I'm ditching the 2L (top speeds)

[smithma7 at gmail.com (Mike Smith)]

Well, if we're talking airplanes, I've Walked the Dog at 35,000 feet. 
I also did a few other yoyo tricks.

:D

On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 22:39:18 -0800 (PST), Lars Bruchmann
<pilotlars@yahoo.com> wrote:
> when i said i was doing 220 km/h, i really was.. i
> have a garmin gps in the car, it doesn't lie.  that is
> not its top speed though, flying to germany last year,
> i clocked over 750 mph over the atlantic.
> 
> 
> --- GTG <NavySEAL2B@insightbb.com> wrote:
> 
> > Well, since it now seems everyone's just chiming in
> > with their record
> > speeds:
> >
> > 150ish in my BMW.  I nearly pegged the speedo (which
> > is 160) but they're
> > notoriously optimistic past 110 or so.  This was
> > after removing the 135 U.S.
> > governor.
> > and maybe like, 85 in the Scirocco?
> >
> > -Grant-
> > Annapolis, MD/Louisville, KY
> > 1980 in storage :(
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Lets see,
> > >
> > > Katana 600-128mph
> > > Corrado-135mph w/ alot of rpm's to go
> > > GTI-125mph
> > > Scott's yellow mk2- shit my pant's fast! Speedo
> > wasn't working, somewhere
> > > 130-140mph in what felt like 10 sec.
> > >
> > > Lars Bruchmann <pilotlars@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > yeah, the 2.3 was standard, i thought it was a 4
> > cyl,
> > > like in my merkur... it had some power, but the
> > bulk
> > > and lack of aerodynamics would limit the speed, i
> > > though. or, rather, i hoped!
> > > --- Brian McGarvey
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> It had a 2.3 Tag on the back, but had a pretty
> > big
> > >> V6 under the hood...
> > >> This was after my brother drove it @ 260 kph for
> > >> about 2 hrs.. then it
> > >> would only do 220..
> > >> :-O
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, Lars Bruchmann wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > what in the name of zeus's butthole did they do
> > to
> > >> > that granada's engine?!?!?!! my uncle had one,
> > a
> > >> very
> > >> > nice (yeah, right) beige kombi (station wagen).
> > >> it
> > >> > was a tank!!!! i dont think it went more than
> > 90
> > >> with
> > >> > a tailwind. i'd give it a wide berth on the
> > >> autobahn.
> > >> > it's got the aerodynamics of a curio cabinet!!!
> > >> were
> > >> > you dropped from a cargo plane and bailed out
> > of
> > >> the
> > >> > car in a parachute to make it go that fast???
> > >> > heeheehee.
> > >> > --- Brian McGarvey
> > > wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >> Fastest Ive gone
> > >> >> 225kph 136mph in a German Ford Granada
> > >> >> 125 in a Porsche 924
> > >> >> 148mph on a VFR750F :-O .. thats damn fast...
> > >> >> Brian..
> > >> >> 95.5 in a quarter mile..
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, Lars Bruchmann wrote:
> > >> >>
> > >> >>> fastest i've gone: 122 mph in my golf gti,
> > 153
> > >> >> mph in
> > >> >>> a porsche turbo (as a passenger in the back
> > >> seat),
> > >> >> 175
> > >> >>> mph in a B747 at take-off.
> > >> >>> --- David Utley wrote:
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>>> There is quite a bit on conjecture over how
> > >> fast
> > >> >> he
> > >> >>>> is -actually- going... However, anyway you
> > >> slice
> > >> >>>> it, he has to be going at least 160 mph, and
> > >> that
> > >> >> is
> > >> >>>> indeed impressive... I personally plan to
> > >> never
> > >> >> go
> > >> >>>> over 150... :-)
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>> David
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> From: Brian McGarvey
> > >
> > >> >>>>> Date: 2004/11/13 Sat AM 12:54:33 EST
> > >> >>>>> To: Scourge
> > >> >>>>> CC: Rocco list
> > >> >>>>> Subject: Re: I'm ditching the 2L
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> whoo hoo baby..
> > >> >>>>> 309kph..
> > >> >>>>> 192mph in a mk1...
> > >> >>>> iiiiinnnnnnssssssaaaaaannnnneeeeee...
> > >> >>>>> I think there are some folks out ther
> > >> wondering
> > >> >>>> now..
> > >> >>>>> its 22M...
> > >> >>>>> but damn...
> > >> >>>>> watch the shift light bouncing...
> > >> >>>>> blink blink blink... aaaaahhhhhh blink
> > >> >>>> bli-bli-bli-- dammit shift.
> > >> >>>>> hehe
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, Scourge wrote:
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>>> I don't care how happy I am with my
> > >> motor.....I
> > >> >>>> want what this guy has!!!!!!
> > >> >>>>>> http://smokeblunts.net/iso.wmv
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>> -George(green with envy)
> > >> >>>>>>
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> > >> >>>> Chrome may make it bling, but it don't make
> > the
> > >> >>>> engine sing...
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Mike
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