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Re: RL Handling [jjacura]
by rich545
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May 17, 2005 (4:26 am)
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Replying to: jjacura (May 16, 2005 2:34 pm)
That would have been funny, but it was that bright blue color, and it was two guys most likely in their mid-20's.
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- #2248 of 9978
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Re: RL Handling [jjacura]
by rich545
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May 17, 2005 (4:37 am)
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Replying to: jjacura (May 16, 2005 7:52 pm)
Oh I was being stupid to an extreme, no doubt about it. It was actually right on 290. Keep in mind, it only takes about 25 seconds to get to that speed in this car from a dead stop (and we were going about 80 when we started) and we didn't stay there very long. It was pretty late a night so there weren't many other cars on the road either. Not that any of this excuses driving so recklessly, but it was fun! You'd be amazed at how solid the 545 feels at high speeds. Anyway, not something I've repeated since then, and not something I plan on repeating. Just needed to see what the new rig was capable of. Now that I know, I'm good!
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- #2249 of 9978
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Re: RL Handling [rich545]
by jjacura
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May 17, 2005 (10:36 am)
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Replying to: rich545 (May 17, 2005 4:37 am)
There is a strech of road Nebraskaguy reminded me about in the southwestern area of his home state that is flat, straight, sparsely habitated and hardly patrolled. One might consider it a Bimmer paradise. Hint! Hint!
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Re: RL Handling [jjacura]
by tayl0rd
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May 17, 2005 (11:03 am)
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Replying to: jjacura (May 17, 2005 10:36 am)
There is a strech of road Nebraskaguy reminded me about in the southwestern area of his home state that is flat, straight, sparsely habitated ...
Wouldn't that be I-90 from stateline to stateline? 
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- #2251 of 9978
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Re: RL Handling [tayl0rd]
by cdnpinhead
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May 17, 2005 (4:09 pm)
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Replying to: tayl0rd (May 17, 2005 11:03 am)
I-80 runs all the way across Nebraska (455 miles).
I-90 is up in South Dakota.
The best high-speed roads are not interstates, they're the little-used US highways in rural areas. My favorites are in Nevada, but they exist all over the West & Midwest. My general rule for running at high speed (above 90) is that there shouldn't be another vehicle anywhere in sight.
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- #2252 of 9978
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cdnpinhead
by lexusguy
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May 17, 2005 (4:43 pm)
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Montana is great for that kind of stuff. Unfortunately a guy in a 911 removed the state's "no speed limit during the day" when he was caught doing around 150 or so, but you can still drive dangerously fast through most of the state.
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- #2253 of 9978
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Re: cdnpinhead [lexusguy]
by richcream
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May 18, 2005 (5:50 am)
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Replying to: lexusguy (May 17, 2005 4:43 pm)
How does one get caught at 150mph? 
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- #2254 of 9978
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Re: cdnpinhead [richcream]
by kyfdx HOST
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May 18, 2005 (5:52 am)
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Replying to: richcream (May 18, 2005 5:50 am)
Eventually.... you have to slow down.... Can't outrun a radio...
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- #2255 of 9978
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Re: cdnpinhead [richcream]
by hpowders
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May 18, 2005 (5:56 am)
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Replying to: richcream (May 18, 2005 5:50 am)
I got caught near Albany(Coxsackie, NY) on the way to Buffalo by a light plane working with ground patrol.
What hurt was I was keeping pace with traffic!
But I was flattered that they needed the "air force" to bring me down! 
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Re: cdnpinhead [richcream]
by merc1
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May 18, 2005 (6:39 am)
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Replying to: richcream (May 18, 2005 5:50 am)
Well in the Chicago a few years ago a guy got caught doin 160mph on Lake Shore Driver on some type of Honda sport bike. The dumb part was that he got away but decided to repeat the same run in the opposite direction! Thats when they got him. 
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