Re: 120mph??? Yes.

[spokes@mail.the-wire.com]

Regardless of whether there is traffic on the road or not...what happens if
a tire blows?  There isn't anything that's going to save you...not at those
speeds, not even the beloved quattro system.

-Dave

Just throwing out a point to ponder...no need to flame...I've been up there
too...




>    I don't know who originally started this thread, but I have to add my
>$0.02 worth in here...
>
>       I generally drive normal speeds around town and on the highway.  The
>car just feels so right at 80-85 though!  ;)  Sometimes I get tempted and hang
>around those speeds.
>
>       Now, while I generally agree with you....120 is way too fast for
>regular streets and highways in normal traffic conditions, there are occasions
>when it is acceptable (to me anyways), although not legal...
>
>       Last time I was on I-20 heading to Atlanta, I had a big open spot (no
>cars around me) and I just put my foot down.  Did 110 for a good clip.  I
>didn't consider it a big deal.  In fact, I did pass a Saab, and when I slowed
>back down to about 85, he blew past me doing at least 90.  People just drive
>fast down in them parts (Atlanta).
>
>       Then I was drving back from Pikes Peak two years ago and I was on a
>lonely stretch of highway as a storm was heading in, I believe I was in
>Nebraska.  Anyways, no one and NOTHING around for miles.  I again, put my foot
>down and backed off somewhere around 118 or 120.  Kept up a good clip of 110
>for a good while though.  Not a big deal when you are the only one on the
>road.
>
>       So, there are circumstances when I think it is fine.  But, when other
>cars are around....DONT!  A neighbor of ours was nearly killed doing about
>140 or so on GA400 late one night in his BMW M6, when some guy just puttering
>along and not paying attention decided he wanted to be in the fast lane.  It
>was a close call and the next day my neighbor put and ad in the paper to sell
>the BMW.  Scared the dickens out of him!
>
>       I told my dad last month that I was seriously considering doing the
>One Lap of America with some friends and my dad told me straight out that he
>objected to me doing this ...BIG TIME.  And, my dad is a speed freak and
>racing
>fanatic himself.  He told me that those guys get next to no sleep and have to
>drive rediculous triple-digit speeds on public roads to get to where they need
>to be in that amount of time.  I think he had read a lot about those who do it
>and they said it was NUTS!  So, I agreed that is probably wasn't the safest
>thing and decided not to do it, after years of wanting to do it.  I agree, it
>IS dangerous...and lets face it, I'm no Brock Yates or John Buffum.
>Anyways, I
>think some of the points they gather is dependant upon how fast they get to
>the track events, but yet they say "we greatly encourage legal speed limits".
>Yea, right!  Do the math!
>
>       Later,
>       Dan






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