The quickest I've had my 16 up to is about 160 k's. I slowed down when I
went past a power pole with flowers stuck to it, that woke me up a bit. Plus
the fact that I thought the doors were all going to fall off!
Gregg
-----Original Message-----
From: Terry & Heather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sunday, 27 August 2000 2:28
Subject: RE: Police
>Gregg,
>
>You'd be surprised how stable a 1200 coupe is a high speed, compared to a
>1600 sedan that is. I could hit the rev limiter on the 1600/FJturbo 1600
>down conrod and that was 130mph or 210kph (and a real hand full). it had a
>4.375 diff as it was geared for Wakefield Park and not that suitable for
>Bathurst. I only raced it there once as I just happened to get invited to
go
>there with late notice to a meeting one weekend with a bunch of ford escort
>guys. I blew them all away especially up mountain straight and you should
>have seen the looks I got as this Datto that looked like a rally car roared
>past them and it was worth the price of admission, I didn't just crawl past
>them I smoked them badly. That 1600 cornered far better around right hand
>corners (maybe it was in my head) but .
>
>I could enter what is known as Bridgestone corner these days at 100 mph in
>4th with the right foot through the floor and most of the bda's couldn't
>even clock 100mph up the hill. In my 1200 GX1400/4 spd the quickest it was
>recorded at Bathurst down conrod was 120mph or 193 kph as it would only
pull
>7000 rpm with a 3.9 diff and it was around 10 seconds a lap slower than the
>Charger E37 R/T at 144mph or 230kph at an average lap speed of only 92 mph
>so how fast was George's Z18 turbo Bluebird.
>
>terry
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gregg Sheridan
>Sent: Saturday, 26 August 2000 9:03 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Police
>
>
>120 k's in a 1200 would be pretty scary shit I reckon, let alone 223! :)
>
>Gregg
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Andrew Denniss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Saturday, 26 August 2000 8:03
>Subject: Re: Police
>
>
>>Mine aint a 1600 but the 1200 has clocked 223km down conrod at
supersprint
>with
>>CA18 my A series it clocked 192kmh :)
>>thats pretty damn fast
>>Andrew
>>
>>Adam Jackson wrote:
>>
>>> what's the highest speed and of you blokes have ahd your 1600 upto? just
>out
>>> of interest
>>>
>>> hehe
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Julian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 1:50 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Police
>>>
>>> > i laugh now cos if i was in my skyline they wouldn't have had a
chance.
>I
>>> would
>>> > have been home and wouldn't have even known..
>>> >
>>> > i wonder what they would have done then.....
>>> >
>>> > - Julian
>>> >
>>> > Mark Ward wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > Goin' down a hill is a bit rough. We usually sit, believe it or
not,
>at
>>> the
>>> > > top of hills and get better results with people booting it up the
>hill.
>>> > > Better still, they have no avenue for complaint. Couldn't be fairer
>>> than
>>> > > that.
>>> > >
>>> > > PS: Those new V6 rodeo's go pretty hard for a tonka truck. You'd
be
>>> > > surprised.
>>> > >
>>> > > Wardy :)
>>> > >
>>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>>> > > From: "Julian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> > > Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 9:25 PM
>>> > > Subject: Re: Police
>>> > >
>>> > > > You lucky, got busted earlier this year doing 120 in 80 zone.
>Asshole
>>> > > cops
>>> > > > waiting for someone to come down the hill fast. Lucky it wasn't
in
>my
>>> old
>>> > > car,
>>> > > > would have lost my licence for long time cos i was flat to the
>floor
>>> at
>>> > > that
>>> > > > moment. It was 10 or 11 pm on a country road which turns to
100kph
>>> about
>>> > > 500
>>> > > > metres down the road (they caught up to me in the 100 zone)
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Funny thing was they didn't put on their lights until they were
>right
>>> > > behind me.
>>> > > > I was curious to know what this truck thing was doing closing on
>me..
>>> it
>>> > > was a
>>> > > > rodeo divvy van with the big cage.... until the red and blue's
>came
>>> on
>>> > > and they
>>> > > > i shit my self.... Pity i didn't keep going at the same rate i was
>cos
>>> > > they
>>> > > > wouldn't have caught me and i wouldn't have known they were
>there....
>>> > > >
>>> > > > anyway, 1 month suspension and $220 fine and now one point.. am
>not
>>> > > speeding
>>> > > > for a year from about now.... :(
>>> > > >
>>> > > > tip, don't speed past plenty valley christian school any time...
>>> > > (Yarrambat.)
>>> > > >
>>> > > > - Julian
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Davidson wrote:
>>> > > >
>>> > > > > I dont like em. The only time i have actually had respect for a
>>> copper
>>> > > was
>>> > > > > when he let me off for doing 120 in a 60 zone. I had 1 point
>left
>>> on my
>>> > > > > licence at the time aswell. He was like "you flew past us at
the
>>> > > > > round-a-bout...didnt you se us" My reply was "no, obviously
not"
>>> There
>>> > > was
>>> > > > > a long stretch of road after that and was tested the datto for
>>> speed. I
>>> > > > > honestly didnt see them at the rounda bout. The only reason he
>let
>>> me
>>> > > off
>>> > > > > was because i said he had no proof and i estimated my speed at
>70kph
>>> > > because
>>> > > > > of the Mph speedo. I felt like the luckyest kunt that day. I
>now
>>> have
>>> > > a
>>> > > > > full 12 points and still speeding as bad. If not worse. :)
>>> > > > >
>>> > > > > Scott
>>> > > > > Davo
>>> > > > > -----Original Message-----
>>> > > > > From: Andy Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> > > > > Date: Friday, 25 August, 2000 17:01
>>> > > > > Subject: Re: Police
>>> > > > >
>>> > > > > >Why do policemen like Datto's? The only time I got booked I
was
>>> doing
>>> > > 118
>>> > > > > >in the middle of no-where. The policeman had a new laser speed
>gun
>>> and
>>> > > > > >apologised because he couldn't let me off... I even had a lady
>cop
>>> > > pull me
>>> > > > > >up for doing 62 in a 50 zone and laughed as she let me off.
She
>>> said,
>>> > > "We
>>> > > > > >heard you coming hehe!" Lucky I wasn't touching the
>accelerator.
>>> I
>>> > > have
>>> > > > > >nothing but respect for police who do their job. As long as
>people
>>> > > don't
>>> > > > > >winge when they get caught.
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >Andy.
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >>From: James & Chirryl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> > > > > >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> > > > > >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> > > > > >>Subject: Re: 180B SSS coupe
>>> > > > > >>Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 16:26:39 +0800
>>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >> > On a similar subject the best 510 i ever had in my youth
had
>a
>>> 180B
>>> > > SSS
>>> > > > > >> > engine (twin hitachis).. It was a lovely motor car and
very
>>> quick
>>> > > for
>>> > > > > >>its
>>> > > > > >> > time.. I once got booked by the cops in NSW doing 128mph..
>>> Luckily
>>> > > the
>>> > > > > >>cop
>>> > > > > >> > was a dattophile and let me off after i gave him a drive..
>>> Can't
>>> > > see
>>> > > > > >>that
>>> > > > > >> > happening these days
>>> > > > > >> > cheers
>>> > > > > >> > Mick
>>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >>Not unless you get pulled over , and Wardy's on duty :)
>>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >>james.
>>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > >
>>> > >
>>>
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>>
>
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