New High Speed Record...169 MPH!!!
02-28-2002, 01:56 PM
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Translation = If you have normal/Xenon headlights no matter how fast you are going they still illuminate the same area in front of you. Say for example your lights let you know what is 250-300 feet ahead of you. If you are going 65 mph it might take you 15 sec. to cover that space, hence giving you some time to react, versus 170 mph you may only get 5 sec. to react to that same thing in front of you. If you have ever driven very quickly you would know what I was talking about, even with Xenons on high, if there was a car in front of you doing 65 and you were doing 170 you would see him for only a few seconds before you eat his ass. That is what they mean by outrunning your headlights as it seems they are almost useless.
If you are on a public highway and nobody is around, I say WTF. Give it a go. Save the grandma speeches for the people in the Camry's. Street racing is dangerous sometimes, but that is because some people are truly stupid, but if you have ever driven late at night, where no one is within 5 mi. of you, I see no harm, it's the punks that want to do it on busy strrets that I have a problem with.
If you are on a public highway and nobody is around, I say WTF. Give it a go. Save the grandma speeches for the people in the Camry's. Street racing is dangerous sometimes, but that is because some people are truly stupid, but if you have ever driven late at night, where no one is within 5 mi. of you, I see no harm, it's the punks that want to do it on busy strrets that I have a problem with.
02-28-2002, 02:03 PM
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Originally posted by wantone
Hate to be a dick but I think you're setting a bad example here.
Hate to be a dick but I think you're setting a bad example here.
I'm just surprised it took 50 replies for someone to finally be a "dick".
Keep up the good work.
02-28-2002, 02:18 PM
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Originally posted by Wesmaster
Thanks, glad someone cares.
I'm just surprised it took 50 replies for someone to finally be a "dick".
Keep up the good work.
Thanks, glad someone cares.
I'm just surprised it took 50 replies for someone to finally be a "dick".
Keep up the good work.
02-28-2002, 02:18 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Fanman
[B]Translation = If you have normal/Xenon headlights no matter how fast you are going they still illuminate the same area in front of you.
[B]Translation = If you have normal/Xenon headlights no matter how fast you are going they still illuminate the same area in front of you.
02-28-2002, 11:06 PM
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The flip side to that smcurry-- there are dudes out there who want to better his speed 
Let's just be thankful Wes is OK and lived to tell about it... Next time, do it on a dyno...
Let's just be thankful Wes is OK and lived to tell about it... Next time, do it on a dyno...
02-28-2002, 11:29 PM
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This was my number at River City Raceway my first time there.... I'd love to experience going 169 mph!! You are incredible, Wes! Live life---Just do it--we are all going to die--might as well do something we love!!
MAY
