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Re: Top speed (on a private road)
« Reply #45 on: 24 November 2010, 17:12:50 »
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164 mph in a Senny 3 litre 24 valve, and a calibrated speedo.  Back in the early 90's before it was realised that speed on its own, killed children....   :-X

Didn't think a Senny went that fast, had the limiter been removed?

Had 135 ish out of my Carlton Gsi 3 ltr 24v on a private road once (I think it was called the A30 accross the Bodmin Moors ::)).
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Re: Top speed (on a private road)
« Reply #46 on: 24 November 2010, 17:13:13 »
I got 145 mph out of my old 24v Senator, all totality legal on a German Autobahn  8-) 
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Re: Top speed (on a private road)
« Reply #47 on: 24 November 2010, 17:21:40 »
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164 mph in a Senny 3 litre 24 valve, and a calibrated speedo.  Back in the early 90's before it was realised that speed on its own, killed children....   :-X

Didn't think a Senny went that fast, had the limiter been removed?

Had 135 ish out of my Carlton Gsi 3 ltr 24v on a private road once (I think it was called the A30 accross the Bodmin Moors ::)).
Pretty sure they didnt have a limiter fitted. Normally its only VAG, BMW and Mereceds who fit limiters, to appease the German greens.
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Re: Top speed (on a private road)
« Reply #48 on: 24 November 2010, 17:28:14 »
140 in my old Trans Am GTA on a private three laner  ;) ;D
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Re: Top speed (on a private road)
« Reply #49 on: 24 November 2010, 17:55:32 »
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164 mph in a Senny 3 litre 24 valve, and a calibrated speedo.  Back in the early 90's before it was realised that speed on its own, killed children....   :-X

Didn't think a Senny went that fast, had the limiter been removed?

Had 135 ish out of my Carlton Gsi 3 ltr 24v on a private road once (I think it was called the A30 accross the Bodmin Moors ::)).
Pretty sure they didnt have a limiter fitted. Normally its only VAG, BMW and Mereceds who fit limiters, to appease the German greens.

The Carlton was limited to 149, I thought the Senny was too.
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Re: Top speed (on a private road)
« Reply #50 on: 24 November 2010, 17:57:12 »
Im surprised by that tbh. :-/
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Re: Top speed (on a private road)
« Reply #51 on: 24 November 2010, 17:58:11 »
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Im surprised by that tbh. :-/

It's a fact.
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Re: Top speed (on a private road)
« Reply #52 on: 24 November 2010, 18:10:59 »
i done 149 on a runway.... as a passanger in a boeing 737  ;D

No seriously 140+ in my cav, backed off tho as it still has the original turbo with near 150k on the clock. Unfortunately i was sending it off for a rebuild shortly afterwards  ::)
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Re: Top speed (on a private road)
« Reply #53 on: 24 November 2010, 18:12:44 »
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i done 149 on a runway.... as a passanger in a boeing 737  ;D

No seriously 140+ in my cav, backed off tho as it still has the original turbo with near 150k on the clock. Unfortunately i was sending it off for a rebuild shortly afterwards  ::)

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Re: Top speed (on a private road)
« Reply #54 on: 24 November 2010, 18:32:12 »
Never managed more than 140mph out of my MV6, more due to external circumstances than the car running out of puff.

Never managed more than 135mph from the 3.2 Elite either, but that was more about being sensible (visibility) than lack of power/obstacles...  ...plus I've only driven it her car about a dozen times ;D
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Re: Top speed (on a private road)
« Reply #55 on: 24 November 2010, 18:37:03 »
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Never managed more than 140mph out of my MV6, more due to external circumstances than the car running out of puff.

Never managed more than 135mph from the 3.2 Elite either, but that was more about being sensible (visibility) than lack of power/obstacles...  ...plus I've only driven it her car about a dozen times ;D
Didnt know you had been to Germany in recent months. :-/ ::) :D ;D





You do live round the corner from Silverstone though I suppose. ;) :D
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Re: Top speed (on a private road)
« Reply #56 on: 24 November 2010, 19:05:30 »
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Never managed more than 140mph out of my MV6, more due to external circumstances than the car running out of puff.

Never managed more than 135mph from the 3.2 Elite either, but that was more about being sensible (visibility) than lack of power/obstacles...  ...plus I've only driven it her car about a dozen times ;D
Didnt know you had been to Germany in recent months. :-/ ::) :D ;D





You do live round the corner from Silverstone though I suppose. ;) :D
And also one of the country's longest runways around the corner, when the Police aren't using it for training ;)
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Re: Top speed (on a private road)
« Reply #57 on: 24 November 2010, 19:27:20 »
Nice excuse, I like it. :y :D ;D
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Re: Top speed (on a private road)
« Reply #58 on: 24 November 2010, 19:32:58 »
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You do live round the corner from Silverstone though I suppose. ;) :D
I have been round there without permission, more than once ::).  Had a scary one in the gravel trap at (old) Stowe once, but managed to keep it moving and get it out - not sure security would have been that helpful ::)

They are much, much stricter nowadays, and guard access better now.
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Re: Top speed (on a private road)
« Reply #59 on: 24 November 2010, 19:42:02 »
This picture was taken about 7 years in my 3.0 elite 150mph, Please note this was in Germany :y



[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toIANeYDG88[/media]

And 2 years, also in Germany I got 168mph
In my work Audi A8 4.2 V8.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn6S-hCsVos[/media]
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