What is the fastest speed you have ever driven and why?

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Categories: stangchic - August 2, 2008 - 9:08pm.

I have been known as a lead foot back in my younger years. Especially in my early twenties when I worked outside the home at a job that was about a 30 minute drive each way. I honestly don't know if I've ever been on time for anything in my life, so it always seemed like I was running behind when I was driving to work everyday. I cannot count the times (and believe me, I'm not bragging here) that I drove 95 mph on the highway just trying to get to work on time. Somehow, I never got pulled for this and never had an accident. So, just out of curiosity, what is the fastest speed you have ever driven and why?



On the roads I will never

Sunny's picture
Sunny - August 10, 2008 - 12:00am.

On the roads I will never drive faster than the speed limit because it's just not worth it, and I hate drivers that I see who constantly break this rule, as if they are invincible. I would one day like to go all out on the race track, though… I doubt I could go at record breaking speeds, but then again, I won't know until I try. :p

I've definitely been in a

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MrPibb - August 9, 2008 - 8:30pm.

I've definitely been in a couple 100+ mph cars as a passenger, but I can't say I've driven above 70 myself ( and that was a trip to the ER so it doesn't really count). The physics of the human body stopping at any speed over natural running is more than I like to imagine so I tend to go the speed limit.

I have gotten some crazy

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alan - August 8, 2008 - 6:44pm.

I have gotten some crazy stories but one of the oddest was driving a geo metro (which has 13" tires mind you) and getting it up over 90mph in 3rd! Talk about scary to be testing a new car out with.

I really could not tell

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mike - August 8, 2008 - 12:05pm.

I really could not tell you the speed I have been in as a passenger before. Though being in a viper with a friend who made me grab the O bars you know, it was pretty darn quick. Driving myself? Maybe 115mph or so and it was in younger years too. :)

The fastest I ever went

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PaintedBlue - August 3, 2008 - 3:07pm.

The fastest I ever went was 110mph down a highway, and the reason? I wasn't driving. I was the terrified passenger who just wanted the idiot with the lead foot to stop.