how fast do you drive?
Burning Brakes
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From: Mesquite Nevada
Originally Posted by redwing76
Fastest 10 over! No tickets since 1987.......................
Melting Slicks
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From: Texas
126 a while back on I-45 south, too much traffic coming up so had to get on the brakes, speedometer was still skipping numbers to catch up 
Been over 100 alotta times since then but too risky to go much faster than that in most places around here.
Been over 100 alotta times since then but too risky to go much faster than that in most places around here.
Drifting
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From: "Drive like Hell, you'll get there faster." Tucson AZ
Topped out at 172 on the freeway near the Tucson Airport at 2:45 am. Exhilarating to say the least, but handled very well compared to a Viper RT/10 I took out at 150mph which was a nightmare at those speeds. My gf was with me in the vette too.....not a fatty or anything, weighs about 115-120. but that's probably why the throttle was screaming so bad....with the extra weight. The digits kept blinkin at 171 and 172. Felt like I wasn't even touching the ground........the wot was screaming.....sounded almost as though the engine was gonna blow......so I stayed there for about 3 seconds and dropped out with a cloud of tire smoke engulfing my vette and a serious burned rubber and tranny fluid smell followed by a slight tranny leak found later that afternoon. Other than that I had 3 seriously squashed road kill insects on my windshield and I seemed to have burned alot more coolant than I usually do.
Drifting
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155mph. Late at night on a empty 4 lane highway. There was alot more in her, but it just takes so long to slow down from those speeds, plus its kinda hard to talk you way out of a 150+mph ticket.
I'd like to go to the Texas Mile sometime, but I need new rear tires before then, my Nitto 555 DR's are only rated to 150.
I'd like to go to the Texas Mile sometime, but I need new rear tires before then, my Nitto 555 DR's are only rated to 150.
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From: First to Sign Grumpy's Hat Only 53 miles from Hell
St. Jude Donor '06-'09-'10-'11
Originally Posted by WZDADS
123 with two liter bikes glued to my rear end. Tapped the brakes to let them know I was going to slow. We were catching up to traffic. Can anyone tell me what a 93 LT1 auto with 3.07 gear would possibly top out at?? On the dyno in third, she was topped at 124.7. Just curious. Not saying that I would ever participate in a non-sanction acceration test. 
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From: bloomfield new jersey
Looks like we have a winner
Originally Posted by 87Clwy
Won't say where or when, but I will tell you I know for a fact the my '87 TT does at least 181 mph
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From: Behind The Redwood Curtain, The State of Jefferson
Originally Posted by WZDADS
Kinda new at this, how do you see a sig?
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Originally Posted by snakeyes
Anyone care to go for 200?Would anyone like to quote the slowest post?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Lufkin Texas
St. Jude Donor '05-'06
I was thinking this thread was doomed to be locked at first so I hesitated to comment. But here it still is soooo....
I aired her out on a private 3 mile strip and when I saw the digital skip jump from 138 to 144 to 154 just that quick, and the tach was getting near 5 grand so I shut her down for fear of the distance it would take to stop without killing the brakes. I was surprised for a 90 L98, as it seemed to still have more. I guess the 2:59 gears are good for something. But honestly, I probably will never be the one to find out as all I could imagine afterwards was how horrendous it would be to have a blowout or break lockup at that speed and it gave me the ******.
My hat is off to those top fuel guys. I just have this one problem...I wanna live. 
I aired her out on a private 3 mile strip and when I saw the digital skip jump from 138 to 144 to 154 just that quick, and the tach was getting near 5 grand so I shut her down for fear of the distance it would take to stop without killing the brakes. I was surprised for a 90 L98, as it seemed to still have more. I guess the 2:59 gears are good for something. But honestly, I probably will never be the one to find out as all I could imagine afterwards was how horrendous it would be to have a blowout or break lockup at that speed and it gave me the ******.
My hat is off to those top fuel guys. I just have this one problem...I wanna live.
