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speed perspective..
Just happened to come across a show on T.V. talking about the bugatti veyron. They mentioned (and I had to double check) that at top speed it covers 100 yards per second! So yeah when traveling at 204mph you could go from one end of a football field to another in one second! Not that 200mph sounded slow before, but when you say it like that it seems crazy!
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07-03-2009, 12:42 AM
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Thats crazy, makes me really think how much room you need to safely attain those speeds.
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07-03-2009, 01:51 AM
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thats crazy
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07-03-2009, 01:59 AM
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i want to go 200 mph
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07-03-2009, 03:15 AM
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Uh oh. You're giving dibble bad ideas Justin
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07-03-2009, 04:34 AM
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What's scary about it is that the majority of people don't realize how long it takes to shut down from that speed. I can't tell you how many I've known/seen have wrecks and close calls because they couldn't slow down in time.
Depth perception means squat at 150+ for an inexpierenced driver.
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07-03-2009, 04:38 AM
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140 is crazy, can't imagine driving over 200.
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07-03-2009, 04:51 AM
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Fastest I've ever been is 170ish in the Camaro. Used cruise control at 150 once. I loved the Mojave desert in Cali. It was on the same road that someone posted vids of all the exotics on a while back. (Amboy road between Twenty-nine Palms and I-40)
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07-03-2009, 09:42 AM
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Hwy 395 to Bishop is like that from Riverside. Straight and long with minimal law enforcement coverage! I was passed one day on the way to Mammoth Mtn by a C4 Corvette. I was doing (with cruise on) 105 and I seen him coming in my rearview about 3 miles back. Before I could advance to the next song on my cassette player (dont laugh) he passed me and the vortex he generated sucked paper out of my truck. I had the window down maybe one inch to let out smoke. Some guy was smoking a fattie in my truck and I didnt appreciate that! I am sure this Vette was somewhere around 200, just not positive. I lost sight of him within 15 seconds.
Didnt Top Gear get 300 out of the Vernyon?
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07-03-2009, 09:53 AM
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Nope, I was wrong. Top Gear said 407KPH which is roughly 250MPH. The video is on youtube. Thats haulin ass!!
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07-03-2009, 09:55 AM
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it is amazing. I don't want to admit the dumb things that I've done as a younger kid.
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it is amazing. I don't want to admit the dumb things that I've done as a younger kid.
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ditto. I would never push my SS like I did the crappy V6s I had in the past. Amazing what age and learning lessons can do!
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07-03-2009, 05:45 PM
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haha seems like i see more ppl doin dumb stuff in the v6's than i do in the 8's
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07-03-2009, 06:39 PM
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the bike has seen 162 and the car has seen 140+ both vehicles were just once
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07-03-2009, 07:01 PM
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yeah i heard it topped out at 254. i watched a vid on it someplace.
Edit: ok i found the vid. i like the part were he says at this speed the tires will only last 50 minutes, but its ok because the fuel will only last for 12 lol
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/t...yron_98574.htm
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07-03-2009, 07:23 PM
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Thats crazy, makes me really think how much room you need to safely attain those speeds.
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i only need one mile. lol the texas mile = next year!
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07-03-2009, 07:24 PM
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wow, I feel like a pussy. I had the old Cobalt to 130 and shut her down and the slomaro has only been to 120... I guess I need to get on top of things.
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07-04-2009, 01:43 AM
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i only need one mile. lol the texas mile = next year! |
Nice, I have always wanted to attend/drive in the texas mile but have just never done it. You gonna spray some NAWZ and hit 200 mph? haha
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07-04-2009, 01:50 AM
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i only need one mile. lol the texas mile = next year! |
When are you going? I'd like to go if I'm not working.
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07-04-2009, 02:10 AM
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When are you going? I'd like to go if I'm not working.
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me too!
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