What's your personal land speed record? (without speeding)

Status
Not open for further replies.

cchurchi

Enlightened
Joined
Aug 21, 2006
Messages
256
What's your personal land speed record (not including the times you were speeding, or running from the police, or while teasing pets, or while abusing your children, or while smoking cigarettes, or while cheating on your taxes, or while lying to your wife, or while commiting any other family unfriendly activity likely to get this thread closed)?

Mine is this one time that I went 64 MPH in a 65 MPH zone. It was pretty intense! A mere 2 MPH was all that seperated me from being a lawbreaker, as well as being a very bad man. I was pretty shaken up. Now I ride the bus.
 

EngrPaul

Flashlight Enthusiast
Joined
Sep 28, 2006
Messages
3,678
Location
PA
Wow, you can really run fast. My "personal" land speed record might be about 3 or 4 MPH.
 

mobile1

Flashlight Enthusiast
Joined
Mar 20, 2003
Messages
1,133
Location
Switzerland&San Francisco
In Germany 150mph... on the Autobahn (without speeding)...

Or in an airplane right before take off... probably more than that....

Or in a high speed train in France (TGV)... those go pretty fast too.. probably about 200mph....
 

cchurchi

Enlightened
Joined
Aug 21, 2006
Messages
256
mobile1 said:
In Germany 150mph... on the Autobahn (without speeding)...

Or in an airplane right before take off... probably more than that....

Or in a high speed train in France (TGV)... those go pretty fast too.. probably about 200mph....

While going 150MPH on the Autobahn may not be illegal, it's certainly immoral and definately not family friendly. I mean, how many poor innocent insects had to die for your reckless 3 digit+ speed joy ride?
 

LumenHound

Flashlight Enthusiast
Joined
Apr 16, 2005
Messages
1,797
Location
Toronto
I checked out the Top Thrill Dragster rollercoaster at Cedar Point a while back. The ride peaked at about 120 MPH after a 42 story drop.
 

scott.cr

Flashlight Enthusiast
Joined
Jan 10, 2006
Messages
1,470
Location
Los Angeles, Calif.
When I was a kid I went on a family trip to France. We drove a rented Ford Escort and drove the Autobahn to Belgium. Top speed: 160 km/h, or about 99 mph.

Later in life I've raced the Silver State Classic... top speed, 124 mph (limited by my race class rules).

At Willow Springs International Raceway I've exited turn 9 at about 130 mph in a stock BMW M3. You want to talk about a VERY EXCITING CLOSE CALL to the retaining wall that seperates the pits from the track!!
 

myk

Enlightened
Joined
Aug 29, 2006
Messages
299
Location
NY most of the time
mine is approx 179mph


(the regular takeoff speed of a loaded 747 is 180, so before we could take off we were going 179!)
 

ATVMan

Newly Enlightened
Joined
Feb 19, 2006
Messages
96
LumenHound said:
I checked out the Top Thrill Dragster rollercoaster at Cedar Point a while back. The ride peaked at about 120 MPH after a 42 story drop.

Love that ride, thats my fastest also
 

Empath

Flashaholic
Joined
Nov 11, 2001
Messages
8,508
Location
Oregon
CChurchi, A closed topic is intended to remain closed. Opening a new thread isn't acceptable.

Your wording is clearly in violation of CPF's rule #4, and is being applied. We'll see you in about 3 days. Please insure familiarity with the rules.
 
Last edited:
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top