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Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM

01/28/2007 02:06:48 PM · #26

Originally posted by jahoward:

It's not safe to drive this fast when your car is low on washer fluid. :)

Tell me about it!

ClubJuggle

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

01/28/2007 02:22:12 PM · #27

Originally posted by jahoward:

It's not safe to drive this fast when your car is low on washer fluid. :)

That's ok. It's not safe to drive that fast when the washer fluid is fully topped-off, either. ;-)

~Terry

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/28/2007 02:24:39 PM · #28

Originally posted by ClubJuggle:

Originally posted by jahoward:
It's not safe to drive this fast when your car is low on washer fluid. :)

That's ok. It's not safe to drive that fast when the washer fluid is fully topped-off, either. ;-)

~Terry

Alright you know what... for the record the low wash came on flooring it around 70MPH. I was driving so fast the water pushed up off the sensor just enough... what can i say an engineer thought it was a great design...... I filled it up though it doesnt come on anymorer no matter how fast im going.

Message edited by author 2007-01-28 14:42:02.

MikeJ

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

01/28/2007 02:29:33 PM · #29

Back in the late 60's, during the short period when I ran a hot muscle car in Anchorage, Alaska, we use to hit speeds up around 120 on the lakes (frozen of course) and get passed by snowmobiles. Talk about embarrising. LOL! We would do the same thing out on the snow packed roads (usually between Anchorage and Palmer), but if you hit a dry patch of road where the snow had melted off, you had better be the lead car or way back or you got peppered with all the studs that came flying out of the tires from the car in front of you. The Alaska State Police had GTX's but they couldn't go over 70 mph because their brakes were defective and they couldn't stop above that speed... even on dry pavement.

I'm glad I lived to out grow that period of my life. LOL! No pictures though. Even if I had had a camera, no way was I going to take my hands off the steering wheel.

Mike

Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH

01/28/2007 02:36:32 PM · #30

Originally posted by MikeJ:

Pretty cool story ive heard of people using lake beds, and frozen lakes to race or even travel on before. I couldnt even get the truck back up over 90 at this point in time. The tires are bald and the alignments way out. But I work at a car dealer and Im getting 200 dollar tires for 56 a peice ill have em put on in 2 days.

Mephisto

Nikon Coolpix A

01/28/2007 02:53:35 PM · #31

taken on the way from muenster back to berlin from the europe gtg last year. the bmw was driven by a dpcmember, who's name should remain unknown for several reasons...;)

speed: 222km/h

SteveJ

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

01/28/2007 02:55:40 PM · #32

Couldn't get shot of the speedo...well, it doesn't have one! Brian, my neighbour, was clocked at 232mph on this:

Cured my need for speed.

Spork99

Canon EOS M6 Mk II

Canon EF-M 22mm STM Lens

01/28/2007 03:06:05 PM · #33

I used to have a Datsun 240Z that I did some work on. OK, a lot of work. It was stupid fast. I was driving back to college in 1987 at about 3 am headed North on Highway 101. There was no one else on the road, so I was haulin ass at about 130+mph. I blew through Santa Maria where there are some overpasses. As I was leaving town, I saw some lights, twinkling way, way back there. CHiP. Damn. I figure he's just gonna call ahead and have me busted at the next exit, so I just pull over and stop. He blew right by me and then crossed the median to come back.

He comes up to the window, I roll it down and once he determined that I wasn't intoxicated or an escaped felon, the conversation went something like this:

CHP: "Son, you have any idea how fast you were goin'?"

Me: "Not really."

CHP: "I was doing 110mph at the bottom of the entrance ramp and you were still pulling away."

Me: "oh"

CHP: "You know I could just arrest you right here and now."

Me: "ummmm Yes Sir."

CHP: "I'm gonna write this up for 10 over and you're just gonna be good and pay it, OK?"

Me: "Yes Sir, Thank you Sir"

CHP: "Slow down out there. All of my friends know you're coming, so they'll be looking for you."

Me: "Yes Sir"

I drove 55, the rest of the way home, even though it was killin' me.

01/28/2007 03:09:14 PM · #34

Heh, WHen i was 15 I got pulled over past the legal time to be out on a provisional and I told the officer where i was going. He said if i see this car on the road again tonight im pulling it over.

I went to elizabeths landing got my step father to drive it back and i took his motorcycle home.

They pulled him over but nothing they could write him for lol.

kyebosh

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 80-200 f/2.8L

01/28/2007 03:23:11 PM · #35

I definately would not know what going 100mph in a car is like. That is a definately for totally seriously absolutely true statement.

goc

Apple iPhone 4

01/28/2007 03:43:35 PM · #36

Originally posted by rainmotorsports:

Originally posted by goc:

Originally posted by rainmotorsports:
Let me be the frist to say that that speedo needle is very gay. Its 3 times as wide as it needs to be. Oh and btw use a tripod next time i can see some minor letter blur.... J/K!

i agree. it's a french car. LOL

And your the second person i know in Croatia

sheeesh. oh no ! who's the other ? :-)

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

01/28/2007 04:02:50 PM · #37

A student programer he's not on here.

jtf6agent

Canon EOS-1D Mark III

01/28/2007 11:16:41 PM · #38

Okay for all of you who posted pictures of exceeding the speed limit I have one thing to say... "You have the right to remain silent, if you give up the right to remain silent...

robs

Canon EOS R6 Mk II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

01/29/2007 12:04:54 AM · #39

Obviously I have only ever driven at the speed limit and any image (or alleged tickets) implying otherwise would be completely falsified ;-)

Scariest time I was at 160kph (100mph give or take) was in my first car; a 1976 Cortina [yes it was downhill, okay] - Talk about drive the wheels off :-o/ and that great valve bounce thing :-)

In my recent model V6, the same speed is pretty stable and certainly safer then that Cortina :-)

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

01/29/2007 02:23:14 AM · #40

Originally posted by jtf6agent:

Okay for all of you who posted pictures of exceeding the speed limit I have one thing to say... "You have the right to remain silent, if you give up the right to remain silent...

You cant prosecute me for the same crime twice....

Derf

Canon EOS-7D

01/29/2007 02:44:41 AM · #41

This was with my two kids in the car a few days ago!

Message edited by author 2007-01-29 02:49:45.

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

01/29/2007 02:50:07 AM · #42

You unresponsible sack of shhhhhhhhhhuuugar cookies!

Brad

Olympus OM-D E-M1

01/29/2007 03:17:39 AM · #43

I have a couple shots at work of 115mph done in my Camry.
But that was downhill, with a tailwind...
;)

Message edited by author 2007-01-29 03:32:51.

DjFenzl

01/29/2007 03:21:15 AM · #44

FILL UP YOUR DAMN WASHER FLUID!

I'm starting to notice a trend...

Brad

Olympus OM-D E-M1

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

01/29/2007 03:23:22 AM · #45

HaHa.
Washer bottle had a leak.
Wasn't my car.
Sun was in my eyes.
The dog ate my homework.

Am I in the clear yet?

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

01/29/2007 03:26:00 AM · #46

LMao damn them chryslers and their low washer fluid.

Dr.Confuser

Nikon D800

01/29/2007 04:10:17 AM · #47

A few weeks before it crashed near Le Bourget airport, I flew the Concorde. Here is the link to a photo I took in the cabin showing our speed (mach 2 ... 1300 mph), altitude (57,500 ft) and the temperature of the outside air.

Message edited by author 2007-01-29 04:11:54.