Speeding With Kids In The Car.
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My dad used to drive quickly, often hit over a ton on motorway journeys.
Then a friends dad gave us a lift back from Fulham FC in his then, brand new Toyota Supra TT. He hit 140mph and my mum and the other kids parents went ape s
t!
When my younger cousin and gf's little sister were younger I'd be much more conscience of my speed and general driving habits when they were in the car... Cousin is now a total petrol head and has an mx5 track toy!!
Then a friends dad gave us a lift back from Fulham FC in his then, brand new Toyota Supra TT. He hit 140mph and my mum and the other kids parents went ape s
t! When my younger cousin and gf's little sister were younger I'd be much more conscience of my speed and general driving habits when they were in the car... Cousin is now a total petrol head and has an mx5 track toy!!
Back in the 70s when I was a nippper, we'd all gone to visit some of my Dads family who were all petrol heads. One day it snowed so it was decided that we should go out and do some skids. Dad had a Mk2 Escort, Uncle had a Mk2 cortina, and over the road was a field with a football pitch.
I had to sit in the back (it was 'safer' I think) and off we went-doughnuts, skids through the goalposts, figure of eight round the pitch. I was in hysterics, it was brilliant fun and I still remember it vividly nearly 40 years later.
These days everyone would have ended up in jail, and i'd be dead/in care/mentally damaged and all puppies would have been killed badly by such high jinx.
Later on my Dad was the general manager of a Ford dealer in Feltham and he always had a 3ltr Capri company car which regularly went sideways, with Mum telling him off, but laughing at the same time
I miss my Dad
I had to sit in the back (it was 'safer' I think) and off we went-doughnuts, skids through the goalposts, figure of eight round the pitch. I was in hysterics, it was brilliant fun and I still remember it vividly nearly 40 years later.
These days everyone would have ended up in jail, and i'd be dead/in care/mentally damaged and all puppies would have been killed badly by such high jinx.
Later on my Dad was the general manager of a Ford dealer in Feltham and he always had a 3ltr Capri company car which regularly went sideways, with Mum telling him off, but laughing at the same time
I miss my Dad
I suppose it depends on the kid whether they are scared or not. My 4yr old doesn't understand that I can't overtake slower traffic if it isn't clear or I can't see. He gets most upset shouting, "go faster", "just go past" if we are stuck behind the 40mph everywhere brigade. He has grown up with me driving briskly where possible.
My dad also drove quickly with me in the car, and would have a bit of fun when it snowed or play in a large cindered car park when it was empty first thing in the morning.
I would argue that breaking the posted limit where in many places in this country the posted limit is often at odds with the road, and given good conditions is not the same as driving dangerously.
My dad also drove quickly with me in the car, and would have a bit of fun when it snowed or play in a large cindered car park when it was empty first thing in the morning.
I would argue that breaking the posted limit where in many places in this country the posted limit is often at odds with the road, and given good conditions is not the same as driving dangerously.
My dad had a magenta kit car. Used to sling me and my sister in the smooth leather seat in the back and hoon it. We loved sliding around crashing into each other.
Also used to play a game where he got 10 points for every car he overtook.
My daughter loves fast corners but doesn't like it when the windows are open as the car is a tad noisy for her on full throttle.
I don't change my driving with her in the car as I don't do anything unsafe when it's just me.
Also used to play a game where he got 10 points for every car he overtook.
My daughter loves fast corners but doesn't like it when the windows are open as the car is a tad noisy for her on full throttle.
I don't change my driving with her in the car as I don't do anything unsafe when it's just me.
Blanchie said:
I think my boy likes speed, at about 12 months old I took a bend swiftly all we heard from the back was "weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"
Now all I get when I stick my toe down (he's 2 now)is "go daddy go" or "faster daddy", sorry officer my son told me to do it.....
I get the "Go Daddy Go" from my son too Now all I get when I stick my toe down (he's 2 now)is "go daddy go" or "faster daddy", sorry officer my son told me to do it.....
and If another car(sports car) overtakes me, I get"Go get him daddy"
When he was younger, As the lights went green i used to get "GO GO GO"
In joke was, He would look like a chinese kid by the age of 7 from the G force
Hes now 7 and looks ok, but is a mad PH
Edited by 007 VXR on Tuesday 28th April 09:14
Vivid memories of sitting with my brother in the back seat (no belts of course) of our triumph 2500PI estate, beautiful day, full length sunroof open right to the back, my uncle pulling along side in his new Saab 900 turbo (one of the first)......
......dad hit the switch that dropped it out of overdrive......
......dad hit the switch that dropped it out of overdrive......
My kids dont care about speed, they seem to care more about the G-forces being exerted on them eg. hard stops, hard acceleration, corning forces, negative G over bridges etc.
If I drive my car head on in to a tree at 40mph in a 40 mph limit road I can expect to injure the occupants of my car, its not the speed, its the G-forces involved as a consequence of what happens at that speed.
Which is why donuts, burnouts, and drifts offer so much excitement with out the high g-force risk.
If I drive my car head on in to a tree at 40mph in a 40 mph limit road I can expect to injure the occupants of my car, its not the speed, its the G-forces involved as a consequence of what happens at that speed.
Which is why donuts, burnouts, and drifts offer so much excitement with out the high g-force risk.
irish boy said:
Vivid memories of sitting with my brother in the back seat (no belts of course) of our triumph 2500PI estate, beautiful day, full length sunroof open right to the back, my uncle pulling along side in his new Saab 900 turbo (one of the first)......
......dad hit the switch that dropped it out of overdrive......
and the saab turbo pulled away into the distance as the triumphs front tie rods shat themselves leaving you with wheels pointing in different directions.......dad hit the switch that dropped it out of overdrive......
at least thats what would have happened if you were in my dads 2000TC
The kids love it when we press on in the car. I am trying to impress upon them that speeding in itself is not dangerous, but you must pick your time and place very carefully.
Youngest loves full bore acceleration in the 156 where she tells me the Busso V6 sounds like "an angry dinosaur!"
Youngest loves full bore acceleration in the 156 where she tells me the Busso V6 sounds like "an angry dinosaur!"
hman said:
and the saab turbo pulled away into the distance as the triumphs front tie rods shat themselves leaving you with wheels pointing in different directions.
at least thats what would have happened if you were in my dads 2000TC
Ha. Looking back the Saab was quicker with about 140 bhp and less weight to our 125 bhp. But the triumph was silky smooth and was bloody quick in it's day. We still have it (dad never sells a car, still has his first….singer chamois coupe), I treated it to a respray last year, does maybe 1k miles per year and in it's entire life has never given any major problems. at least thats what would have happened if you were in my dads 2000TC
W124 said:
My Grandfather was a great driver. He used to stop at various hump-back bridges around Tring and get my long suffering Grandmother to get out and wander up the road a bit then call when the coast was clear. He'd then start the engine and see how high he could get the car - got some serious air on occasion. Great days. He was an absolute hand. I used to follow him when I first drove and couldn't even keep him in sight, despite him being well into his 80's by then. You never saw him brake, just pure smoothness. He drove Talbots. He didn't give a st about health and safety. We used to egg him on and he never let us down. I miss him.
My Grandad was the same, I always remember his bright blue Mk 1 Capri he had (must have been circa 1971/2) and his dark blue Spitfire. I can still picture a motorway blast in the Spitfire well in excess of 100 mph with me in the passenger seat in the late 70's, probably started my real interest in cars.t about health and safety. We used to egg him on and he never let us down. I miss him. Back O/T I very rarely drive like a tool with the children in the car for the reasons highlighted by many on here, just couldn't face explaining to people if the worst happened.
mwstewart said:
Loved it as a kid - carrying the high speed more than anything else. Fantastic memories
Nothing changes (Im 21 and still tell dad to go faster 
) I remember years ago when we were looking at replacing our mondeo mk 2 v6 estate (god that was an amazing car for us) and our first brand spanker in I think 1996 or 98.
In 2002 were looking for a replacement and Ill always remember it - going to test drive a Mini Cooper S (pretty much brand new and just come out), Light blue with racing stripes. Dad drove the absolute tits off it (oops if the dealer is on here) My sister and I just kept screaming at him to go faster and faster in it, he was drifting it round corners (as much as you can in a cooper), pulling handbrake turns in it and all sorts of other things. Was the most fun we had but unfortunately far too impractical for a younger family of 4.
2 Weeks later he bought a Subaru Impreza WRX with an STI wing that had been remapped to about 250 bhp, and baring in mind it weighed just a smudge over 1 tonne that car absolutely flew. (In an airport run home in the middle of the night dad apparently got 148mph indicated out of it.... but he said he just stopped as he wasn't going to risk his license or our lives. Great car apart from the tragic running costs - 15mpg and a bone shaking ride did it eventually.... ended up with a 320d after.
Some may see all the above as reckless but its not like you ever drive like that all the time, thats probably 2 of about 4 times that dads driven like a loony in the car. But truth is we both like speed - its addictive, and with empty dry roads its arguably safer to do so you just run the risk of getting caught. But as previously said theres a time and a place and quite probbalt 100mph plus should be saved for the track, where its less likely that some incompetent twit isn't going to pull out on you as people do. Or flash you because you dare overtake them (usually old people)
Happy Safe Motoring
Back in the 70s when I was a nippper, we'd all gone to visit some of my Dads family who were all petrol heads. One day it snowed so it was decided that we should go out and do some skids. Dad had a Mk2 Escort, Uncle had a Mk2 cortina, and over the road was a field with a football pitch.
I had to sit in the back (it was 'safer' I think) and off we went-doughnuts, skids through the goalposts, figure of eight round the pitch. I was in hysterics, it was brilliant fun and I still remember it vividly nearly 40 years later.
These days everyone would have ended up in jail, and i'd be dead/in care/mentally damaged and all puppies would have been killed badly by such high jinx.
Later on my Dad was the general manager of a Ford dealer in Feltham and he always had a 3ltr Capri company car which regularly went sideways, with Mum telling him off, but laughing at the same time
I miss my Dad
I had to sit in the back (it was 'safer' I think) and off we went-doughnuts, skids through the goalposts, figure of eight round the pitch. I was in hysterics, it was brilliant fun and I still remember it vividly nearly 40 years later.
These days everyone would have ended up in jail, and i'd be dead/in care/mentally damaged and all puppies would have been killed badly by such high jinx.
Later on my Dad was the general manager of a Ford dealer in Feltham and he always had a 3ltr Capri company car which regularly went sideways, with Mum telling him off, but laughing at the same time
I miss my Dad
irish boy said:
hman said:
and the saab turbo pulled away into the distance as the triumphs front tie rods shat themselves leaving you with wheels pointing in different directions.
at least thats what would have happened if you were in my dads 2000TC
Ha. Looking back the Saab was quicker with about 140 bhp and less weight to our 125 bhp. But the triumph was silky smooth and was bloody quick in it's day. We still have it (dad never sells a car, still has his first….singer chamois coupe), I treated it to a respray last year, does maybe 1k miles per year and in it's entire life has never given any major problems. at least thats what would have happened if you were in my dads 2000TC
I also know of at least one, which was near the end of its life which was had the roof sawn off to create an open top version. It lasted a couple of days before folding up!!
hman said:
My kids dont care about speed, they seem to care more about the G-forces being exerted on them eg. hard stops, hard acceleration, corning forces, negative G over bridges etc.
If I drive my car head on in to a tree at 40mph in a 40 mph limit road I can expect to injure the occupants of my car, its not the speed, its the G-forces involved as a consequence of what happens at that speed.
Which is why donuts, burnouts, and drifts offer so much excitement with out the high g-force risk.
i think that is far more of the point ... If I drive my car head on in to a tree at 40mph in a 40 mph limit road I can expect to injure the occupants of my car, its not the speed, its the G-forces involved as a consequence of what happens at that speed.
Which is why donuts, burnouts, and drifts offer so much excitement with out the high g-force risk.
look how 'boring' 125 mph is on a train or 500-600 mph on an airliner vs <20 mph on a quad or kart ...
The Turbonator said:
My Dad bought a Rover 600ti because I told him I wanted him to get it. He used to get to choose his company car and he'd always let me choose a car for a shortlist he had made.
He saw the 620ti for sale in a magazine so added it to the list and I chose it straight away because it was the fastest one on the list.
We both loved that car, seriously quick for the mid 90s but it looked like an everyday boring Rover. The look on people's faces when he annihilated them at the lights was priceless.
My own kids seem scared of speed though, everytime I put my foot down they start screaming for me to stop, even when I'm accelerating hard to gain speed on a short slip road or pulling out if a parking area on a duel carriageway. I blame the Mrs for that though as she also screams everytime I put my foot down.
Amen to that. My dad used to have the boggo 600 (with the Honda engine, so it actually wasn't that slow) and swap company cars with guys who had the ti or the 2.3. He even got a soft-top golf VR6 once aswell. Definitely don't remember being scared...He saw the 620ti for sale in a magazine so added it to the list and I chose it straight away because it was the fastest one on the list.
We both loved that car, seriously quick for the mid 90s but it looked like an everyday boring Rover. The look on people's faces when he annihilated them at the lights was priceless.
My own kids seem scared of speed though, everytime I put my foot down they start screaming for me to stop, even when I'm accelerating hard to gain speed on a short slip road or pulling out if a parking area on a duel carriageway. I blame the Mrs for that though as she also screams everytime I put my foot down.
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