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Re: Personal Land Speed Records
char0011@maroon.tc.umn.edu (William A Charette) wrote:
>So..we all like our fast cars...
>The question is, just who out there amongst us has had the guts to
>really 'see what she'll do'...and kept the pedal there til she couldn't
>give no more....
>What are your personal speed records and what kind of car were they set in?
>Mine personally, is 128 (driving) in 92 SE-R that a friend of mine owns..
>his is 120, and we do have a picture (scanned even) of the speedo indicating
>121 or so...if people want, I will post it on alt.binarires.pictures.vehicles
In descending order: (all are from speedometer readings, on bone stock
cars)
142 mph: '94 Integra GS-r sedan (I ran outta balls before the car did,
I think more was available)
138 mph: '89 Legend L sedan (nearing redline in 4th, if I remember
correctly)
123 mph: '92 Civic LX (5 speed of course - damn top speed limiter
kicked in at about 5500 rpms, I bet it would've pulled to 130
otherwise)
All of the above were peak speeds, not maintained for more than
probably 3/4 of a mile. Personal best (long) distance/time was 220
miles in 2 hours 15 minutes, in '92 Civic LX.
Of course this was on the A6 :)
Jeff
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