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Old 02-21-2008, 03:56 PM
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Badass shot of me at 170mph

People always ask me how fast the M3 can go..well folks here is your answer, this was shot by my brother sitting shotgun....the M3 redlines at 8,100 RPM..my car is pretty stock minus an bolt ons and an ECU flash.
That was badass

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Y'all were on the track?...............RIGHT!
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Doubt he was.
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nice. time to do this with the e55?
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Originally Posted by Acuraluvr
nice. time to do this with the e55?
lol... i can't... 155 speed limiter =\ unless i spend a couple thousand for the ECU upgrade.

I'm sure the E55 will hit close to 200 mph...the cd of the E55 is only .28 ...it looks like a brick but it is VERY aerodynamic.
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Originally Posted by DarkSithCL
Y'all were on the track?...............RIGHT!

um..sure...yea...it was somewhere in Mexico too.... <cough cough>
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Do us all a favor. Don't have children. Let your inbred genes die with you.
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Originally Posted by charliemike
Do us all a favor. Don't have children. Let your inbred genes die with you.
Oh hush, every one of us has done something stupid.

If it makes you feel better it was in middle of nowhere west Nebraska where there isn't even enough population to support a McDonalds.
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IB it was really 150 because BMW's speedo's are notoriously off
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IB it was really 150 because BMW's speedo's are notoriously off
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Nice? Instead of doing high speed runs, you should be at your local track, drifting your cars.
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Originally Posted by nokiaman
Nice? Instead of doing high speed runs, you should be at your local track, drifting your cars.
I am...in the summer i'm at some sort of track all the time. I usually am not speeding normally...but...middle of nowhere nebraska, nothing but cornfields for miles and miles...beautiful clear day...<shrug> I just had to see if I could come near the top of the speedo. The M3 is not the most aerodynamic car, but it got there pretty easily which surprised me.
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IB it was really 150 because BMW's speedo's are notoriously off
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Originally Posted by thedream21479
Oh hush, every one of us has done something stupid.

If it makes you feel better it was in middle of nowhere west Nebraska where there isn't even enough population to support a McDonalds.
But at more than 80 yards per second you wound't be able to react to anything whether it be a cornhusker, a cow, a horse, ... anything, especially if you're constantly looking down at the speedo to see how fast you're going.
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Plain stupid. US highways are not designed for such speeds, all you need is a pothole to blow a tire and go flying. And I am not against speeding, it is just that 170 on US roads is stupid and suicidal.
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Originally Posted by thedream21479
That was badass

Badass? Hmmmmm, ok...
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tough crowd is right...the only thing he hurt are the bugs smeared on the windshield...give him a break.
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IB it was really 150 because BMW's speedo's are.... uh...
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...usually off?
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Badass, maybe, but kinda stupid.
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cool..yes i mean yea going fast is bad but hey we all know that if we were on an empty ass highway in the middle of nowhere wed all get on it too
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That is dad gum fast, no doubt about it.

You checked your tire pressures before doing that, right?

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Much more fun to speed around some twisties, but neither is safe. Pick your poison I guess. Hope you have an escort/v1.
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Being the fact you were in the middle of nowhere...I don't find it too bad...

But 170 is a death sentence...Do it by yourself if anything, don't bring your brother with you.
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Originally Posted by odessa
Plain stupid. US highways are not designed for such speeds, all you need is a pothole to blow a tire and go flying. And I am not against speeding, it is just that 170 on US roads is stupid and suicidal.


Interesting, because I do an event up in Nevada where the Nevada Highway Patrol shuts the road down.......go as fast as you can.......been in a car that did 212 mph and avg'd 190+ over a 90 mile stretch.


Fastest i've done behind the wheel of a car is 164 though
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Originally Posted by CLpower
Interesting, because I do an event up in Nevada where the Nevada Highway Patrol shuts the road down.......go as fast as you can.......been in a car that did 212 mph and avg'd 190+ over a 90 mile stretch.


Fastest i've done behind the wheel of a car is 164 though
G'damn that mustve been scary as shit. I took my CL to 140 once and was soo damn scared. I never take it past 100 now, just after that I dont feel enough in control..even at 100 I feel like one wrong move and there goes my life

Also, was that in the GTO. My pops just got an 06 CGM m6. Awesome deal on it too, kooks headers and some more exhaust work, car had 12.5k miles on it. he got it for 23k. He picked me up last weekend when I came down to visit. Its godly fast, just feels like the rear end is going to go out at any minute.
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I remember we hit 170 in my friends M5 on our way back from ocean city on coastal hwy.....man...talk about tunnel vision.
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Originally Posted by CLpower
IB it was really 150 because BMW's speedo's are notoriously off
OK we got the point after your first post!









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Originally Posted by CLpower
Interesting, because I do an event up in Nevada where the Nevada Highway Patrol shuts the road down.......go as fast as you can.......been in a car that did 212 mph and avg'd 190+ over a 90 mile stretch.


Fastest i've done behind the wheel of a car is 164 though
First of all dude, 41,000 posts? Holy crap!

Anyway, would that be the Silver State Classic? Maybe there's some other same type races like that these days. I'm kinda curious about that deal. Do they sweep the road before everyone runs, or is there some kind of inspection?

Man those roads are straight, those 30 mile arrow straight valleys with zero trees....broken up by searing mountain sweepers before diving into the next valley again. God bless Highway 50.

Lets be honest folks, a buck seventy on any public road is a big goddamn risk, sorta like late 60's Grand Prix car on circuits before Armco or any barriers at all.

There's just so much crap and junk and debris on public roads...not to mention tons of critter meat that can run out in front of you, so zinging a tire at 150 is best done on an autobahn.....going straight.

Its as simple as this:

Its balls when you are young, its risk when you get older. Up to you.

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It just takes 1 thread for someone to fall out of favor....

Speeding is stupid.... but 150+ mph is dangerous. An airport runway is fine if you know when the road is running out, but if you did a dirt drop and over-corrected, you might have never had the chance to make this thread.

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Originally Posted by TheMirror
First of all dude, 41,000 posts? Holy crap!

Anyway, would that be the Silver State Classic? Maybe there's some other same type races like that these days. I'm kinda curious about that deal. Do they sweep the road before everyone runs, or is there some kind of inspection?

Man those roads are straight, those 30 mile arrow straight valleys with zero trees....broken up by searing mountain sweepers before diving into the next valley again. God bless Highway 50.

Lets be honest folks, a buck seventy on any public road is a big goddamn risk, sorta like late 60's Grand Prix car on circuits before Armco or any barriers at all.

There's just so much crap and junk and debris on public roads...not to mention tons of critter meat that can run out in front of you, so zinging a tire at 150 is best done on an autobahn.....going straight.

Its as simple as this:

Its balls when you are young, its risk when you get older. Up to you.

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Roads aren't swept before runs, but are very well maintained. But, dust spots happen, had a buddy hit a rabbit at a tad over 180






Life is a risk, you have more chance getting taken out on the freeway going 70 then you do on an empty road doing 150
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just so you know this forum doesnt like street racing or high speed runs while on public streets. Post like this will cause you to get flamed. I can't say I have never tried to max out one of may cars before. ut I will never do that again on a public road. I was young and dumb. Thank god nothing happened. If you feel the need to post up stuff like this, do it on another forum. Like I said before you WILL catch hell for it here!
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I think it was cool, man.. no harm no foul. its your life, dont know why people so hard on ya. most of these people probably drive 5 below speed limit in the left lane which is more dangerous.. do another with it buried at 180...
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Originally Posted by CLpower
Interesting, because I do an event up in Nevada where the Nevada Highway Patrol shuts the road down.......go as fast as you can.......been in a car that did 212 mph and avg'd 190+ over a 90 mile stretch.

Was that the event where Losse (sp?) totaled his Enzo?
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did it top out at 170 or did it have more juice in it? what mods do you have?
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I always tell people if you wanna speed, do it on an empty road at least so you're the only one in danger .. I don't find this TOO bad, but the fact that you had your brother with you topples my opinion. Good thing you came out okay, must've been a rush though.
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Originally Posted by bw5011
I think it was cool, man.. no harm no foul. its your life, dont know why people so hard on ya. most of these people probably drive 5 below speed limit in the left lane which is more dangerous.. do another with it buried at 180...
yeah it's his life, but he is also putting other peoples lives in danger. (ie other drivers) At that rate of speed you have very little time to react to something, and no offfense to the OP but I highly doubt he has the skills to handle a car going that fast if something happens. please keep it off the public roads. Shit i know I don't have the skills to be in complete control going 160+ mph

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