only 105 on deserted road, smooth

 

125.

 

OK...

 

Why do you want to know? Are you a police officer or Hwy Patrol?? It was on a public road around 4am and there wasn't a car in sight.

 

I don't think he wanted to know....he was hinting that posts about street racing or excessive speeding are against the rules here on NAM.

I'm not chastising you...just an FYI.

 

Oh, okay. Sorry

 

5-10 over the speed limit. Once you've survived what life has to offer and have made it to old age it doesn't take as much to get the adrenaline flowing.

 

At the Mojave Mile 3 weeks ago - 139.0 in 1 mile. At Bonneville at the USFRA meet in 2012 - 144.06 in 2 miles trying for the 150 MPH club, the Rotrex S/C blew up on that run. Going back to Bonneville this September to try for the 150 MPH Club again. My car is very stable at that speed - I could take my hands off the wheel and it would not wander.

 

Speak for yourself.

Conrad, age 62

 

About 110, unintentionally. I didn't realize that I was going that fast -- the car just felt very stable & relaxed.

Jim, age 60. ;-)

From iPad / 2013 MCS Hardtop

 

Some years ago, there was a freeway to nowhere near where I lived, there was a bridge that needed to be completed before the freeway was useful, so no one but locals ever drove on it. My friends and I used to do speed runs on it to see how fast our cars would go, we never saw any other traffic on it. We got a tuned classic Mini up to 120 mph. The speedometer didn't go that high, but the chase car, a Pontiac GTO, verified the speed.

Dave

 

LOL. You're still a youngster!!

 

116, then i got scared.

 

I guess I'm a baby then. Age 49

 

24 here guess that makes a sperm?

 

142 on the digital…..very smooth…enough for me to do this. Ya, not the smartest thing I've done...

 

I was going to attempt to take a pic of mine but decided against it

 

I LOVE that turn! Best speed I could get by the top of the hill was 96 indicated. Not too bad for 106 whp Justacooper.

 

Not all that fast, 115 indicated which I think is wildly optimistic based on the speedo error at 60 MPH - about 4 mph...

When I want to go *fast* though, I take the bike: a little over half the horsepower, nearly the same displacement, but about 1/8-th the weight...

 

Only time I've ever gone above 100 was with a Triumph, entire wiring harness caught on fire and burned. Wasn't my car but still, taught me a lesson, especially with British made or inspired vehicles.

Wire crimped under head gasket was diagnosis, excessive engine heat melted wire covering. Warranty covered it all thankfully.

Don't much like going really fast in a Countryman, the consequences of a crash just aren't worth the small thrills.

 

124 before breaking into turn 10a, Road Atlanta. I try not to speed on the street.

 

65, of course. Honest.

 

141 on gauge so about 139 actual

 

I've met plenty, but somehow we've never gotten to the friends stage...