What speed do you consider fast?

NickyC · 10-24-2023, 06:58 PM

When the car starts feeling loose underneath.

tranquility · 10-24-2023, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Hit_Apex

Depends on the track or event (ie standing 1/2 mile). This is a question I would not think twice about from a 6 grader, but here we are.

Dude, you don't havta insult the guy, just give your answer. Btw, it's e.g. not i.e.

Efthreeoh · 10-24-2023, 08:27 PM

Where I live, fast is dictated by how many deer there are and how old they are.

Hit_Apex · 10-24-2023, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by tranquility

Dude, you don't havta insult the guy, just give your answer. Btw, it's e.g. not i.e.

It depends on the conditions, what situations could arise, and your skill level or tolerance for risk. It’s a calculation that’s very individual. If you are out of touch with the physics involved or environmental risks the posted speed limit is a good choice.

ppointer · 10-24-2023, 09:17 PM

160mph three times each lap of Road America on my track-prepped CBR 600RR. Only feels fast when I am getting close to my braking marker.

IcewaterPete · 10-24-2023, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ppointer

160mph three times each lap of Road America on my track-prepped CBR 600RR. Only feels fast when I am getting close to my braking marker.

You make an excellent point. I have the same impression. At RA I can just nip 150 with my M2C on the front straight and if I go hard and late brake into turn 1 with the rear getting squirrelly then I feel it’s fast. Especially with traffic. Otherwise it’s just a number.

kyrix1st · 10-25-2023, 12:32 AM

Honestly, 300kph. You start to feel the world coming at you instead of you going towards it.

V-Eight · 10-25-2023, 01:16 AM

Fast? to me is when you feel a bit "overloaded" depending on what you're driving and when. You must consider road conditions, wet/dry surface etc.

In general, speaking on the Autobahn/motorway (in Italy), you're fast above 250 km/h in dry conditions.

ptack · 10-25-2023, 12:23 PM

Fast is what I drive. Very fast is anything that passes me.

No one · 10-25-2023, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by M2siast

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Originally Posted by MassWholeBimmer

When I was in the UK years ago, on the M6 north of Liverpool, as one enters Scotland, there is a stretch of the M6 with no speed limit. I was in a Peugot 6 speed manual. I was going over 120 mph for quite some time (10 minutes or so). From what I remember, the car handled fine..

Not sure how much was left on the accelerator, but after that, I backed off... Not so much due to any limitations on the car.. but I had enough !!

Could have been due to being overseas, road being nearly empty with traffic, being in a rental car, my skill...all of above..

What are you referring to? There's no such thing as a motorway with no speed limit in the UK...

There is no Peugeot that can go that fast either.

ctcarbonari · 10-25-2023, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by NickyC

When the car starts feeling loose underneath.

^This^ is the most accurate answer so far, imo.

As others have mentioned, "Too Fast" is a relative term depending upon a lot of factors.

Case in point:

My recent experience with Law Enforcement's Finest.
By no means did it feel "too fast" to me. Actually, was still quite comfortable.
Officer "C" had a different opinion, but was kind enough to issue my ticket for 10 mph over 55 limit. He was also diligent enough to write down my actual speed in the comment section in case I had the notion to fight it out in court. lol

Car-Addicted · 10-25-2023, 03:50 PM

The speed that comes right after "Hold my Beer"

and just before "Officer I'm sure that's not right.

MassWholeBimmer · 10-25-2023, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by M2siast

What are you referring to? There's no such thing as a motorway with no speed limit in the UK...

Well, it was about 15 years ago. If there was, I didn't see any signs.. and rest of traffic was motoring along pretty fast.

infinitekidM2C · 10-25-2023, 04:28 PM

56 miles an hour is where i draw the line

i saw one young whippersnapper doing 61!

Condorll · 10-25-2023, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by tranquility

Unfortunately, I'll probably never reach my threshold cuz I'm scared of getting dinged/impounded by the cops and the highways are potentially hazardous/dangerous w crazy potholes and unintended 'ramps' that could send you airborne.

We were in Montreal at the end of July with our new '23 X5, insane how many potholes and crappy roads you have. Also car thefts galore from Hotel parking lots, every GD night a car was stolen from the Hampton Inn on Hwy 40, west island. Apparently car thefts are all over Montreal. Our X5 was not touched thank God, had a club on my steering wheel and a faraday pouch for my key fob. Police obviously don't give a crap about the car thefts, been going on for years. Scumbags drive them to the port of Montreal put them in containers and ship them overseas.
Next visit I will fly and will rent a car.

MassWholeBimmer · 10-25-2023, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by M2siast

Roads don't need signs to have speed limits, though. Every road has a speed limit, signs are not mandatory.
The limit is 70 mph.

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Thanks . I was young and foolish...Still did that speed.

gary_william · 10-25-2023, 08:51 PM

Twice the posted speed limit is fast

snakes1021 · 10-25-2023, 09:08 PM

i live near a reasonable straight stretch of toll road in TX and have hit 150 at least once a month when traffic and weather permit. I have hit 165-170 didnt feel that fast closed in on other cars and hit the brakes. younger days 125-130 was a weekend occurance in cars. then 150 or so on bikes bikes are shady one the road. pebbles to the knee cap really hurt, so to bugs.

I got pulled over once on the bike though for sure i was going to jail. cop asked if i thought (the 202 PHX AZ) was my personal race track told me i would die from the wreck Id die from the other cars running me over, get a new rear tires, slow down and have a nice day. not is such nice words but that was the gist.

G30M · 10-25-2023, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Kimnation

When speed is not judged off of a speed limit but rather by your car’s capability and your own skill, what speed do you consider fast?

it depends

X5Knox · 10-25-2023, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ///MPhatic

Depends on the car, the road, the weather, the light, so many factors.

"Fast" to me generally means "uncomfortable" and "pure concentration." Near The Dragon a few weeks ago there was a 16-mile, perfectly smooth, long sweeping road called the Foothills Parkway. It's a 45mph zone, but our line of cars drove it between 70 & 100 mph the entire way. The conditions were perfect, all the cars were sports cars, tires were heated up, everything was great, but it was also a bit uncomfortable because it required a lot of trust in the tires to maintain their grip. So to me, that was fast, yet 100mph on the interstate on a clear day is many times accidental, and not fast at all.

Foothills parkway and Cherohala skyway are pretty cool to run around 100mph . Can't do that on the Dragon lol 😆

X5Knox · 10-25-2023, 10:10 PM

I wouldn't want to go to fast in a heavy SUV but I've been over 200 in my other cars .

Oldgixxer · 10-26-2023, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by X5Knox

I wouldn't want to go to fast in a heavy SUV but I've been over 200 in my other cars .

Hot damn!!!

Details on the other cars please?

10-24-2023, 06:58 PM	#23
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