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4 minutes, having sex for the first time lol
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no clue. Me and another big guy hooked up for my first jump
I was ANTI-OBAMA before it was CooL
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Hell you got me beat...mine ended before it even started.
Jed York does not own the 49ers; Russell Wilson does.
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Reason I brought up the plane was, besides being an airplane loony, the seats had gps info on the tv screens, and I was amazed at the tailwind(jet stream) we had going East. Between Australia and NZ one trip the captain's voice came over the speaker and informed us that we were traveling faster than we ever had or would likely ever travel again . We had a tailwind approaching 300 mph as I recall . I forget what our groundspeed was but 800 + comes to mind . I can believe it. On that same trip I mentioned above, returning home we had a 300+ mph headwind for a few hours. I knew the jet stream was fast, but didn't realize the winds could be that strong.
"For joy of knowing what may not be known we take the golden road to Samarkand." James Elroy Flecker
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bout 117 in a car. Planes? I can claim once to have steered a plane by sticking my hand out the window. Oh I will claim fastest speed in a very small car - 100 in a Miata. And I'll claim fastest speed in a fishing boat - 67 (GPS verified) in a 97 Champion with a 2002 model 200 Optimax
"...the designer of the .270 Ingwe cartridge!..."
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Around 500mph in a passenger plane Had the needle pegged in a 79 firebird. I have had the new camaro up to 130 so far.
Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most. - Mark Twain.
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In a car, motorcycle, boat, airplane? . With me personally handling the controls: Car=145 mph, I think. It was a Roadrunner with a 426 Hemi, and it (and me) was shaking so bad, I couldn't read the speedo very well. That's what being 18 and mixing alcohol and muscle cars will do. Don't do street bikes. Boat=50 kts Airplane=.89Mach in a Boeing 727-100. I do .84 Mach every night at work. Depending upon wind, that can be from 440kts to 620kts over the ground. A little higher when measured in mph.
If the American People allow private banks to control the issuance of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks..., will deprive the People of all their Property,...Thomas Jefferson
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181 on my street bike.
143 on the bike at the drags
124 in my old 454 flat bottom V-Drive
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Car: ~130 Plane: Mach 2.0 + 130kt tailwind(=~1450mph)
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