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Major Nikon

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5. Rented Mercedes on the Autobahn, 210 kph
Tue Feb 21, 2012, 01:17 PM
Feb 2012

Not exactly driving, but my airplane will cruise at 155 mph airspeed. My fastest recorded groundspeed (in that plane) is 215 mph. I've flown faster airplanes, but never paid attention to my fastest groundspeed.

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
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