P-plate clocked at 140 in a 70 zone

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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19455197-1702,00.html?from=rss

[Ext User(ant)]

Serialpest wrote:
> http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19455197-1702,00.html?from=rss

You are so predictable! If he'd been driving anything but a commodore, you
wouldn't have posted it.

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[Ext User(DalienX)]

ant wrote:

> Serialpest wrote:
> > http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19455197-1702,00.html?from=rss
>
> You are so predictable! If he'd been driving anything but a
> commodore, you wouldn't have posted it.

No im sure if it had been a magna, he would have posted that also.
However i dont think magnas are capable of that sort of speed. :)

[Ext User(Sir Lex)]

DalienX wrote:
> ant wrote:
>
>
>>Serialpest wrote:
>>
>>>http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19455197-1702,00.html?from=rss
>>
>>You are so predictable! If he'd been driving anything but a
>>commodore, you wouldn't have posted it.
>
>
> No im sure if it had been a magna, he would have posted that also.
> However i dont think magnas are capable of that sort of speed. :)

I got my old TP magna to 150 once.

Never again.

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Sir Lex wrote:
> DalienX wrote:
>> ant wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Serialpest wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19455197-1702,00.html?from=rss
>>>
>>> You are so predictable! If he'd been driving anything but a
>>> commodore, you wouldn't have posted it.
>>
>>
>> No im sure if it had been a magna, he would have posted that also.
>> However i dont think magnas are capable of that sort of speed. :)
>
> I got my old TP magna to 150 once.
>
> Never again.
>
Well I shouldn't have thought off a cliff counted

[Ext User(ant)]

Sir Lex wrote:
> DalienX wrote:
>> ant wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Serialpest wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19455197-1702,00.html?from=rss
>>>
>>> You are so predictable! If he'd been driving anything but a
>>> commodore, you wouldn't have posted it.
>>
>>
>> No im sure if it had been a magna, he would have posted that also.
>> However i dont think magnas are capable of that sort of speed. :)
>
> I got my old TP magna to 150 once.
>
> Never again.

I got the XC ute to 160 many years ago! It began to feel like it was going
to take off. Luckily I didn't notice the cops, who had to content themselves
with the bloke I was racing. Heh.

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[Ext User(atec77)]

ant wrote:
> Sir Lex wrote:
>> DalienX wrote:
>>> ant wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Serialpest wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19455197-1702,00.html?from=rss
>>>> You are so predictable! If he'd been driving anything but a
>>>> commodore, you wouldn't have posted it.
>>>
>>> No im sure if it had been a magna, he would have posted that also.
>>> However i dont think magnas are capable of that sort of speed. :)
>> I got my old TP magna to 150 once.
>>
>> Never again.
>
> I got the XC ute to 160 many years ago! It began to feel like it was going
> to take off. Luckily I didn't notice the cops, who had to content themselves
> with the bloke I was racing. Heh.
>
stuck in 2nd ?

[Ext User(ant)]

atec77 wrote:
> ant wrote:
>> Sir Lex wrote:
>>> DalienX wrote:
>>>> ant wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Serialpest wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19455197-1702,00.html?from=rss
>>>>> You are so predictable! If he'd been driving anything but a
>>>>> commodore, you wouldn't have posted it.
>>>>
>>>> No im sure if it had been a magna, he would have posted that also.
>>>> However i dont think magnas are capable of that sort of speed. :)
>>> I got my old TP magna to 150 once.
>>>
>>> Never again.
>>
>> I got the XC ute to 160 many years ago! It began to feel like it was
>> going to take off. Luckily I didn't notice the cops, who had to
>> content themselves with the bloke I was racing. Heh.
>>
> stuck in 2nd ?

It was an automatic. The car was quite happy to go at any speed, but the
lack of weight in the back began to make its lack of presence felt, so I
stopped accelerating. It had michelins on too (the hard ones), which were
not conducive to road holding (it was jumping all over the place).

I certainly never felt the need to go that fast again.

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[Ext User(atec77)]

ant wrote:
> atec77 wrote:
>> ant wrote:
>>> Sir Lex wrote:
>>>> DalienX wrote:
>>>>> ant wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Serialpest wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19455197-1702,00.html?from=rss
>>>>>> You are so predictable! If he'd been driving anything but a
>>>>>> commodore, you wouldn't have posted it.
>>>>> No im sure if it had been a magna, he would have posted that also.
>>>>> However i dont think magnas are capable of that sort of speed. :)
>>>> I got my old TP magna to 150 once.
>>>>
>>>> Never again.
>>> I got the XC ute to 160 many years ago! It began to feel like it was
>>> going to take off. Luckily I didn't notice the cops, who had to
>>> content themselves with the bloke I was racing. Heh.
>>>
>> stuck in 2nd ?
>
> It was an automatic. The car was quite happy to go at any speed, but the
> lack of weight in the back began to make its lack of presence felt, so I
> stopped accelerating. It had michelins on too (the hard ones), which were
> not conducive to road holding (it was jumping all over the place).
>
> I certainly never felt the need to go that fast again.
>
I guess perceptions are different , on the faster of the bikes 160 is
change from 3rd to 4th below the red line when passing..
I XB coube is shift into top at that speed...

[Ext User(Ben Thomas)]

atec77 wrote:
> ant wrote:
>> atec77 wrote:
>>> ant wrote:
>>>> Sir Lex wrote:
>>>>> DalienX wrote:
>>>>>> ant wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Serialpest wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19455197-1702,00.html?from=rss
>>>>>>> You are so predictable! If he'd been driving anything but a
>>>>>>> commodore, you wouldn't have posted it.
>>>>>> No im sure if it had been a magna, he would have posted that also.
>>>>>> However i dont think magnas are capable of that sort of speed. :)
>>>>> I got my old TP magna to 150 once.
>>>>>
>>>>> Never again.
>>>> I got the XC ute to 160 many years ago! It began to feel like it was
>>>> going to take off. Luckily I didn't notice the cops, who had to
>>>> content themselves with the bloke I was racing. Heh.
>>>>
>>> stuck in 2nd ?
>>
>> It was an automatic. The car was quite happy to go at any speed, but
>> the lack of weight in the back began to make its lack of presence
>> felt, so I stopped accelerating. It had michelins on too (the hard
>> ones), which were not conducive to road holding (it was jumping all
>> over the place).
>>
>> I certainly never felt the need to go that fast again.
>>
> I guess perceptions are different , on the faster of the bikes 160 is
> change from 3rd to 4th below the red line when passing..
> I XB coube is shift into top at that speed...

Changing from 4th to 5th just under the redline in my Megane, while passing.

Ben

[VYBerlinaV8]

My V8 has seen just over 200, at the top of 3rd gear (its a 4 speed auto). Of course, it wasn't on a public road.

[Ext User(atec77)]

VYBerlinaV8 wrote:
> My V8 has seen just over 200, at the top of 3rd gear (its a 4 speed
> auto). Of course, it wasn't on a public road.
>
>
Non of us would ever exceed the limit on the way home :)

[Ext User(Ben Thomas)]

atec77 wrote:
> VYBerlinaV8 wrote:
>> My V8 has seen just over 200, at the top of 3rd gear (its a 4 speed
>> auto). Of course, it wasn't on a public road.
>>
>>
> Non of us would ever exceed the limit on the way home :)

Only on the way to work.

[Ext User(veritas)]

Ben Thomas wrote:
> atec77 wrote:
>> VYBerlinaV8 wrote:
>>> My V8 has seen just over 200, at the top of 3rd gear (its a 4 speed
>>> auto). Of course, it wasn't on a public road.
>>>
>>>
>> Non of us would ever exceed the limit on the way home :)
>
> Only on the way to work.
>

Or in these cases - at work:

XKE - 155 MPH (road test) [best personal effort]

Cadillac - 120 MPH when I had to take the foot off because the useless tank started to
'fishtail' (road test)

98 Olds - 300 miles in 3 hours. [less than 9 MPG] ... 98 is the model - not the year of MFG.
(ferry)

Back in the good ol' days before radar (or metric) and dangerously overcrowded expressways.

[VYBerlinaV8]

The V8 actually had some more to go, but in the interests of respecting my own limits and experience, and not running out of road, I decided that I would give in first... Anecdotal evidence and road tests suggest a top speed somewhere between 240km/h and 250km/h. I would think it would depend on the day, the weather, the road, the .....

[Ext User(Fraser Johnston)]

"VYBerlinaV8" <VYBerlinaV8.2a1iv5@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote in message
news:VYBerlinaV8.2a1iv5@no-mx.phorums.com.au...
>
> The V8 actually had some more to go, but in the interests of respecting
> my own limits and experience, and not running out of road, I decided
> that I would give in first... Anecdotal evidence and road tests
> suggest a top speed somewhere between 240km/h and 250km/h. I would
> think it would depend on the day, the weather, the road, the .....

Towcar? ; )

Fraser

[Ext User(Just JT)]

"VYBerlinaV8" <VYBerlinaV8.2a1iv5@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote:
>
> The V8 actually had some more to go, but in the interests of respecting
> my own limits and experience, and not running out of road, I decided
> that I would give in first... Anecdotal evidence and road tests
> suggest a top speed somewhere between 240km/h and 250km/h. I would
> think it would depend on the day, the weather, the road, the .....
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Take it to the race track to find out!

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[VYBerlinaV8]

I was thinking a trip to the top end my solve my dilemma...

[Ext User(Ben Thomas)]

Just JT wrote:
> "VYBerlinaV8" <VYBerlinaV8.2a1iv5@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote:
>> The V8 actually had some more to go, but in the interests of respecting
>> my own limits and experience, and not running out of road, I decided
>> that I would give in first... Anecdotal evidence and road tests
>> suggest a top speed somewhere between 240km/h and 250km/h. I would
>> think it would depend on the day, the weather, the road, the .....
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Take it to the race track to find out!
>
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> NoPointPondering
>
>

Which track would be suitable?

Ben

[Ext User(Just JT)]

"Ben Thomas" <no.sp@m.thanks.mate> wrote:
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Take it to the race track to find out!
>>
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>> NoPointPondering
>
> Which track would be suitable?
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Any race track with a long enough straight portion should do.

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