C7-Beast

Just curious as to what everyone's top speed was.

No need to say where you did this or when. Let's assume we were all in Mexico or on a track to keep the "speed police" from telling everyone how dangerous speed is.

I'll start. I have reached 174 MPH How about you? Please vote.

nmvettec7

Good for you.

Make sure your wife, girlfriend or other has your user name and password to the Corvette Forum so she/he can post your obituary to the site.

We want to make sure to send our condolences.

Hopefully, your 174 MPH run was not on a US road or highway.

Doing 174 MPH on a track environment I can fully understand, but not on any US road or highway.

rothchilds

Wow self righteous much? It's a super fast sports car, why do you think people buy stuff like this?

This is turning into a prius forum

air86

I have been to 92 mph

nmvettec7

As stated above, ok to drive the C7 on a track at 174MPH, but don't think that 174 MPH on US roads and highways is really very sane.

Not righteous at all, just realistic.

LZare

He never said he was on a US highway if you could read you would see ALL of these runs were clearly done in Mexico or on the track. People love to complain

principalpony

Many years ago I hit 150 in my supercharged 95 Mustang convertible on a lonely country road. Then I got to thinking about the fact that all it would take is for a wood chuck to wander out on to the road and hitting it would be all over for both of us. I haven't gone that fast since. I would love to try my Z51 on a track somewhere where I could top it out at what they claim it will do - 187 mph. But I am NOT going to try it on a public road. It's just too dangerous.

Then there's the legal/law breaking aspect. Any idea how much just 30 mph over is going to cost in fines, legal fees and future insurance premiums? I'd much rather do my high performance driving on a track where there are no speeding tickets and relative safety.

Okay, so go ahead and call me a wus or prius driver. Won't hurt me bit.

L8ter

Hehe, this one ought to be fun!

LZare

No wood on the highways of mexico

nmvettec7

You need to the read the post again. The OP never stated that his runs were in Mexico or on a track. He lives in PA, so doubtful he drove his C7 into Mexico to achieve speeds of 174 MPH.

His words were:

"Let's assume we were all in Mexico or on a track to keep the "speed police" from telling everyone how dangerous speed is."

wbrands

To paraphrase a current John Deere (I think) mower commercial, "It's not how fast you go it's how fast you get going." Even that isn't often possible with the 10 under crowd around where I live, and I haven't been to Mexico or VIR yet!

rcooper

Was easy to do 150 on that nice wide 4 lane in Mexico, didn't pass anyone but I think some drug runners passed me.

USN SEAL Team Six

Mach 0.242418 on the Autobahn

Skidplate

Altitude?

USN SEAL Team Six

Below the radar

C7-Beast

I knew some self-righteous member would assume I was on a public road. I was NOT. There are 1/2 mile and mile events everywhere.

Don't make assumptions. I have never gotten a speeding ticket in 33 years of driving.

I should have known this would be a train wreck

rmorin1249

125 at VIR.

robert miller

almost 160 here

bigsapper

Haven't had an opportunity to get it above the highway speed limit in The Great State of Texas. We'll see what next weekend brings in Ennis.

TyBoo

A train wreck is a lot safer than a 174 mph crash in a plastic car!

I saw 150 one time. It's nobody's business where, but suffice it to say there was little danger of wood chucks.