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Old May 10, 2014 | 07:38 PM
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Can this happen on the open road

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Something is a little off. Must be metric not MPH.
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1 kilometer per hour (kph) = 0.621371192 mile per hour (mph)

200 kph = 124 mph (for example)
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Old May 10, 2014 | 07:53 PM
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Shirley you're kidding, right?
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Originally Posted by Road Runner
Something is a little off. Must be metric not MPH.
And what was your first clue?
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Old May 10, 2014 | 07:56 PM
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Not, look at signs, guard rail, etc as vette approaches and passes, much to slow for 300 mph.
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Autobahn is cool I suppose...pretty drab way to spend a day though. I'd rather do 130 on the Nurburgring than 200 on the Autobahn...but I guess I'd do both if given the opportunity. Next year...
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You suppose?

Haha, I would love to jump up on I-35 and drop the hammer.
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300kph...still freakin fast on the open road!
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Still not sure why that vid got posted with the tag "Blocked HUD". There's no "blocked" HUD.
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Originally Posted by scarecrowkc5
You suppose?

Haha, I would love to jump up on I-35 and drop the hammer.
I used to go on I-35 and drop the hammer daily....lol....

I've been deep triple digits on that road between carrollton and denton.

Yeah...I only said "I suppose" because it's just a very non stimulating sector to do high speeds. I like the dynamics of road racing...the speed with the curve, the challenge, the braking zones, hard accelerations, etc. Straight, long and fast is pretty boring imo. I need more going on...lol.
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Autobahn = kph not mph
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very non stimulating sector to do high speeds

Maybe there but not here in Texas.

There are way too many Texas drivers that shouldn't even have a DL much less the right to drive on the highway.

So, it should be pretty exciting.

haha
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I'm not sure I am buying the 300 kph or 186 mph in the video.
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Originally Posted by scarecrowkc5
I'm not sure I am buying the 300 kph or 186 mph in the video.
Unless that car has been modified, it's not going to do 186 mph.
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It didn't sound modified to me.
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Originally Posted by scarecrowkc5
I'm not sure I am buying the 300 kph or 186 mph in the video.
Closing speeds on those semis and econoboxes was way too low.
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