What’s the fastest you’ve driven?

[DLSJR]

Fastest in a car on a public roadway was 156 in a Porsche 930 Turbo Carrera. That was top speed but the car was rock solid, I wish it had a higher top end.

Fastest on a closed race track was 128 in a Ferrari F430 Scuderia on 800 yard straightaway of a 1.3 mile 9 turn road course. That was a bit hairy as the end of the straight was a 90 degree left-hand turn. The car had a lot more in it, the track didn’t.

The fastest on water was approximately 80-85. I was slalom skiing behind a jet boat with a top end of 78 and fell crossing the wake. They said I skipped across the water like a thrown rock. Broke all the buckles on my life jacket, knocked the wind out of me and was pissing blood from bruised kidneys. Never water skiied that fast ever again.

 

[Loper]

However, by far the dumbest fastest was in a Daewoo Leganza in Korea. No clue of the year. I never checked the oil or tires or anything. Neither did anyone else, for the life of that car, as far as I know. It was a little tin lunch box of a car. I drove that thing everywhere at 180kph, which was the top of the speedo. On the shoulder, in traffic, emergency lanes, wrong side of the road. If that car fit, it became the passing lane at 180kph. I did the math once and it was 118mph. It kinda freaked me out to be hurtling beside standstill traffic on the shoulder at 118mph. So I stuffed that thought deep down in a hole and kept the pedal down. I survived a year and a half doing that, and it was incredibly stupid. And it did not build goodwill with our allies…

I’ve read through a lot of these posts and this one is my favorite.

 

[AKmatt]

175mph yamaha r6. Had a nice tail wind. Everything seemed to stand still at that speed. Sold the bike not long after that

 

[86indy]

152 if memory serves me right in a college roommate’s Mitsubishi 3k. He roasted a few engines driving back home at 140+


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[coyotekilla]

Oh boy... yall gonna think I'm lying...

97 in a 97' ford f350 diesel, 4x4 high boy coasting down a hill cause Guinness book of records was 104, and I was too chicken to try it without breaks or steering

128 in a Nissan sentra sel @ 19
110 in a yahama xs1100 that was 30 some years old

100+ in everything in owned that could

Icing on the cake, 107 in an international eagle semi with a load of sand behind. Had to follow a crazy port o rican that knew where we had to go, so hammer down and let that Cummins eat!

These days I try to abide by the speed limits (generally) & have a daughter without a sense of fear... and before long she will be able to drive.

 

[MacJenkins]

141 motorbike. 149 boat. 182 car.

 

[AKmatt]

141 motorbike. 149 boat. 182 car.

149 boat?? Details please

 

[MrMojoDiver]

175mph yamaha r6. Had a nice tail wind. Everything seemed to stand still at that speed. Sold the bike not long after that

That’s why I used to enjoy the track days; when you’re going that fast on a bike you’re so focused the world fades away.

 

[gbflyer]

New category. Stupidest:

75mph on a 1970's Honda CT90 with a hopped up 125cc Chinese engine in it.

 

[MacJenkins]

149 boat?? Details please

Had a DCB F32 with 1700 HP.

 

[NormNorm]

Just over 130 for some good stretches in a Sheriffs Office Dodge Charger during a pursuit through traffic on I-95 in South Florida. Seat belt actually came on for that one.

 

[kpk]

about 145 on a CBR 600RR.

At normal speed limits, the pic below would be about a 6 hour drive. I don't recall how long it actually took, but each orange dot is a high speed warning of 100+ mph and there were 162 of those dots.

 

[BAKPAKR]

I drove what I thought was “reasonable and prudent” several years ago in Montana…

 

[Flyinfarmer]

148 on streetbike. You know you should let off but you just cant

 

[Wingshooter_]

Broke 100 on a dirtbike, won't do it again

 

[Stinky Coyote]

I hit just over 285 kmh (177 mph) on my old Suzuki tl1000 on a long downhill sweeper, it topped out at around 265 on flat, in a car I was passenger in the first cool rx7 turbo I think 1993 and 255 kmh (159 mph) and that was scary floating on dip in highway. My kid now has been big part of exotic car world here and gets to detail super cars and he’s been way faster than me doing the film work for country group runs etc. Those cars nowadays are ridiculous how quick they can get way up there and also slow down.

 

[Boarmaster]

When I was in High School I got on a long country road. I ran up to 115. That was enough for me even being young and dumb.
After that I probably never got over 90 a couple times. At 63 I probably won’t be
trying anything stupid. Hard enough to stay alive in everyday life and using a climbing stand. I don’t need to add any risk.

 

[kcm2]

129 in a 260z and later, a BMW 540i. The BMW was electrically limited to 155.

As a passenger, I rode at 155 in a 1969 Hemi Barracuda.

A little too fast for me now.....