How fast on the road???

[jvaughan]

charlie360 said: Done an indicted 195mph+ in both my Cerbera 4.5 and Fezza 360, both on the way back from Le Mans.......don't ya just love those french roads?

Time to start a 190+ club then ?

I never did hit the 200. Ihave heard though that 360's do a comfortable 190 too.

[gemini]

jvaughan said:

dazren said: Might be an idea to let the engine warm up first.

DAZ

One handed too ))

Those M5 Engines certainly do run cool

ah photoshop!

[gemini]

**999** said:

gemini said: 151 down the A1 last week
Scotch corner to A59 - constant 20 mins - Yahoo

Was in the back of a T5 though with the blues and twos

Justifiable I hope ?

Firearms job at Harrogate

[granville]

Would love to see 200 mph come up.

Great buzz I'll wager.

[alex33]

As a passenger an indicated 180mph cruise in a Brabus K8 on the Autostrada del Sole.
Fastest I drove was 130mph in my M3.

[cptsideways]

A1 up north in a mates skyline indicated 175 cos I was looking, fastest I've ever been including trackdays.

it was late & apparently he did it regularily...

A1 in Germany honest..

[cptsideways]

thatll be with the wheels in the air then on ur drive!

[cptsideways]

I got some browny points after a blast down the A303 after burning up a 2.5 Vectra Doh!, in my Saab 2.3 Turbo, it would max out at about 145 in Germany. They clocked me after they caught up some 16miles down the road. Got off rather lightly with 3 points & sixty beer tokens

[hertsbiker]

I'm very impressed with you guys, we only managed 170 on the Thunderace (M11), 175 on the R1 (A120 & A414), and 160 on the Rettendon bypass... oops, did I mention Rettendon again??!

I would have gone faster, but the bikes don't seem to enjoy 2-up blasts over about 150.

Good job I resigned, eh?

Keep it real peeps!

Carl

[rsvnigel]

161 on the A82 last Saturday, it was a bit silly though after passing the BiB in the Skoda RS a couple of miles earlier.

[jvaughan]

cptsideways said: I got some browny points after a blast down the A303 after burning up a 2.5 Vectra Doh!, in my Saab 2.3 Turbo, it would max out at about 145 in Germany. They clocked me after they caught up some 16miles down the road. Got off rather lightly with 3 points & sixty beer tokens

I must have been lucky then .... managed to piss the boys in blue off in my T5 (we have the same engine I believe) .. took them about 20 miles to catch up, but lucky enough, they didnt actually clock m e, just knew I was gunning it .. result.. bollocking and let off with a warning

[jvaughan]

Has anyone seen the Mpegs of the Gumball Rally? downloadable on Kazza.
They have two shots, not sure of the car, one at 202 and another peaking at 208 for a second.

[kevinday]

m-five said: Look what I've just done

[cynicalmode]
What did you do it with - Paint Shop, Paint Shop Pro?

Either that or you were thrashing the nuts off a cold engine? Is it possible to drive somewhere and get up to that speed before the engine warms up?

[/cynicalmode]

Apologies in advance if I am being a dickhead

[Bodo]

kevinday said:
[cynicalmode]
What did you do it with - Paint Shop, Paint Shop Pro?

Either that or you were thrashing the nuts off a cold engine? Is it possible to drive somewhere and get up to that speed before the engine warms up?

[/cynicalmode]

Apologies in advance if I am being a dickhead

Well observed, Kevin
Now let me pick that theory: If one would accelerate to a speed like this with a cold engine, the fuel gauge wouldn't show "full" would it?

>> Edite dto ask: btw, m-five, is that an LHD vehicle? Looks like the radio is right of the steering ...

>> Edited by Bodo on Friday 25th April 07:50

[gemini]

gemini said:

jvaughan said:

dazren said: Might be an idea to let the engine warm up first.

DAZ

One handed too ))

Those M5 Engines certainly do run cool

ah photoshop!

not a dickhead - just not bothering to read !

[m-five]

This image was not doctored in any way it is a real-life, real-time photo.

Unfortunately it is a photo of the OBC gauge tests which is why the oil & water temps are low.

It is also a LHD car (mine is RHD) and the gasoline points to a US car.

Someone posted it on the BMW M5 forum and we spent ages analysing it for tampering and finally figured out the real set-up!

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BTW I don't know if thrashing the motor like this up to the limit will warm it up quickly or not . . . because I always warm here up first!

[hertsbiker]

oi, I got my thread locked! quite fairly though, but you guys started it!!! so I blame you...

[gemini]

hertsbiker said: oi, I got my thread locked! quite fairly though, but you guys started it!!! so I blame you...

maybe we should have a moderator for this topic - oh the power!!

[deltaf]

Lol Carl. Well what did ya expect? It was bound to happen, and in a 30 zone too!

[qwicksylva]

Managed 165 mph in a Lotus 7 type kit - so the chap in the 911 S2 we were following told me anyway! Bl@@dy windy I can tell you. We regularly used to wind it up to 150, cracking machine, I love V8's

>> Edited by qwicksylva on Friday 25th April 18:07