Do you trust yourself with big power?
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I dont mean not to end up in a hedge thought that is part of it, but more would you end up potentially getting banned given how easily some cars can gain speed these days ?
I know you can get nicked in a 50 bhp Supermini if you arent careful but its so much easier in something properly fast with 500.
How do you avoid getting nicked ? Other than driving to speed limits at all times, come on, we are talking about those with very very quick cars, or just quick ones.
Do you ever had a fast drive and then two weeks of dread when the post comes ?
Do you find yourself getting a bit carried away on occasion ?
I know you can get nicked in a 50 bhp Supermini if you arent careful but its so much easier in something properly fast with 500.
How do you avoid getting nicked ? Other than driving to speed limits at all times, come on, we are talking about those with very very quick cars, or just quick ones.
Do you ever had a fast drive and then two weeks of dread when the post comes ?
Do you find yourself getting a bit carried away on occasion ?
In no small part down to where I live I have ample opportunity to use big power, and I do so on practically every drive. Some intelligence about the road, the time of day, and other road users is all it takes to do it safely and with little to no risk of trouble.
If you car is also noisy I also think it behooves you to be mindful of how unpleasant that can be for those around you if you're on it, and how much it can make people jump when you overtake
In my view going properly fast on the motorway when it's anything other than empty is 100% for d
heads though, and boring in any case, it's a real Audi drivers view of how to enjoy a fast car.
If you car is also noisy I also think it behooves you to be mindful of how unpleasant that can be for those around you if you're on it, and how much it can make people jump when you overtake
In my view going properly fast on the motorway when it's anything other than empty is 100% for d
heads though, and boring in any case, it's a real Audi drivers view of how to enjoy a fast car.Edited by GeniusOfLove on Thursday 5th March 16:24
J4CKO said:
How do you avoid getting nicked ? Other than driving to speed limits at all times, come on, we are talking about those with very very quick cars, or just quick ones.
Waze is useful.There are so few times and places where you can travel at high speeds safely in the UK. I've owned a couple of 200mph+ cars and their performance is pretty redundant most of the time - pootling along at 80 with white van man up your chuff can be done in any car. But on the continent, a few high speed runs are possible.
I did get a ticket last year for 92 in a 70 - but only in a lowly Tesla. I thought he was chasing me - an unmarked BMW driving right up behind me. Ho hum!
Are you talking fast b road driving, or very fast motorway driving?
Fast b road driving is quite easy, just know your local roads. Rarely do i see anyone on an otherwise quiet b road, and even then you'd be hard pressed to top 90 or so and get in huge trouble.
High speeds on motorways, is fairly pointless. Hardly any skill and not much of a thrill either. But if you must... the m40 is good. The m45 even better.
But on the original question - id be perfectly fine with 500bhp plus and not fear for my licence. Helps that I regularly do trackdays where I can go fast and get any temptations out my system.
Fast b road driving is quite easy, just know your local roads. Rarely do i see anyone on an otherwise quiet b road, and even then you'd be hard pressed to top 90 or so and get in huge trouble.
High speeds on motorways, is fairly pointless. Hardly any skill and not much of a thrill either. But if you must... the m40 is good. The m45 even better.
But on the original question - id be perfectly fine with 500bhp plus and not fear for my licence. Helps that I regularly do trackdays where I can go fast and get any temptations out my system.
I consider myself very lucky that the state spent an awful lot of money and time teaching me to drive rather quickly and do lots of things with cars
Nowadays I do just tend to potter about, it's much less stressful particularly as I didn't really used to have to worry about speed cameras, and now I do
Nowadays I do just tend to potter about, it's much less stressful particularly as I didn't really used to have to worry about speed cameras, and now I do
There is a time and place for making progress; I have the car set to warn me at 99 mph and always keep Waze active.
The motorbike is more problematic, as it rolls on far too easily. It led to my last speeding ticket about 10 years ago, when the police officer and I settled on 92 mph.
I will await the comments from the Mumsnet brigade.
The motorbike is more problematic, as it rolls on far too easily. It led to my last speeding ticket about 10 years ago, when the police officer and I settled on 92 mph.
I will await the comments from the Mumsnet brigade.
Earthdweller said:
Nowadays I do just tend to potter about,
Me too - but I find that on empty motorways my speed regularly creeps up. In a quick car 100 feels like 60. I tend to put on cruise control to stop the creep.Driving over 60mph (or at 60!) on the B roads around me would be suicidal... too many cyclists for a start.
Found that I didn't like trackdays in fairly powerful rear wheel drive cars, as I wasn't delicate enough with the throttle and wasn't very good at controlling the oversteer. I'd like to get some training in to counter that though.
I used to ride litre bikes but found I prefer lesser powered stuff now. I can run my CB750 up through the gears and still be doing semi sensible speeds, whereas I remember doing that on my GSXR and doing licence losing/prison time speeds quite quickly.
In short: I trust myself with power, but I prefer not to have too much of it.
I used to ride litre bikes but found I prefer lesser powered stuff now. I can run my CB750 up through the gears and still be doing semi sensible speeds, whereas I remember doing that on my GSXR and doing licence losing/prison time speeds quite quickly.
In short: I trust myself with power, but I prefer not to have too much of it.
The most powerful I've driven was my old Skyline R32 GTR with about 650bhp through a single turbo. It was all or nothing - about 5000rpm before the turbo kicked in. I didn't drive it that quickly - any car can break the speed limit on a motorway etc. What I liked about it was the acceleration to the speed limit. Joining a motorway or similar was fun. A snowy, untreated M25 on a dark winter's day with the 4WD light suddenly flashing on to indicate a fault not so much in the fun stakes.
I've never really noticed a significant correlation between power and the speed I drive at. There's certainly a correlation between "dullness" and how fast I drive, so perhaps in reality I can't trust myself with dull cars?
Realistically, any modern car is capable of being driven dangerously fast on most roads.
Realistically, any modern car is capable of being driven dangerously fast on most roads.
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