Whats your top speed on private land?...ahem.... : )

Michael · Post by **Michael** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:50 am

125...as prescribed by Lotus on a standard S2 engine.
Felt that was enough. Just did it the once, happy enough!

Unbelievably stable...it felt like a normal speed.

That was in my mates big garden with a driveway, which has a slope, em, steep slope

ExigeKen · Post by **ExigeKen** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 1:44 am

138mph in my Exige - it was a little wobbly at that speed though

I was on the same driveway as you Michael

ExigeKen · Post by **ExigeKen** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:16 am

Didn't think you went that fast in the wet around Knockhill the other week

RDH · Post by **RDH** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:27 am

Michael wrote:125...as prescribed by Lotus on a standard S2 engine.
Felt that was enough. Just did it the once, happy enough!

Unbelievably stable...it felt like a normal speed.

That was in my mates big garden with a driveway, which has a slope, em, steep slope

Yep me too - 125 on my parent's drive

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:31 am

160 (I think!) Porsche 993 GT2 on a long, straight bit of knockhill

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:34 am

145, in a s1 111s,... mate's parent's airfield down sarf... or something

mac · Post by **mac** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:37 am

Not sure - but I have spun the car at 90mph+ at crail. Should have changed up going into the corner but forgot and hit the limiter just after the apex.

As witnessed by Ironside and DDtB

Mac

Post by ed » Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:20 am

150, It wouldnt give me anymore than that

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:38 am

Mach 1.05 in the *Ahem* private North Sea in one of my* Tornados

HTH
Rich

*Note: they were actually mine I had to sign for the bloody things when I first arrived! Went like this:

Just sign here
What is it for?
The jets
OK (Doh!) how many of them?
18
But there are only 16 on the Sqn?
don't worry about it just sign it and I can leave
Dur, OK....

And I repeated that with my replacement too

Uldis · Post by **Uldis** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:44 am

138 mph when I just bought the Exige, it was the std 177BHP then (and it took a while to get there).

But on a bike I did 280 KPH in Italy (175 mph) (autostrada) and spent above 250 (156 mph) for a long time

(yes, there were cars on the road)

In Mexico I managed 285 KPH (178 mph) on the motorway as well, but for a short time only.

Max speed ever has been 295 (184 mph) KPH at Monza, but lap after lap

Post by ed » Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:48 am

Uldis wrote:
Max speed ever has been 295 (184 mph) KPH at Monza, but lap after lap

What car/bike was that in/on?!

tuscan_thunder · Post by **tuscan_thunder** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:01 pm

181mph.

Uldis · Post by **Uldis** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 1:37 pm

ed wrote:
Uldis wrote:
Max speed ever has been 295 (184 mph) KPH at Monza, but lap after lap
What car/bike was that in/on?!

'96 Suzuki GSXR 750, racing in the Sport Production class (blueprinted engine, about 140 RWHP)

Post by ed » Thu Nov 30, 2006 1:46 pm

nice one

, how many seasons was that?!

scottyf · Post by **scottyf** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:01 pm

I can manage 28mph in the front garden on the Blata Quadard!

Scottish Elises

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