Your thoughts on this

[SprintV8]

Not any different by a long way,<br>
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Just didn't go crashing into thing's<br>
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Garage, Old Granny's car's?.

<p>1980 Dolomite SprintV8 (Soon to be shoehorned with a 360bhp of TVR AJP V8 Pumping Alloy !)<br>
2002 Citroen Xsara 2.0 HDi Estate.... Part's delivery Vehicle.<br>
They laugh at me because I am different. I laugh at them because they are all the same!)</p><i></i>

[2F45T4U]

Oooh... that was low...<br>
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What was it that Smifter called his car again...

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[george]

good bit of photo shop work there !!!

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[1300dolly]

ive been a car speedo at 160 but that was in the days before radar<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :rollin --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/roll.gif ALT=":rollin"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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Justyn

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[Silvery]

About 140 odd (I think it was a shade over) is the fastest I've seen on a speedo in a moving car... And I was behind the wheel.<br>
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Blew a seal at an indicated 135 ish in another car that really shouldn't be able to go that fast.<br>
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Taken 998 Minis off the speedo (needle sitting somewhere around the indicator and ign warning lamps), but that's only about 95 - 100 I think.<br>
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Blew a Skoda exhaust trying to ton up in a 4 speeder, was well into the red and a shade off the 100 when there was an almighty bang.<br>
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Been in another Skoda, 5 speeder, that got off the clock (about 11<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... lasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> down a very big hill.<br>
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Triumph wise I've had a Dolly 1300 up to just under a ton on the speedo downhill with twin carbs and no fan, and a 1300fwd up to and over 90 on the speedo on a downhill run (best not mention that too loudly in case the new owner hears me <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> ). Had the 2000 up to about 80 on the speedo very briefly to see if my balls were still planetoid titanium, but I backed off when the vibrations were shaking my root canal fillings out and the front was trying to go in all three physical planes at once!<br>
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Much though the sapling huggers might disagree, I'd rather have a car moving at 100+ than have the wheels doing 100+ a few inches from tarmac doing 0. Could be interesting to see what happened if jacks or stands gave way...<br>
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(There are no units of measurement in the above, or mention as to what plane of existence these experiences were had upon... <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START ;) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/wink.gif ALT=";)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> )

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[davepoth]

I did 130 racing a 18 wheeler on a freeway in West Virginia once. It was quite bendy and I needed to apex all the corners to get round. as did the truck.<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /happy.gif ALT=":D"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END-->

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[Jon Tilson]

over 120 in 3 cars....the Sprint with 91, a rover SD1 2600 and the series 3 XJ6....<br>
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The jag felt fine...the others I wouldnt want to have carried on for much longer...<br>
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No units...no location...no evidence.<br>
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Jonners

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[SMIFTER]

about 125 is the fastest I've seen in my Sprint on the road<br>
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'I may have' Managed 140mph (the end of the speedo!) on my old GTI-6 coming back from carlisle with a fully loaded boot of beer, dog on the back seat and sleeping wife by my side, was still going but she woke up in time to give be a bollocking.<br>
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And I've maybe managed to hit the end of the Speedo in the Smart Toaster (120). Now that was a rush!

<p><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.smifter1971.pwp.blueyonder.c ... >Smifter's Dolomite Sprint Website</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br>
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Featherweight 1974 Dolomite Sprint - Soon to be XE'd, NOS'd, Megasquirted and 5 linked Lash up to scare myself (and my wallet) senseless<br>
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2004 Smart Roadster (company car!!) - 698cc of turbo'd adrenaline fuelled rollerskate - destined to classic status thanks to Daimler Chrysler bean counters.<br>
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1997 Audi A4 2.6 to chill out after the above and fill with baby products.....<br>
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2005 Trek 1400 (ok its not a car but still fast) - <br>
a bit like Lance Armstrong but slower and fatter</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p206.ezboard.com/bthetriumphdolo ... SMIFTER</A> at: 10/3/06 2:19 pm<br></i>

[MaddMart]

I've done 125 in a couple of Sprints & my Prelude. 135 in my old Celica.<br>
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Edit: kph of course !

<p>Martin<br>
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<!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.dolomitesprint.com/" target="top">www.dolomitesprint.com</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p206.ezboard.com/bthetriumphdolo ... addMart</A> at: 10/3/06 2:27 pm<br></i>

[Carsreunited]

Sprint was 6000rpm in overdrive top. (Whatever that was because the speedo didn't work).<br>
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Bikes. Max was 190 on a blackbird. Probably a true 175.<br>
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Cerby. 160 so far.<br>
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Mini. 135. down hill. tail wind. Not bad for a 1600.<br>


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[LewisK]

Is it 130 or 140 the clock runs to on the sprint, my memory escapes me! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :rollin --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/roll.gif ALT=":rollin"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END-->

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[MaddMart]

Depends, early (like your pic) is 140, later is 130. Think they're the same on the 1850?

<p>Martin<br>
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[Silvery]

Was about to say 135 is good going for a Mini..<br>
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Then I realised if it's a 1600 you're either talking about a re-engined one, an A series taken to the maxium (which I think is around 1596cc), or that nasty BMW marketingmobile. I'm guessing it's the latter <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :( --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /frown.gif ALT=":("><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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Now, anything much over a ton in a proper Mini is impressive, not so much from an engineering point of view, more from a "Do you have a sense of your own mortality" standpoint!

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[Carsreunited]

Yes. Sorry. It was the german one. Just a cooper not an 'S'<br>
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[george]

and with an engine desinged by chrysler usa<br>


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