Tell Me My Buddy's Not Crazy At 165 Mph With 1 Gear To Go!!

[SWAPMEETCRAZY]

THIS WAS A PIC TAKEN ON A BACK ROAD IN LOUISIANA BY MY CRAZY BUDDY IN A 2008 G8 (LS2 EQUIPPED AND TWEAKED ) IN BELIEVE IT OR NOT 5TH GEAR!!! STILL 1 TO GO!!!

[JKnight]

Originally Posted by SWAPMEETCRAZY

THIS WAS A PIC TAKEN ON A Closed Runway IN LOUISIANA BY MY CRAZY BUDDY IN A 2008 G8 (LS2 EQUIPPED AND TWEAKED ) IN BELIEVE IT OR NOT 5TH GEAR!!! STILL 1 TO GO!!!

Fixed that for ya. I would have to assign a name to it other than crazy.

[96z28ss]

165 in 5th at lets say less than 5500 rpm. not sure I believe that.
I think he is in 6th already. I could be wrong though.

[SWAPMEETCRAZY]

he swears it was 5th--he's done ALOT of tweaking on this sleeper!!
By the way i went down this road today --it's new and only 2.4 miles long!!! jim

[wmhjr]

Originally Posted by SWAPMEETCRAZY

THIS WAS A PIC TAKEN ON A BACK ROAD IN LOUISIANA BY MY CRAZY BUDDY IN A 2008 G8 (LS2 EQUIPPED AND TWEAKED ) IN BELIEVE IT OR NOT 5TH GEAR!!! STILL 1 TO GO!!!

Glad your buddy doesn't live anywhere near me. I live on back roads.

[ccracin]

Sorry bud, no props. Hope my kids aren't outside playing when your buddy is around.

[SWAPMEETCRAZY]

Originally Posted by ccracin

Sorry bud, no props. Hope my kids aren't outside playing when your buddy is around.

Hey chad-just a short road-no homes --1 of those roads to no where!! The title of this thread shows my opinion--I'm with U !!

[ccracin]

Originally Posted by SWAPMEETCRAZY

Hey chad-just a short road-no homes --1 of those roads to no where!! The title of this thread shows my opinion--I'm with U !!

I've been there myself. Well not quite there but you get it. Guess I have a new outlook since I'm a parent and getting older. Get him out to one of the top speed challenges and let that baby sing!

[wmhjr]

Originally Posted by SWAPMEETCRAZY

Hey chad-just a short road-no homes --1 of those roads to no where!! The title of this thread shows my opinion--I'm with U !!

Not to be a wet blanket, but even roads to nowhere sometimes unexpectedly have people, bicyclists, hikers crossing, utility workers, pedestrians, or animals on them. At 165mph that's 242ft/sec. Assuming that the guy could even see somebody based on the light outside, he will have travelled at least 500 ft before any possibility of braking. Then, under good road conditions using a CoF of .8, you need another 350ft to stop. That's well over an 1/8th of a mile on an uncontrolled road - at best. As a cyclist who lives in the country, I get a little sensitive to people driving at excessive speeds on "back roads" or "roads to nowhere" because they figure nobody else will be there. Until they are. I know nobody is really endorsing this stuff but just wanted to make the point. You never know - it could end up saving a life. There is zero tolerance for 165mph on uncontrolled public roads.

[MoonMan]

Originally Posted by wmhjr

Not to be a wet blanket, but even roads to nowhere sometimes unexpectedly have people, bicyclists, hikers crossing, utility workers, pedestrians, or animals on them. At 165mph that's 242ft/sec. Assuming that the guy could even see somebody based on the light outside, he will have travelled at least 500 ft before any possibility of braking. Then, under good road conditions using a CoF of .8, you need another 350ft to stop. That's well over an 1/8th of a mile on an uncontrolled road - at best. As a cyclist who lives in the country, I get a little sensitive to people driving at excessive speeds on "back roads" or "roads to nowhere" because they figure nobody else will be there. Until they are. I know nobody is really endorsing this stuff but just wanted to make the point. You never know - it could end up saving a life. There is zero tolerance for 165mph on uncontrolled public roads.

Agreed! I think what's even crazier is that the picture was taken from the driver's perspective (at 165mph)....one hand was not on the wheel.