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CanyonAg77 said:

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Have you driven 120 MPH before?

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At night.
Lights off.
County deputy chasing

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Well done.

We did have a different life back then, didn't we?

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The best part? They set up a roadblock to stop me after 9 miles, and I got away with it.

Not even a written warning, much less a ticket

Wasn't until the roadblock that the pursuing car got within a mile of me. It was an unmarked car with two tiny lights behind the grill

As an adult, I came to realize they had no case, as I had no way of knowing it was a cop. I had honked at what I thought was a couple "parkimg" next to a FM road about 1am, as I buzzed by at 80mph

They claimed they had been out watching for a drug shipment to come by. So anonymous drug dealer in 1974, you're welcome. I drew them off so you could make your run

Teslag said:

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The Tesla S Plaid will do 0-60 in 1.99 seconds and will hit a top speed of 200mph. It's the fasted accelerating production car in history.

How much faster do you want to go?

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Top fuel dragsters will do 0 to 300 mph in just over 3 seconds. Doesn't seem possible.

aglaes said:

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Teslag said:

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The Tesla S Plaid will do 0-60 in 1.99 seconds and will hit a top speed of 200mph. It's the fasted accelerating production car in history.

How much faster do you want to go?

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Top fuel dragsters will do 0 to 300 mph in just over 3 seconds. Doesn't seem possible.

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It is. Stock S plaids show up and ruin drag races. The videos on YouTube are funny to watch. Some asshat smokes his tires, revs his engine, lots of commotion and then the Tesla just proceeds to blow his doors off in almost total silence.

Teslag said:

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aggiehawg said:

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Teslag said:

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The Tesla S Plaid will do 0-60 in 1.99 seconds and will hit a top speed of 200mph. It's the fasted accelerating production car in history.

How much faster do you want to go?

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Fast and long enough to get to a recharging station?

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It has 396 miles of range.

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Not if you're doing 0-60 in 2 seconds very often. Of course that hurts range in a gas powered ride as well.

EV's have gobs of torque instantaneously available. There are four door sedans on the road that are faster than million dollar super cars

aggiehawg said:

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Teslag said:

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The Tesla S Plaid will do 0-60 in 1.99 seconds and will hit a top speed of 200mph. It's the fasted accelerating production car in history.

How much faster do you want to go?

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Fast and long enough to get to a recharging station?

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Coast on in!

I saw what happened to a vehicle and driver going 80+ on the beltway in Houston (mid afternoon) after slamming in the back of an 18 wheeler trailer today. Shaved the top part of the car right off.

Im a total gearhead, always have been. I rarely let a week go by without 140+

Even back when 140 took took a while (80's)

Now a stock car can hit 140 in not much more than a 1/4 mile.

My streetcar build got there in 1000 feet or less on 200tw street tires.

Hit 165 on the way to lunch last week, but generally keep that stuff on track these days. On track its not the speed, its the turn at the end of the straight

Hit 170 at road america, also on 200tw street tires. Nola 165. Lvms about 155,

I always really enjoyed taking passengers on track or autocross, it's so much better than roller coasters. Tv or watching does not do it justice.

Kids now have so little exposure to real things they really get an eye opener

Teslag said:

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aglaes said:

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Teslag said:

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The Tesla S Plaid will do 0-60 in 1.99 seconds and will hit a top speed of 200mph. It's the fasted accelerating production car in history.

How much faster do you want to go?

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Top fuel dragsters will do 0 to 300 mph in just over 3 seconds. Doesn't seem possible.

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It is. Stock S plaids show up and ruin drag races. The videos on YouTube are funny to watch. Some asshat smokes his tires, revs his engine, lots of commotion and then the Tesla just proceeds to blow his doors off in almost total silence.

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I meant the top fuel dragster not the f'n Tesla.

180ish on a ZX12
150 indicated in a car
155 (m/c) in a standing mile at Texas Mile
9.91 1/4 mile on same m/c

120 -- at least twice. I-35 north (between Hillsboro and Dallas) mid-80s in a '76 Impala. Had to slow down after a few seconds because I didn't really trust that car going that fast. The second time I was in my 2013 Maxima. It could do 120 very easily, though I only pushed it that fast a time or two. I don't recall exactly when -- probably 2018 when we went out West. I'm sure I passed at 110-120 a bunch.

I've also done 110 in a Tahoe, though I preferred to keep that no higher than a hundred. Had it been just a little lower with road tires rather than the BFG off-road ones I had on it, 110 wouldn't have been a problem. Police use those, but I think the Tahoe police packages have extra weight in the lower sides for turning, side impacts, and (some) gunfire protection. Obviously, mine didn't have all that!

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First Saturday morning after I got a new car. Didn't make it to 120 but got up to 108. Cop pulled me over. I was honest, I told him I just got the car and chose Saturday morning when nobody is out to test it's power. Cop laughed and gave me a warning.

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I wonder if you'd still be a flaming liberal if he had taken you to jail.

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aggiehawg said:

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Teslag said:

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The Tesla S Plaid will do 0-60 in 1.99 seconds and will hit a top speed of 200mph. It's the fasted accelerating production car in history.

How much faster do you want to go?

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Fast and long enough to get to a recharging station?

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It has 396 miles of range.

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Marketing numbers.

In the real world, Car & Driver's got it at 280 miles which is still not quite enough to make it from LA to Vegas on a single charge.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a38449436/2021-tesla-model-s-plaid-range-test/

Htownag11 said:

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Class of '11 here. Never had the desire to go that fast.

I attribute it more to survival instinct / desire to continue living than to fast internet.

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100% this.

Have no desire to drive 120mph on a highway with half the people texting while driving.

79 camaro. 184 in a standing mile

cbr said:

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Im a total gearhead, always have been. I rarely let a week go by without 140+

Even back when 140 took took a while (80's)

Now a stock car can hit 140 in not much more than a 1/4 mile. Hit 165 on the way to lunch last week, but generally keep that stuff on track these days. On track its not the speed, its the turn at the end of the straight.

My streetcar build got there in 1000 feet or less on 200tw street tires. Hit 170 at road america, also on 200tw street tires. Nola 165. Lvms about 155,

I always really enjoyed taking passengers on track or autocross, it's so much better than roller coasters. Tv or watching does not do it justice.

Kids now have so little exposure to real things they really get an eye opener

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A tear in my eye with a thumbs up.

CanyonAg77 said:

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Have you driven 120 MPH before?

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At night.
Lights off.
County deputy chasing

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We got nailed by a statie on Highway 35 between Alvin and Angleton coming back from the Rose Hall. Not that fast, but there were 3 cars alternating lights off and we ended up all doing about 90 with no lights.

He lit us up and was not pleased, especially when he walked up and one of the guys in the car was passed the hell out and most of us were not sober and all under age
. I think he weighed how much paperwork would have been involved had he hauled us to county and said nope.

Told us he was going to follow us to 288 and we had better do 55. Not 55 - 1/2, but "fuggin 55". He wasnt lying either, followed us the 15 or so miles while we were puckered so bad you couldnt have pulled a banjo string out of our butthole with a D9 dozer.

HollywoodBQ said:

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Teslag said:

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aggiehawg said:

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Teslag said:

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The Tesla S Plaid will do 0-60 in 1.99 seconds and will hit a top speed of 200mph. It's the fasted accelerating production car in history.

How much faster do you want to go?

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Fast and long enough to get to a recharging station?

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It has 396 miles of range.

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Marketing numbers.

In the real world, Car & Driver's got it at 280 miles which is still not quite enough to make it from LA to Vegas on a single charge.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a38449436/2021-tesla-model-s-plaid-range-test/

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She asked if it could get to another charging station. Even at 280 miles of range she could easily do that.

HollywoodBQ said:

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Teslag said:

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aggiehawg said:

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Teslag said:

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The Tesla S Plaid will do 0-60 in 1.99 seconds and will hit a top speed of 200mph. It's the fasted accelerating production car in history.

How much faster do you want to go?

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Fast and long enough to get to a recharging station?

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It has 396 miles of range.

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Marketing numbers.

In the real world, Car & Driver's got it at 280 miles which is still not quite enough to make it from LA to Vegas on a single charge.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a38449436/2021-tesla-model-s-plaid-range-test/

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I had to run against heavily modified teslas. Since we are all on 200tw tires they kill me off the line, but by about 250 feet im going around them. They put down power incredibly well. Awd. No ice pulses hitting the tires. But im still not interested. I never lost to them, and the real limits of their charging gets exposed quickly.

They have to charge every single second they are not competing, and still start dropping off in hot weather autocrosses, by the end of the day. and they cant make the road courses at all. Not even one lap. They drop off hard in about 2 minutes on an actual track.

Used to love those 120 mph runs on "The 5" along Camp Pendleton.
Also on "The 15" headed to Vegas.

As far as "kids", both of my daughters are speed demons and it does cause me some concern.

Track cars aren't daily drivers

Teslag said:

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HollywoodBQ said:

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Teslag said:

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aggiehawg said:

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Teslag said:

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The Tesla S Plaid will do 0-60 in 1.99 seconds and will hit a top speed of 200mph. It's the fasted accelerating production car in history.

How much faster do you want to go?

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Fast and long enough to get to a recharging station?

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It has 396 miles of range.

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Marketing numbers.

In the real world, Car & Driver's got it at 280 miles which is still not quite enough to make it from LA to Vegas on a single charge.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a38449436/2021-tesla-model-s-plaid-range-test/

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She asked if it could get to another charging station. Even at 280 miles of range she could easily do that.

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Most definitely, Barstow and Baker are polluted with Teslas at charging stations.

TxSquarebody said:

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79 camaro. 184 in a standing mile

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Older brother had a '79 Camaro. But it only had a 305 and was an auto. Got it to a smidge over 105 a few times, but that was it for me. It could go faster, just never drove it enough to really open it up.

In HS
150+ as a passenger in a Mustang GT
~135 as driver in my Trans Am, I can't remember where the speedometer stopped (115 or 120) but it was pegged out and estimated speed from tachometer.
As an adult probably 110 or so. Typically drive as quick as I can to and from the ranch/coast and home. Saves 30-45 minutes per trip.
When my college son drives these trips, I keep finding myself asking him if he can drive faster

I tried like hell to get to 120, but 118 was all I could squeeze out of that 4-door '69 Impala I drove in high school. And it felt like it took all 3 lanes of I-40 to keep it on the freeway.

None of my rides after that have come close. All trucks.

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Track cars aren't daily drivers

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True enough but i keep my track cars street legal anyway.

schmellba99 said:

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TxSquarebody said:

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79 camaro. 184 in a standing mile

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Older brother had a '79 Camaro. But it only had a 305 and was an auto. Got it to a smidge over 105 a few times, but that was it for me. It could go faster, just never drove it enough to really open it up.

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Man. I understand that. Of course I was a girl but the amount of trust I had Bobby, my brother?

There are a lot people here who knew my brother, and his close friend.

Got up to 115 one time in high school. State trooper lights me up, I pull over as he turns around and before he comes up over the hill, park on the side of the road and when I did I turned the lights off. He flew right by me, I sat there for twenty minutes before I worked up the nerve to drive off.

147
94 camaro z28 lt1
Between cs and Navi
Passed a 18 wheeler
Felt like glass
Passing 18 wheeler felt a vacuum
Quickly slowed down.
05 caddy cts v hit 128
Plenty fast.
Don't feel like seeing tires pop

Electronic cars are still gay.anti american.yes instant torque is fun.

I got to about 110 in my F150 on 130 and decided I probably shouldn't tempt fate anymore

HollywoodBQ said:

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Used to love those 120 mph runs on "The 5" along Camp Pendleton.
Also on "The 15" headed to Vegas.

As far as "kids", both of my daughters are speed demons and it does cause me some concern.

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My speed demon kid has gone supersonic. Google tells me she would be at about 140 knots when she first put the wheels down

B-1 83 Son had a 2010 'Vette Sport that he threw a lot of after market stuff into. He used to take it to the Dallas World Speedway track on occasion, and he said that even on a track, anything over 120 gets a whole lot different…..

They were closing an airport by my house (unfortunately). I took my Mustang to the runway and got up to 140.

But yeah, I'd like to try out a Roadster

I've done 90 in my lifted Wrangler. That counts, right?