driving fast on public roads

180 on public roads is ok, if you've got another 5, 6 Ferraris with you. But only in Nevada. Right John?

Art

 

Yes, thats correct. High speed caravans are legal in Nevada, but only when the Mikes are with you! Something about the favored son law!

 

I never go over 5mph in the 308 and 7mph in my truck on the highway. I strictly abide by the 15, 25, 35 and 45 mph zones.

You want to go fast? Take it to the track or buy Gran Turismo 4.

Dane

EDIT: My wife was in labor with our first child and we needed to get to the hospital...in a hurry. It was 1:00 a.m. (0100 for you military types ) and just my luck, I pulled up next to a military policeman. I said, "my wife's in labor!!" He said, "Follow Me!!" He lit his cherries and we went through Fort Bragg at @60mph. I called to thank his office afterwards.

 

dude that some crazy **** rite by a popo!

 

Very rarely over 100 mph on public roads. In fact, I can't remember when I went that fast on the road.

On public roads, there are way too many potential problems:

- cross traffic
- dogs, cats, deer, moose, etc.
- and just way too many useless drivers

I'm always conscious about using my experience in traffic as well. Too many drivers can get spooked at the speed differential, whether it's under braking, cornering or simple overtaking.

So, I leave the fast stuff for the track.

 

ha! i bet what mark isnt saying is thats one of those empty cruisers! those things piss me off so much, ive almost gotten into a few wrecks bc of them, people freak out when they see them, then a few miles later speed up only to find another empty one sitting there!!!

 

Well living in L.A. if it is not a heavy traffic period then I average about 10 over but every one else is too. I haven't had my car over 100 in about a year as there is really no place to do it safely in L.A. but......I have seen 145 indicated (car was almost to redline in 5th) on I-15 on the way to Vegas at about 2:30am once a couple of years ago. Granted I don't own a Ferrari YET but when I do I expect that on a lonely stretch if highway I will probably see higher top speeds.lol

 

Would you people listen to yourselves?

If some dweeb pulls out of a stop sign without looking, or chops across four lanes of traffic in front of me, I'm NOT going to accept "blame" simply for being on the road in a good car.

Nor will I accept that I'm responsible for everyone else's inattention on the roads.

Now I have had people pull out of stop signs and across four lanes in front of the Ferrari, and I've been able to avoid them -- I said I drive within my limits.

But I'm not going to count myself as the "irresponsible" driver for driving with determination, or the blind, cellphone gabbing, decision-challenged lost boys as "responsible" for driving like snails on valium, wandering in the road, and triple parking whenever they please.

Being in a Ferrari instead of a plastic SUV does NOT make me the bad guy. Political correctness notwithstanding.

Go when you go. Stop when you stop. Half of each is ALWAYS wrong.

Even if it's the way 99% of the other "drivers" wander in traffic.

I've already been pulled over (in the EVO) for 20 in a 25 zone for "looking" fast. Apparently pulling up to a stop sign, stopping, pulling out and accelerating to speed just seemed wrong to a New England (Concord) cop, used to seeing drivers sneak up on a stop sign, creep out (without stopping) at a foot a minute, until they're blocking the cross street, blocking traffic so that someone has to stop to wave them out.

We have to stop accepting that "wrong is right" and "right is wrong" --- before it becomes "a cold gray day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen ..."

 

Definitely more fun. Not a lot of skill required to go fast on freeway- and pretty booorrrring!

 

I wouldnt say my V6 commodore is a performance car, however on some occasions when i do feel like opening it up, i'll take it up to 120km/h in a 70 zone provided the road is good, and the same for the traffic conditions.. worst driving i've ever done was when i did 140km/h in a 40 zone... sheer stupidity.

Most i've ever wanted to hit in the commodore was 160km/h, but i've done way more in cars designed for that speed, e.g mates gt3

However for most of the part, i dont speed, fuel is expensive and it endangers lives going too fast. It reduces reaction times, and you just dont know what will happen

 

I say go with the flow in Florida traffic. If there is open space it's okay to go 80-90 on regular streets and about 130 on the highway.
BT

 

Oh, give me a break! Having a lead foot does not equate to being some sort of mythical freedom fighter. Roads and highways are shared resources, and regulation is necessary for cooperative use of any shared resource. There's nothing unreasonable about speed limits, double white lines, or yield signs.

Do I speed? Yes. I also pay the fine when tagged. That's the way the game works. I don't pretend that I'm making some kind of profound social statement -- I'm just going quickly.

Nor does being in a "good" car (and really, is the 328 all that great a car these days?) make you the good guy. The person in a plastic SUV has as much right to the road, and should be able to rely on others NOT to be kamakaziing through traffic "with determination." Everyone believes they're operating within their limits right to the point that they overstep them.

Limits are for tracks.

 

I didn't notice a whole lot of "sharing" on the roads last time I was in Texas.

I'm not talking about "speeding" being good -- but "speeding" is set for the "average" driver. The number where the limits are set has more to do with politics than dynamics. The same road would be anywhere from 15 to 50 MPH, depending on jurisdiction. And when the "average" driver is an incompetent slug -- do you want to have to live down to a declining standard?

I'm not talking about a speed relative to the posted number. I'm talking about the people who pat themselves on the back for "safe" driving ... for doing 5 in a 30 zone ... on a road that would safely support 45 (based on visibility, road surface, etc).

Slow does NOT equal "good". Slow equals "inattention".

But -- at least on much of the east coast -- "speed" is just about the ONLY traffic law that gets enforced.

I watched a cop watch a driver slow down, wait for the light to turn red, and then run right through it -- sticking a line of traffic at the light ... and almost running down a couple of pedestrians. The pedestrians waved at the cop, pointed to the light runner, ... and the cop just went about his business. After all -- nobody was speeding.

"Competence is elitist", eh?

 

It's worth a trip to Germany so you can drive fast LEGALLY on public roads.
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:-O whoa

 

I've had mine to 160 mph twice on a California state road. There is little or no traffic on that road. However, there are critters that like to run across the road as you are approaching them. Oh well, buzzards need to eat also.

At 160 mph the front end tends to get light. To do more I would have to change the front air dam.

Dan