Fastest you've gone on a public road without getting caught?

[Sachmo12345]

130 in the US
150 in Germany

[callen]

220 in a friends lexus is300 (him at the wheel)
195 in my parents 02 grand am. (me)

[dingo]

215kmh in an Audi A4 turbo in Germany, so it wasn't breaking the law.
Too many speed cameras here in Australia to even bother trying those kind of speeds.

[irrational_i]

hmmm. I have done most of these a few times and its not that fast really.
Straight line is fairly easy up to about 220. Bends are MUCH more fun!

All speeds seen on the clock in kph:

Porsche 911SC(1980) - 236 (Chased by brother's Audi A4 1.8T. *grin*)
BMW 325i (1989) - 234
Volvo 850 GLT (1995) - 216
BMW 3.0S (1972 auto) - 195
Volvo 164E (1974) - off clock (0ver 200)
VW microbus (80's 2,1 liter) - +/- 170 with the governor being annoying!

[irrational_i]

oh - and roughly 220kph in a Ferrari 308 QV. Its speedo was broken so had to go by revs and a friend chasing in a 1982 Porsche 911SC.

[Sachmo12345]

I got up to redline 5th gear, doing it subconsciously (I honestly didn't mean to get that fast), but when I shifted into 6th and let off, the speedo read 174mph.

what kind of car

[bobafett]

Originally Posted by Sachmo12345 I got up to redline 5th gear, doing it subconsciously (I honestly didn't mean to get that fast), but when I shifted into 6th and let off, the speedo read 174mph. what kind of car

Look at my sig...

--Dan

[irrational_i]

Just for info - As far as I know the official timed speed record for a public road may still be the one set up in 1939 by caracciola(Mercedes) and rosemayer(Auto Union) at around 268mph - 430kph.

It was a sad day as Rosemayer died later that day when the car rolled at over 400kph...

A fascinating record of this tragic story can be found here:
http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/zana.htm

[Mopsdrops]

My mothers friend (with me inside) did about c.a. 280 - 290 km/u in his Jaguar

[F360spider]

I reached 240Km/h once in the highway with my E36 328IA, so imagen what i can do if i have a ferrari or any other supercar

[gogo4ever]

325km/h
with a Hayabusa ( 99 model )
Good feeling but not healthy :roll:

[gogo4ever]

irrational_i wrote:
"Just for info - ... 268mph - 430kph."
Oh My God :shock:

Over 300kph is a routine in my life and I am sure, it is a routine for several bikers. But the feeling is the same everyday: Adrenaline.
Your head swinging , eyes wide shut :roll: , could not compare the make of the car far off you You are in the line between death and life ... And believe me, there is a huge difference between 300kph and 325 kph... And so, I could not imagine their feeling while going at 430 kph... Satisfaction guaranteed

[schnell318]

225 kmh with a 325is, felt good. As far as riding as a passenger, 270 in an E46 M3 cabrio (for some reason the speed limiter didn´t hit at 250).

[bobafett]

A friend of mine has a speed record in his corvette at silver state classic (unlimited) timed at 227mph.

--Dan

[chaos]

168mph in a TVR Cerbera in uk