they would probably tear from the holes outwards due to all the pressure

Not if you reinforced the sides of the holes. You don't HAVE to stop with that many Gs. I'm sure there's a way of doing it.

No, I'm sure there's NOT a way to do it. Put reinforced 'holes' in the chute and you affect the way it opens. They've spent over 40 years perfecting the chute systems on drag cars. You don't think they know a little more than you do?

well i went cyprus.. if you guys didnt know..

its going to sound like all bullshit...

but m3- 280km/h
700bhp supra-260
clio-220km/h

No, I'm sure there's NOT a way to do it. Put reinforced 'holes' in the chute and you affect the way it opens. They've spent over 40 years perfecting the chute systems on drag cars. You don't think they know a little more than you do?
Ok, coast for 2 miles with only the rear brakes. You might have to extend the strip. See, I'm not ever wrong!

well i went cyprus.. if you guys didnt know..

its going to sound like all bullshit...

but m3- 280km/h
700bhp supra-260
clio-220km/h

I wondered where you had gotten to, sounds like you had fun! lol

As for chutes, those things are nasty, and very very sensitive. You guys remember or know of the Mars Rover NASA launched a couple of years back? They used a parachute to slow down the pod to land safely on the Mars surface. All their calculations showed that the parachute would open beautifully and everything would be good, but they did a wind tunnel test, and the thing wouldn't open (the terms they used was 'squidding'. If you ever see the video you'll see why).

The only reason why the chute wouldn't open was due to a manufacturing error in the relatively small hole at the back. The error wasn't anything large either, we're talking less than 10cm.

Could you put small holes in them to eliminate some drag? I'm sure there's some way of doing it.

Venom, I don't know if you're joking, but I seriously hope you are.

Holes in a parachute to eliminate drag? Man, the whole idea of a parachute is to create drag. If you put holes in it, you completely defeat it's purpose.

well i went cyprus.. if you guys didnt know..

its going to sound like all bullshit...

but m3- 280km/h
700bhp supra-260
clio-220km/h

Clio @ 220? You're right, that does sound like bullshit :p

Ok, coast for 2 miles with only the rear brakes. You might have to extend the strip. See, I'm not ever wrong!

Or.. they could just deal with it!

well i went cyprus.. if you guys didnt know..

its going to sound like all bullshit...

but m3- 280km/h
700bhp supra-260
clio-220km/h

what clio was it and what mods?

Or.. they could just deal with it!
But it hurts. I'm just trying to look for ways to make it safer. I'm not trying to prove I know more than the pros, I'm just thinking that's all.

Venom, I don't know if you're joking, but I seriously hope you are.

Holes in a parachute to eliminate drag? Man, the whole idea of a parachute is to create drag. If you put holes in it, you completely defeat it's purpose.

Small holes would slightly decrease drag and therefore stopping Gs. It would still drag like crazy.

Small holes would slightly decrease drag and therefore stopping Gs. It would still drag like crazy.

Like I said, it defeats the purpose.

You don't stick on a parachute for soft deceleration.

Ok, coast for 2 miles with only the rear brakes. You might have to extend the strip. See, I'm not ever wrong!Rear brakes? Do YOU want to be the one to see what happens when you hit the brakes at 335 mph? lol... That's just dumb. See, you're wrong.

Clio @ 220? You're right, that does sound like bullshit :pThat's only around 135 or something like that... it's not THAT fast.

But it hurts. I'm just trying to look for ways to make it safer. I'm not trying to prove I know more than the pros, I'm just thinking that's all.


Small holes would slightly decrease drag and therefore stopping Gs. It would still drag like crazy.It's as safe as it gets. Here's a link to a crash that happened to Eddie Hill at well over 300 miles per hour. His car came apart and he was air lifted to the hospital. A couple hours later he came back to the track to race his back up car. That was back in 1997. Drag racing is the safest form of auto racing around.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc1O4O-Kh-A

well i went cyprus.. if you guys didnt know..

its going to sound like all bullshit...

but m3- 280km/h
700bhp supra-260
clio-220km/h
Cyprus? Sounds awesome. But where did you hit these kind of speeds? I think that Cyprus doesn't have many big straights.

Rear brakes? Do YOU want to be the one to see what happens when you hit the brakes at 335 mph? lol... That's just dumb. See, you're wrong.


It's as safe as it gets. Here's a link to a crash that happened to Eddie Hill at well over 300 miles per hour. His car came apart and he was air lifted to the hospital. A couple hours later he came back to the track to race his back up car. That was back in 1997. Drag racing is the safest form of auto racing around.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc1O4O-Kh-A
I've seen the vid, it's amazing. But about the brakes, I thought they applied the brakes when they stopped anyways. I thought it was only if you locked them that the back end would go unstable. And yes, I am obviously wrong:) (no sarcasm)

lol... I'm not being a dick and TRYING to prove you wrong, don't think that please. It's really not as harsh as it looks when they pop the chutes. Hand operated rear axle brakes won't slow a 340 mph car alone...

But it would slow down eventually if you had an extended strip.:) Anyways, you're right. If it was a really big issue they'd stop them from using chutes.

That would be a LONG strip and not feasible...

You'd need like 2 miles to stop. Anyways, you're right. I just wondered for a while if there was any other way to slow them down safely, but again, if it was a big deal they wouldn't allow it.

Clio @ 220? You're right, that does sound like bullshit :p

the clio v6 can do 155mph....mfr claim

the clio trophy 140mph

id harley call that bullshit

Good, we don't want people of your type here. Go back to Myspace.

Good, we don't want people of your type here. Go back to Myspace.

...Seriously...Coming from *you*?!

R.o.f.l.

I gave that post an infraction. Now, let's move on.

I just want to know what his older brother's going to do? Beat us all up?



Anyway, I don't want to make a new thread so I'll post this here...

Update on the Prelude... I've got it stripped down. I mean stripped. I took it for a ride around town the other day, pulled back into the driveway, shut it down, and heard a faint noise that didn't sound right. I went to start it back up and the bottom end spun. I broke the timing belt. Now I get to drop the motor again to play with that. I'm thinking about leaving the doors off... like a Jeep! lol

you will do better on these forums being truthful nobody will think any less of you if you have never been behind the wheel of a car.

Just ignore her and she'll go away.

Not the fastest, but 110 in the volkswagen jetta.

my record is still 125 but my goal in life is to at some point go faster than 200mph. its just something i really want to do

My top was 220KPH, i wish i can go faster:D

probably a skin-flapping speed of around 10-15mph in my parent's cars, i'm getting my permit in december. but 21mph on my bike, like i said before.

the clio v6 can do 155mph....mfr claim

the clio trophy 140mph

id harley call that bullshit

Look at his post. Of all the cars he says he rode in, which one did I call out?

Think about it, long and hard, and a great revelation may come to you.

my record is still 125 but my goal in life is to at some point go faster than 200mph. its just something i really want to do
look at your avatar and pretend its real:D

look at your avatar and pretend its real:D

haha... i could print it out and stick it over my speedo... but it just wouldn't feel the same

Got just over 85 mph in the Mini the other day. I honestly thought it was going to explode! The wing mirrors were shaking violently, it was revving at over 5k and i was scared for the cars life!

My aim is to get it off the clock, which means i have to get past 90mph, should be do-able if i find a long stretch of downhill road! xD

^^lol nice. Just tighten up some bolts and screws and I can't see any problem otherwise. By the way, nice mini, I love the older gens.

Got just over 85 mph in the Mini the other day. I honestly thought it was going to explode! The wing mirrors were shaking violently, it was revving at over 5k and i was scared for the cars life!

My aim is to get it off the clock, which means i have to get past 90mph, should be do-able if i find a long stretch of downhill road! xD
I hope you don't shake that poor car to bits. Sounded pretty maxed out at 85 there.:D

This is embarrassing......116mph(187km/h).......1998 Dodge Intrepid SE.

When i previously posted in this topic (http://sportscarforums.com/showthread.php?t=1867&page=160) i was in a "55" reg ford fiesta.

Well since then a few things have happened (no i aint crashed) but a family berevement happened regarding my driving instructer but everything is now fine. 2 weeks passed and then i went on holiday & came back to find a letter telling me when my lessons would re-start and that he would be in a new car. a "AA Motoring" Ford focus. It turned up as a black tdci model on a "07" and it was a slow & slightly difficult change from the petrol fiesta. Now i am in a "57" reg titanuim diesel and since then i am in double figures for speeding. A few weeks ago i was doingg 35mph at night on a quiet road and a green light went to red so stopping it was a hard braking affair. But the fastest has now gone to 42mph.

This is embarrassing......116mph(187km/h).......1998 Dodge Intrepid SE.
That's hardly embarrassing. I've only driven to 80mph myself. It was on a 50mph zone, but it's still not all that fast.

Got just over 85 mph in the Mini the other day. I honestly thought it was going to explode! The wing mirrors were shaking violently, it was revving at over 5k and i was scared for the cars life!

My aim is to get it off the clock, which means i have to get past 90mph, should be do-able if i find a long stretch of downhill road! xD
Your mini is in your avatar? It sounds funny!:D

Not the fastest, but 110 in the volkswagen jetta.

lol i got ya by 10 in mine;)

I just realized that I've gone faster in the Prelude than the Camaro.. rofl..

It turns out to get my governor removed, it would be about $400, which I don't have and even if I did the sole purpose would only get me that much closer to jail. lol

139 MPH in a 1969 Pontiac Firebird!!! Car became unstable and had to slow down

120mph in the jetta.

new record by 2mph!

Around 240km/h in an E39 520i Sport.

295km/h in a e46 m3, so slow after 290 lol but ye =)

me driving: 213 km/h bmw x5 2008 4.8
me in the car: 274 maserati quattroporte dad driving

im 15 btw :P

Woooooo 120km/h in the Magna. I believe that is a new personal land speed record!

BTW that's in km/h, not mph. I don't wanna have a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory moment (props to any of you who know what I'm talking about).

139 MPH in a 1969 Pontiac Firebird!!! Car became unstable and had to slow down
Wow... what was done to that thing?

me driving: 213 km/h bmw x5 2008 4.8
me in the car: 274 maserati quattroporte dad driving

im 15 btw :P
Do these cars have digital speedos? Where did you do this? Are you used to going this fast? I'd be afraid to look down at 180km/h, never mind 200+

120mph in the jetta.

new record by 2mph!

lol i still have you by 1 or 2 lol

Gah! Ill get 125, soon...

Gah! Ill get 125, soon...

well im not saying mine wont go up either.....:cool:


btw what trim/year is your jetta??? do you by chance have any photos?

Well, With 5 runs tonight I finally got up to 135!

"Runs" being a 2.9 mile highway with the speed limit of 55.

The speeds on each run are as follows

1 - 110
2 - 105
3 - 115
4 - 123
5 - 135

Yeah, Forza I got a 2006 Jetta 2.0l in Blue!

Slezak, I would be careful dude.. you seem to be pushing your luck with jail time speeding.

You do NOT want that big of a ticket..

Well, With 5 runs tonight I finally got up to 135!

"Runs" being a 2.9 mile highway with the speed limit of 55.

The speeds on each run are as follows

1 - 110
2 - 105
3 - 115
4 - 123
5 - 135

Yeah, Forza I got a 2006 Jetta 2.0l in Blue!
WOW, I'm older than you by a month and i don't even have my permit yet, WHILE you're in a almost brand new Jetta doing 135mph on the highway!

It's funny isn't it?

But, Monday is my first day of driving school:) Yay!

Do these cars have digital speedos? Where did you do this? Are you used to going this fast? I'd be afraid to look down at 180km/h, never mind 200+
both digital speedos, and yeah, its dubai and i did it on a closed road

Yeah, Forza I got a 2006 Jetta 2.0l in Blue!

Is that the turbo model?

Slezak, I would be careful dude.. you seem to be pushing your luck with jail time speeding.

You do NOT want that big of a ticket..

What he said. That sort of thing over here would result in you having your car confiscated and impounded. If you do it again twice, your car gets crushed.

I don't think that happens in the US, but either way, no matter where you are wants to face the consequences of being caught doing that - except France, but the French suck.



Besides, top speeds in straight lines is for sissies. Real men clock cornering speed - or more specifically, how much faster the rear tyres are spinning over the front tyres while exiting the corner.

Yeah I know, thanks for looking out for me. I don't plan on doing anything above 100 for quite a while.

your record stands....for now. im not gonna puch my car past the limiter, which is 130 i believe. only way ill beat it is if i find avast empty section and i have a radar detector (which wouldnt help going that fast?).

mine is a 2003 1.8T Wolfs. mine is a mk4, i believe 04 was the last year for the mk4 so i take it yours must be a mk5.

btw auto or manual? mine is a 5 speed:D

you cant just fly around at 100+ all the time, and when you do excercise extreme caution, your adrenalin will keep you focused (for me at least)

and i have only exceeded 100 5 times since i got my car. ever since i got the clutch replaced (a day after i could drive alone) ive babied the car and dont abuse it, i take turns semi fast, but not tire schreeching nonesense.

there is a thing tho where you go from a top sign (slowly) and once the clutch is out you hammer it and you can get 80 in my car, then there is a brand new banked s turn that goes under the interstate (this is all out in the country btw) and it ends w/ going downhill alittle still over a small bridge then up hill and its done. i mention this because it reminds me of nurburgring for some reason (i havnt been to nurburgring in person tho:( )

im aware of the danger...thats why i dont go it often, and when i do its on a nice road 6 miles from teh nearest house around, no cops, if you go off the road the ditch is wide and its just prarie areound in case of worst car scenario.



btw i came down to the lower lot where sophmores park and this sophmore phag in an old accord coupe or prelude (in jenky shape) was trying to burnout and drift. its hasnt rained here in a few weeks so it was very dry. so it was grippy. his car is an auto so he would TRY and burnout. in the empty part. he tried to drift via turning and hitting the brake (not the e-brake). this resulted in slowing down very quickly and turning.when i drove by him when i left he revved his engine at me and i just gave him the 'yeah, right' look and mozied into the horizon. i think his friend filmed it so if i can ill get a copy

both digital speedos, and yeah, its dubai and i did it on a closed road
On a closed road. That makes a big difference. I wouldn't go that fast on most public roads. But even with 1 year of driving experience I would still go 300km/h on a track if there was the space. How old are you btw?

123mph in the 07 350Z

180mph on my old Honda CBR1000RR on the road between Vegas and Laughlin Nevada. But that's a motorcycle, so naturally it's faster than any average car. 116mph in my 240sx though.

I feel left out now.:( My record stands at 80mph, and I really don't want to go much faster than that on a public road, at least not in the truck. Just wait until spring when I get back in the karts. I'll see if I can get a shifter kart on a nice long track and go for a fast time:)

135mph in the Cobalt, a smooth 106mph in my AE, and a good 140+ in my SN95. it'll be good for another 20 or 30mph when its done with the 306 stroker and Kenne Bell 2.2 conversion. MWAHAHAHA!

The top speed of my car is 77mph :(

What kind of car?

Yea, is it electric?

I have my new car now, and it's surprising how much faster it is, considering it's heavier.

I took it up the motorway over the weekend, got 115 out of it without realising. It does make you wonder what the top speed may be...

Chris.

Yea, is it electric?

I have my new car now, and it's surprising how much faster it is, considering it's heavier.

I took it up the motorway over the weekend, got 115 out of it without realising. It does make you wonder what the top speed may be...

Chris.Kilometers per hour or miles per hour?

Also, weight doesn't affect top speed by itself.

Kilometers per hour or miles per hour?

Also, weight doesn't affect top speed by itself.

If he is in the UK, I'm pretty sure its going to be miles per hour.

If he is in the UK, I'm pretty sure its going to be miles per hour.


Uhh, wouldn't it be KPH over there?

Uhh, wouldn't it be KPH over there?

No - I always wondered why people thought that. We are 100% MPH. In fact, I heard somewhere we are only MPH still because it would cost so much to replace all the road signs and speedos.

No kidding? I always thought you guys were KPH too. Don't you measure in metric?

Yeah.

Seriously, don't do too much research, you'll come to see how f*cking confusing it is to be English.

Everything is in Miles.
We drink in Pints (and gallons)
Our cars have fuel tanks in litres, but we measure in mpg:-k
We weigh in stone and lbs, but we weren't allowed to for a brief period.
We build things in millimeters. But we measure our own height in feet/inches.
Temperature is always in degrees celsius, most people don't even know there is another measurement of temperature.

Here's a good one, which may apply in the States too-
Wheels' diameters are measured in inches, but what does it say on your Tires? Go check...

Chris.

lol! Exactly right Chris. The 20 INCH rims on my pick up have 295 MM tires on them... Makes loads of sense doesn't it? lol

I went down a pretty big hill on a creeper near my friends shop last night. I had to be doin' like 30+mph. I was haulin' ass.
For those of you who don't know what a creeper is, it's a device that you lay down on, and it usually has four swivelling wheels on the bottom, this one had six. It's really low to the ground so you can roll under a vehicle to work on it. The hill is a little over two blocks long, and is pretty steep. And that, ladie's and gentleman, is the fastest I've ever gone on a creeper. It was Xtreme to the max! Lol. Guess I had too much Mt. Dew...

lol! Exactly right Chris. The 20 INCH rims on my pick up have 295 MM tires on them... Makes loads of sense doesn't it? lol

ive always wondered about that... it never did make sense

lol! Exactly right Chris. The 20 INCH rims on my pick up have 295 MM tires on them... Makes loads of sense doesn't it? lol
Wow those are BIG tires for a street vehicle. I thought the Dakota's 265s were big. lol
I went down a pretty big hill on a creeper near my friends shop last night. I had to be doin' like 30+mph. I was haulin' ass.
For those of you who don't know what a creeper is, it's a device that you lay down on, and it usually has four swivelling wheels on the bottom, this one had six. It's really low to the ground so you can roll under a vehicle to work on it. The hill is a little over two blocks long, and is pretty steep. And that, ladie's and gentleman, is the fastest I've ever gone on a creeper. It was Xtreme to the max! Lol. Guess I had too much Mt. Dew...
Wow, that is really extreme. It's pretty insane for me to go that fast on a bike. But a creeper is just nuts. You have no control over how fast it goes, or where it goes. God help you if you hit a big bump, and damn it would hurt if you fell off. lol!

^ It sure make's for a good time though. Sometime's you gotta live on the wild side. Lol.

^ It sure make's for a good time though. Sometime's you gotta live on the wild side. Lol.
ive gone 44mph down a hill on a road bike, my speedo said 48 but the GPS said 44. talk about a rush...............

The top speed of my car is 77mph :(

What kind of car?

Probably a Lado or Yugo.

Nothing else is that slow.

Some older trucks might be that slow. My friend has an older truck and says it won't go much faster than 75mph flat out. 4X4 + bad aero + low hp = low top speed.

Probably a Lado or Yugo.

Nothing else is that slow.1100 or 1300 cc Bug is slower than that... lol

108 mph in an 05 Spec V

sup you talkin about miles or somethan all i have is a damn bike one more year than i can drive ROFL :lol: so what you people been up to


except one time my dad let be drive around the block once lolz believe me trucks are good you just need to know which ones are the best

A bike? What happened to your 300 mile per hour rocket car? lol

^Monkey has a good memory as you can see, :)

The fastest i've ever been was in a 1970's or 1980's ford cortina pickup flying past a 911 turbo (we were racing, and i was a passenger) and the speed i don't really know because at the moment i was more afraid of losing my life than the speed we were going...

You were racing a 911 Turbo and flew past him? lol

i dont think the 911 was even racing lol

yeah sounds like the 911 was parked

no really it was racing but the ford was a 3.0 V6 and had something called the interceptor kit wich is 2 carburators per cilinder or something similar to that...

2 carbs per cylinder? Now THAT'S high tech right there! lol



12 carbs on a 6 cylinder. Man I want that engine!

Believe me its one of the scariest things you will ever see and the owner of that 911 had another 911 that when it weel spinned it use to scrape pieces of tar out of the road...

wow... anyway, I'm gonna go play in the ice. Later guys...

108 mph in an 05 Spec V

Spec-V's are pretty nice. I used to hang out with a guy that had a turbo'd and built 05 spec-v that ran mid to high 12's at the track. Talk about torque steer though. It was ridiculous trying to drive it anywhere but in a straight line. Then it got stolen... Not cool.

Believe me its one of the scariest things you will ever see and the owner of that 911 had another 911 that when it weel spinned it use to scrape pieces of tar out of the road...

Lol, what were the wheels made of, shovels ?

My current top speed is somewhere between 100-110. I daren't go any faster, the engine sounds like it's gona pop. Nearly 4 grand in a diesel sounds scary. Not because it is scary, because if you blow your engine, maw and paw won't be best pleased. But god I love my brakes. Solid as you like, even from that speed, no wobble or anything.

1100 or 1300 cc Bug is slower than that... lol

Is it true that Bugs go faster in reverse than they do in first?

yeah sounds like the 911 was parked

Or going the other way.

Is it true that Bugs go faster in reverse than they do in first?
lol...I think some of them did...

This thread never ceases to make me laugh.

Thanks, guys.

i used to drive an 03 honda CR-V and got it up to 113. Damn straight.







my record though was at sunrise on the bonneville salt flats in my M3 and i hit 176.

^^ what class license do you require for that?