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I'm ditching the 2L (top speeds)



sat in the cockpit of a lear 45 at 43k... flew a
skyhawk to 12,300 MSL... the rate of climb was like 5
fpm...haha, we opened a bag of chips and it sounded
like a gunshot.  the 'pilot's' door popped open, i had
to slow to Vmc and reach over and yank it shut.  it
had opened about 3 inches and would not close easily. 
that was exciting, looking down 11k ft to the ground
with nothing in between.  ah, the good ol' days.
--- Mike Smith <smithma7@gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, if we're talking airplanes, I've Walked the
> Dog at 35,000 feet. 
> I also did a few other yoyo tricks.
> 
> :D
> 
> On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 22:39:18 -0800 (PST), Lars
> Bruchmann
> <pilotlars@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > when i said i was doing 220 km/h, i really was.. i
> > have a garmin gps in the car, it doesn't lie. 
> that is
> > not its top speed though, flying to germany last
> year,
> > i clocked over 750 mph over the atlantic.
> > 
> > 
> > --- GTG <NavySEAL2B@insightbb.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Well, since it now seems everyone's just chiming
> in
> > > with their record
> > > speeds:
> > >
> > > 150ish in my BMW.  I nearly pegged the speedo
> (which
> > > is 160) but they're
> > > notoriously optimistic past 110 or so.  This was
> > > after removing the 135 U.S.
> > > governor.
> > > and maybe like, 85 in the Scirocco?
> > >
> > > -Grant-
> > > Annapolis, MD/Louisville, KY
> > > 1980 in storage :(
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Lets see,
> > > >
> > > > Katana 600-128mph
> > > > Corrado-135mph w/ alot of rpm's to go
> > > > GTI-125mph
> > > > Scott's yellow mk2- shit my pant's fast!
> Speedo
> > > wasn't working, somewhere
> > > > 130-140mph in what felt like 10 sec.
> > > >
> > > > Lars Bruchmann <pilotlars@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > yeah, the 2.3 was standard, i thought it was a
> 4
> > > cyl,
> > > > like in my merkur... it had some power, but
> the
> > > bulk
> > > > and lack of aerodynamics would limit the
> speed, i
> > > > though. or, rather, i hoped!
> > > > --- Brian McGarvey
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> It had a 2.3 Tag on the back, but had a
> pretty
> > > big
> > > >> V6 under the hood...
> > > >> This was after my brother drove it @ 260 kph
> for
> > > >> about 2 hrs.. then it
> > > >> would only do 220..
> > > >> :-O
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, Lars Bruchmann wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> > what in the name of zeus's butthole did
> they do
> > > to
> > > >> > that granada's engine?!?!?!! my uncle had
> one,
> > > a
> > > >> very
> > > >> > nice (yeah, right) beige kombi (station
> wagen).
> > > >> it
> > > >> > was a tank!!!! i dont think it went more
> than
> > > 90
> > > >> with
> > > >> > a tailwind. i'd give it a wide berth on the
> > > >> autobahn.
> > > >> > it's got the aerodynamics of a curio
> cabinet!!!
> > > >> were
> > > >> > you dropped from a cargo plane and bailed
> out
> > > of
> > > >> the
> > > >> > car in a parachute to make it go that
> fast???
> > > >> > heeheehee.
> > > >> > --- Brian McGarvey
> > > > wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> >> Fastest Ive gone
> > > >> >> 225kph 136mph in a German Ford Granada
> > > >> >> 125 in a Porsche 924
> > > >> >> 148mph on a VFR750F :-O .. thats damn
> fast...
> > > >> >> Brian..
> > > >> >> 95.5 in a quarter mile..
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, Lars Bruchmann wrote:
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>> fastest i've gone: 122 mph in my golf
> gti,
> > > 153
> > > >> >> mph in
> > > >> >>> a porsche turbo (as a passenger in the
> back
> > > >> seat),
> > > >> >> 175
> > > >> >>> mph in a B747 at take-off.
> > > >> >>> --- David Utley wrote:
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>>> There is quite a bit on conjecture over
> how
> > > >> fast
> > > >> >> he
> > > >> >>>> is -actually- going... However, anyway
> you
> > > >> slice
> > > >> >>>> it, he has to be going at least 160 mph,
> and
> > > >> that
> > > >> >> is
> > > >> >>>> indeed impressive... I personally plan
> to
> > > >> never
> > > >> >> go
> > > >> >>>> over 150... :-)
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>> David
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> From: Brian McGarvey
> > > >
> > > >> >>>>> Date: 2004/11/13 Sat AM 12:54:33 EST
> > > >> >>>>> To: Scourge
> > > >> >>>>> CC: Rocco list
> > > >> >>>>> Subject: Re: I'm ditching the 2L
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> whoo hoo baby..
> > > >> >>>>> 309kph..
> > > >> >>>>> 192mph in a mk1...
> > > >> >>>> iiiiinnnnnnssssssaaaaaannnnneeeeee...
> > > >> >>>>> I think there are some folks out ther
> > > >> wondering
> > > >> >>>> now..
> > > >> >>>>> its 22M...
> > > >> >>>>> but damn...
> > > >> >>>>> watch the shift light bouncing...
> > > >> >>>>> blink blink blink... aaaaahhhhhh blink
> > > >> >>>> bli-bli-bli-- dammit shift.
> > > >> >>>>> hehe
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, Scourge wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>> I don't care how happy I am with my
> > > >> motor.....I
> > > >> >>>> want what this guy has!!!!!!
> > > >> >>>>>> http://smokeblunts.net/iso.wmv
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>> -George(green with envy)
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >>
> _______________________________________________
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> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>
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> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >>
> _______________________________________________
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> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >>
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> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>> Chrome may make it bling, but it don't
> make
> 
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