(1) Highway 17 in my old Capri (2.6L Ford Eurosport Engine / 5 Speed) -
100+MPH through Scotts Valley and the CHP was loosing ground in his 5.0.
Pulled me over when I hit the ruch hour at the Highway 1 onramp and told me
"You were leaving me like I was standing still. I know these can't go that
fast so if you can impress me, i'll write you up for 75mph and we'll leave
it at that." I popped open the hood and showed him the little V6 with a
Holley 500CFM 4-BBL, Custom Built Headers, Offenhauser Intake, Compact Ford
Performance Suspension, hehehehehe....he was impressed.
(2) Highway 17 in the old Camaro - (Los Gatos to Santa Cruz in 10
minutes)...it's a very nice, twisty road at 120+MPH.
(3) Highway 101 towards Petaluma - This is where the old Camaro topped out
at 162mph...NEVER AGAIN. Well...at least not in the Dak. :)
(4) Hot August Nights return trip (Reno, NV to San Jose, CA) - 3 hours flat
at 2am and a crusing altitude of 130mph. (Old Camaro...again)
(5) Old V45 Magna, had to see how fast they go...145mph. Don't EVER lift
your head at that speed. :)
Hey Ed....Memories again?
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of
kwjohn@mindspring.com
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 11:05 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Drug of Millenium was " Why I drive a Dakota?"
Shotgun for a (radar clocked) 148mph blast in a 1969 Monte Carlo with a
Vette engine/drivetrain. We ran outta country farm road before we ran
outta engine. Cop asked if we'd gotten it out of our system (we said
yes), he told us how fast we were going so we'd not need to do that
again (ever), and then let us go. ?!?
145mph in my 1992 Mazda MX-3GS. Got behind a black AMG Mercedes on the
I-55 highway between Bloomington and Chicago, and kept it going for
about 45 minutes. I chickened out when we started dealing with traffic
around Joliet. Going fast for that long is a scary test of relative
perspective, cause you slow down to "only" 75mph and feel like you're
going nowhere.
Kurt
Heather M wrote:
>
> I admit I went 120 down a backroad and totalled my Honda Accordian and
> walked away :)
>
> Don't think I've gone any faster.....damn
>
> Heather
>
> http://dakotatruck.tripod.com
> http://www.truckenvy.com
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