How fast have you driven your TR?

fastest I ever was going with my TR koenig competition has been 352 km/h ( gps, the speedometer showed 375 km/h ) on the autobahn near frankfurt ( 4 lines and nearly no traffic ) and then the engine suddenly was stottering. rpm limiter in 5th was working.
but the car has been like a train on railes. perfect handling

 

TR's normally do not get over the 300 Km/h (GPS) .... I managed 310 (GPS) twice in the 512TR .... and of course on German Autobahn

Photo shows me and F40 guy at 260 Km/h on the Papenburg AMG track (Germany) on which world records were driven (+ 400 km/h Koenigsegg)

We were not allowed faster at that course ... nice experience...

At the end, when we entered the upper lane at 260, we could let go the steeringwheel and the cars drove around the long corners by themselves ... brrrrrrrrrrrr
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mel
have you been on the "big oval" with driftdagen.nl?

but: the test areal is not named with AMG. the owner is ATP ( automotive testing papenburg ) and the main and only shareholder is MBtech Group GmbH & Co. KGaA, Sindelfingen

when my competititon will be finished one day I would like to go to papenburg or to nardo ( italy ) going with the car more than 400 km/h. dream???

 

East side of F-furt heading east toward A-burg?

 

Interesting. My 308 GTSi felt like the front end was a little 'lite' at about 120-130 mph. Didn't have the spare tire in though, so .....

Autobahn between Heidelberg and the now closed US Army installation, Patrick Henry Village.

 

Only driven mine 120 mph (193 kph). Tires are 9 years old! More stable at 120 though than 65! The TR really hunkers down at higher speeds!

 

Yep...that's the fun thing about a car like that...everything start to make perfect sense over 160 km/h!

 

no, frankfurt down south to darmstadt

 

I recall a red Tr winning the 1990 silver state classic with top speed of 192mph. iIRC

 

Fast enough to be chasing a Scud and CGT.

 

like a vault at 300km/h

 

This thread is unfair for us who don't live in or near Germany. It's just not fair. Having said that, I had my 1991 up to 140 mph on the highway. Great touring car. Doesn't the TR top out at 171 mph when the speedo says 200?

 

I have reached 260 km/h and slowed down due to incoming traffic. F512M

 

I think you are abslolutely RIGHT !
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I had my TR up to 130 MPH up in the mountains for a brief moment.
It was VERY early on a Sunday morning with no traffic.
My biggest concern was collecting any wildlife that may have entered the road way. (Deer mainly, but I would worry about hitting even a rabbit at that speed).

I find that the TR settles down and starts doing what it's designed to do at 100 MPH. The car feels well planted and smooth with no drama, of course it does get a bit exciting the faster you go...
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That is moving. What is redline on your car now? Must be around 8k?

 

You have the best pictures! Love that one.

 

at that time redline was original. the main gear ratio ( from the clutch down to the gearbox ) is differrent.

 

Fisrt ferrari I ever drove was a Tr belonging to parents aquaintance, he literaly gave the keys to his new Tr to me a 21yo and said have fun. Took it up to an indicated 155. Also did a magnum Pi 90 degree peel out from a stop sign. Cant say I would give the keys to my hot car to a kid, but always rememebr that guy fondly.

Had the boxer up to an indicated 6k rpm which is apparently 160ish. As unstable as a countach but in a different way. The Ct felt very light in the front end and had a weave which needed countersteer, whereas the boxer felt slightly less than planted in the rear tracked straight but needed a very gentle hand. It felt like anything other than the most subtle and gentle of wheel movements could turn the car into a frisbee.

 

it can easily hit 180-190.

 

I had a 240Z that felt like that at 120 MPH.
A deep air dam in the front took care of that problem.