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Noodleboy13

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33. 130 in a Saab Turbo

Tue Feb 21, 2012, 07:34 PM

Feb 2012

Riding is a different story. I was a passenger in a tuned Viper GT3 that had an intercooled twin turbo. Put out something ridiculous like 700hp/650lbs torque. Did a roll on from 65 to 165 in something like 2.5 secs, and you could feel the back end wanting to get squirrly. It was like engaging hyper-drive.

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What's the fastest you have ever driven? [View all] Bake Feb 2012 OP

Around 130 hifiguy Feb 2012 #1

I did well over a buck 20 in my 68 Galaxie fastback (still have her) - pegged out at 120. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #2

A '68 Galaxy!!! Holy shit! Bake Feb 2012 #3

Yeah, and she's a fastback - they only made about 6,000 of those. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #9

The good Reverend says OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #24

I love that clip. I saved it along time ago (and have it bookmarked). HopeHoops Feb 2012 #25

140 some in my 1995 Olds Aurora. EOTE Feb 2012 #4

Rented Mercedes on the Autobahn, 210 kph Major Nikon Feb 2012 #5

OK, I know they're fun, but airplanes don't count! Bake Feb 2012 #6

I've always said... Major Nikon Feb 2012 #7

Spoken like a true pilot! Bake Feb 2012 #8

210km/h~=130.48MPH Chan790 Feb 2012 #41

~138 mph pokerfan Feb 2012 #10

Officially or unofficially? rocktivity Feb 2012 #11

~120 in the Caddy and the Lincoln Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #12

Around 100. Late for work. Rochester Feb 2012 #13

Not sure - over 120 cyberswede Feb 2012 #14

About 115 mph. 1967 Chrysler 300 Ptah Feb 2012 #15

Between TuxedoKat Feb 2012 #16

I drove a lot of fast cars, fast. sofa king Feb 2012 #17

About 120 in a '67 Thunderbird. n/t RebelOne Feb 2012 #18

My wife nuts in about 20 seconds. ohiosmith Feb 2012 #19

ROLFLMAO Nice. You win. cliffordu Feb 2012 #37

74.5 km/hr on a bicycle. bikebloke Feb 2012 #20

110 in a Chrysler minivan XemaSab Feb 2012 #21

I dont know what the max speed is on those quakerboy Feb 2012 #50

65 sakabatou Feb 2012 #22

I don't remember what the make of the car was..... mrmpa Feb 2012 #23

180--that was enough for me DFW Feb 2012 #26

Around 125 in my 1968 Buick Skylark before the tire blew csziggy Feb 2012 #27

Damn! Glad you walked away from that one!! Bake Feb 2012 #42

Yes, it was very exciting. I think once I brought the car to a halt it took me a while csziggy Feb 2012 #44

In the US Moondog Feb 2012 #28

about 115 Mendocino Feb 2012 #29

110ish (nt) bigwillq Feb 2012 #30

I once did 65 in a 55 mile zone pscot Feb 2012 #31

By my calculations about 155 mph Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2012 #32

130 in a Saab Turbo Noodleboy13 Feb 2012 #33

I bought a Fiat Spider, and got caught up in the sports car thing, Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #34

110, on highway 71, I was in a Dodge Intrepid nt Broken_Hero Feb 2012 #35

Just under 95 or so on a motorcycle at three am. cliffordu Feb 2012 #36

135 on the autobahn dana_b Feb 2012 #38

not sure unionworks Feb 2012 #39

About 130 wysimdnwyg Feb 2012 #40

About 125 mph Mopar151 Feb 2012 #43

Fastest lap I clocked at Charlotte was 147mph. Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #45

Buried needle at 160MPH back in 76 in my '76 Trans am benld74 Feb 2012 #46

100 MPH testing a new ambulance. Lasher Feb 2012 #47

Because hey, when seconds matter Bake Feb 2012 #54

Somewhere between 160 and 170MPH on Daytona's 'high bank'. Was autocrossing sinkingfeeling Feb 2012 #48

174 hauweg Feb 2012 #49

About 130 on the Autobahn in a '79 Benz MrScorpio Feb 2012 #51

250 kph in a Ferrari on the Autostrada in Italy between Bari and Naples. hobbit709 Feb 2012 #52

You win! Bake Feb 2012 #55

145 MPH on this tk2kewl Feb 2012 #53

Not nearly pipi_k Feb 2012 #56

About 125 mph to get away from a nutcase driver. Johnny Rico Feb 2012 #57

184.76 mph Glassunion Feb 2012 #58