How fast have you driven yourself, or been driven?

steelsnake00 · Post by **steelsnake00** » 12 Dec 2006, 19:05

DarrenR21373 wrote:Yup - Jeremy Clarkson reckons if you took the limiter off of a standard BMW M5, it'd clear 200 MPH

Well for some odd reason the lower drag, more aerodynamic and more powerful Hamann version doesn't break 200, it tops out at 197

Team_5Zigen · Post by **Team_5Zigen** » 14 Dec 2006, 05:48

I got to 180kph in an Aston Martin DB9 Volante. I was in the back seat, going around Albert Park at the 2006 F1 Australian Gran Prix! Great fun.

steelsnake00 · Post by **steelsnake00** » 14 Dec 2006, 13:48

Team_5Zigen wrote:I got to 180kph in an Aston Martin DB9 Volante. I was in the back seat, going around Albert Park at the 2006 F1 Australian Gran Prix! Great fun.

You must have almost no legs, there's no room in the back

Team_5Zigen · Post by **Team_5Zigen** » 16 Dec 2006, 02:02

I was a bit cramped, I must admit. Hurting for the next week, but then dad brought home an Aston Martin V8 Vantage. Excellent.

Countach · Post by **Countach** » 16 Dec 2006, 04:05

Here in the state of Virginia, I wait until 3AM, and then proceed to an 8 mile long bridge, with 5 miles (12 Kilometers for the rest of you folks) being smooth and straight. Cops can't park on the sides of bridges where I live. So I'm armed with a police scanner, radar detector, 93 octane fuel pumping through my Chevy's cast iron block, and a cool head to keep the stress from making it a bad run. Otherwise, it's my topspeed test track. Hell, it's a four lane undivided highway, but at 3 to 4 in the morning, you could do a rather dramatic U turn.

boganbusman · Post by **boganbusman** » 16 Dec 2006, 06:10

Sounds like a line from a movie

Also, 93 octane is weaker than my weewee.

Grez~Supra_RZ-S · Post by **Grez~Supra_RZ-S** » 16 Dec 2006, 10:38

Nothing less than 97RON goes anywhere near my car.

Business · Post by **Business** » 16 Dec 2006, 20:30

i've driven myself at 148mph in a VW Passat
i've been a passenger at 176mph in a Lamborghini Countach.

my mom dated this guy who raced cars. he had a 78 widebody corvette putting over 700hp to the wheels, a 94 corvette, and the Lambo. he said the 78 corvette was in a different league of fast compared to the lambo, problem was that it was race only, so it only had one seat. but my god that thing was L-O-U-D. i guess its no surprise that i autocross now too.

steelsnake00 · Post by **steelsnake00** » 17 Dec 2006, 14:12

Which Passat, besides the W8 (which was never sold in the US market) Hits 148?

xHaZxMaTx · Post by **xHaZxMaTx** » 17 Dec 2006, 20:35

He added a body kit, spoiler, and decals. That's almost an extra 200 HP right there!

Countach · Post by **Countach** » 19 Dec 2006, 06:27

93 Octane fuel is the highest I can get in my area, so I can either use aircraft fuel which is ridiculously exspensive, or octane booster.

xHaZxMaTx · Post by **xHaZxMaTx** » 19 Dec 2006, 06:53

I was under the impression that jet fuel was relatively inexpensive due to it not being as refined as gasoline.

darknight788 · Post by **darknight788** » 19 Dec 2006, 07:36

Most of the petroleum products are used to produce energy. Other products made from petroleum include: ink, crayons, bubble gum, dishwashing liquids, deodorant, eyeglasses, records, tires, ammonia, and heart valves. From a barrel of oil, 47% is refined to gasoline for use in automobiles, 23% is refined to heating oil and diesel fuel, 18% is refined to other products, which includes petrochemical feedstock such as polypropylene, 4% is refined to propane, 10% is refined to jet fuel, and 3% is refined to asphalt.

wouldnt that make it more refined ? after all it does burn cleaner and it even evaporates before it hits the ground

xHaZxMaTx · Post by **xHaZxMaTx** » 19 Dec 2006, 07:46

Just because less fuel is used in the production of jet fuel doesn't mean it's more refined. Where did you hear that jet fuel burns cleaner? And what's there to evaporate, all the fuel's been compressed, ignited, and completely vaporized.

darknight788 · Post by **darknight788** » 19 Dec 2006, 07:52

when planes dump fuelthe only reason why they can is because it evaporates before it hits the ground. jet fuel acts kinda like ether evaporates very quiclky and is very flammable. wouldnt being more flammable mean being more refined ? look at diesel fuel not very flammable at all and it is a byproduct of gasoline

xHaZxMaTx · Post by **xHaZxMaTx** » 19 Dec 2006, 08:34

Well if it evaporates so easily, that would explain why it's so flammable. You can ignite a liquid fuel such as gasoline without it exploding like it would in the engine of a car if it's just a pool. Heck, you could even put out a fire with liquid fuel (though I wouldn't suggest trying it). The fuel needs to be a vapor before ignition to get the explosion.

Grez~Supra_RZ-S · Post by **Grez~Supra_RZ-S** » 19 Dec 2006, 12:10

Countach wrote:93 Octane fuel is the highest I can get in my area, so I can either use aircraft fuel which is ridiculously exspensive, or octane booster.

Kerosene can only be used in diesel cars, and octane booster at best will put it up by two octane ratings (i.e 95 - 97).

t3ice · Post by **t3ice** » 19 Dec 2006, 14:29

Woot!!..yesterday I saw a '04 Porsche 911 turbo at the car wash, and i was checking it out...when a guy( prolly the owner ) asked if i wanted a ride, so i said sure ( i know it sounds weird, cuz u dont normally jump into a car with a stranger ) and..he drove it to 260+ kmph

It was awesome!!!

xHaZxMaTx · Post by **xHaZxMaTx** » 19 Dec 2006, 21:47

Then he bought you a special drink. You don't remember him taking advantage of you, though.

boganbusman · Post by **boganbusman** » 20 Dec 2006, 01:20

Countach wrote:93 Octane fuel is the highest I can get in my area, so I can either use aircraft fuel which is ridiculously exspensive, or octane booster.

xHaZxMaTx wrote:I was under the impression that jet fuel was relatively inexpensive due to it not being as refined as gasoline.

AvGas and jet fuel are two completely diferent things

Countach · Post by **Countach** » 21 Dec 2006, 21:11

Anybody that doesn't live in the US should read this, We use a totally different system for gasoline octane ratings. http://www.type2.com/bartnik/octane.htm

Grez~Supra_RZ-S · Post by **Grez~Supra_RZ-S** » 22 Dec 2006, 02:16

That still doesnt change the fact that Kerosene wont run a petrol car, and octane booster still wont boost the rating of your fuel by enough to turn a crappy fuel decent.

darknight788 · Post by **darknight788** » 22 Dec 2006, 07:42

but you can run a car on ether !

Post by **TheStig** » 22 Dec 2006, 08:27

I really wonder why those Yanks had to make up their own octane system... (wich even with recalculating is lower then the 98Ron they sell here as higher octane. (95RON is regular)

RSZETEC · Post by **RSZETEC** » 23 Dec 2006, 11:47

140mph in my dads old bmw 525i on the german autobahn when i was like 6