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Old 25 June 2011, 02:21 PM
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/...-you-dare.html

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Old 25 June 2011, 07:06 PM
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Not in my Scoob I won't, it's not its forte...
Anyway 120 is my limit these days....
Old 25 June 2011, 07:24 PM
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I hope these people check their cars thoroughly first! - I thought driving at 150 was pretty hairy, let alone 200mph.

Theres a 200mph club article in Evo where even an owner of an Enzo said 180 onwards was frightening, every mile it crept up he kept thing about tyre blow outs, road debris, bird strikes...
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Yep the world goes buy very quickly above about 160, i once watched the needle go through 185 and i can tell you that i dare not do more than glance at it.
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I feel that driving fast in a straight line is boring and means nothing anyway. Where the interest really lies is in braking at the right point for a corner and how well you can get round the bend in the fastest manner.

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Originally Posted by Leslie
I feel that driving fast in a straight line is boring and means nothing anyway. Where the interest really lies is in braking at the right point for a corner and how well you can get round the bend in the fastest manner.

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Nothing boring in driving at 150+ you need a hell of a lot of skill, concentration and *****!

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Old 26 June 2011, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by The Zohan
Nothing boring in driving at 150+ you need a hell of a lot of skill, concentration and *****!
Have to agree, Things come up VERY fast at that sort of speed
Old 27 June 2011, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by The Zohan
Nothing boring in driving at 150+ you need a hell of a lot of skill, concentration and *****!
Used to do it quite regularly when I was racing.

Try it on a bike for a real thrill!

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Pay to go on a 2 mile runway strip!!! Bol10x to that I just go out onto the autobahn and do it for free and for a damn sight longer than 2 miles to boot
Old 27 June 2011, 03:14 PM
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Comparatively going from say 160-170 mph feels so much more faster and demanding than say 100-110mph.....180+ in a road car is proper thrillseeking!!
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