Corvette sets a new speed record
Burning Brakes
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From: Colorado Springs, Colo., USA
Originally Posted by JACKAL0PE
Bowling Green, Ky (NCM) to Marietta, Ga. 302 miles in 3:56! Ha! Beat that!
But I say
Just as long as you didn't make anyone
Wow, you were cookin'!
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From: Havin' fun in Frederick, MD!!!
St. Jude Donor '05 '09
Originally Posted by GOZ2FST
WOW - that's 1.28 miles per second - over 4,600 MPH !!!
What was your quarter mile time?
What was your quarter mile time?
(I guess if your terms are min:sec you're right - I guess you were bein' funny - good one)
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St. Jude Donor '11
Originally Posted by JACKAL0PE
Bowling Green, Ky (NCM) to Marietta, Ga. 302 miles in 3:56! Ha! Beat that!
Oh yea!!! NCM parking lot to some redneck bar at Augusta, Ga in 12 hours 48 mins and 18 sec. Top that Buddy...
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Lepus-temperamentalus
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From: Roswell Ga
Originally Posted by army2000
Oh yea!!! NCM parking lot to some redneck bar at Augusta, Ga in 12 hours 48 mins and 18 sec. Top that Buddy...
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St. Jude Donor '05 '09
Originally Posted by army2000
Oh yea!!! NCM parking lot to some redneck bar at Augusta, Ga in 12 hours 48 mins and 18 sec. Top that Buddy...
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Lepus-temperamentalus
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From: Roswell Ga
Originally Posted by Mr. Peabody
You know 300 miles in 4 hours ... isn't that sort of like 75mph? 
Ever try to AVERAGE 75 mph for four hours? Tain't easy! (Specially when you have to stop for wife's bathroom break).
Extra note, on the way back, passed three truckloads of C6's. Man! If I could just hijack ONE lousy truck!
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09, '14-'15-'16-'17-'18
Beat this...Garage to parking lot at work...7 minutes flat. 
Glad you made it safely. You must have had your cloaking device enabled.
Glad you made it safely. You must have had your cloaking device enabled.
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Originally Posted by 99C5Vert
in my young stupid days, i once covered 600 miles in 6 hours, including two fuel stops. In a Buick Regal... 
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Originally Posted by Red Racer
Gotta ask: Where to where? At what time of day (night?)
it wasn't dark
Thinking back, that's completely idiotic.Back then the Buicks had those long rectangular speedos that went to 85. Let's just say there was no visible needle for most of the trip.
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Good average speed, especially with the breaks included.