Hit an indicated 140mph this weekend. I still had power left but no more room. I'm pretty sure that I could have seen 150mph had there been space.

That was scary fast. The car itself felt good but still frighteningly fast. The conditions were as safe as can be - dry roads, straight, good visibility, no traffic other than a Taurus SHO with me... It was a turn that caused me to slow. I was running under the protection of a V1. The prior record was an indicated 130 mph in my 98 328i.

By the way, I had 3 passengers totalling about 900 lbs and another 100 lbs of luggage in the trunk. That's a lot of weight slowing me down. Anyway, it was stupid to have had other people in the car. Honestly, I had nightmares last night about killing 3 friends. Next time I do it - it will be alone (and yes, should be on the track).

I was surprised how fast the SHO was. We did two runs. 1 where I took off, the SHO trailing. I didn't convincingly lose the SHO. On the 2nd run, he took the lead and I wasn't making much headway to catching him. I'm not sure what year it was however it was the the body style that ran until 95. Both runs started with us about 75-80 mph.

I'm not sure what sort of impact I can attribute to the extra 800 lbs I was carrying. The SHO also could have been modified. I don't think either of us were expecting the other to 'play' - I got one big thumbs up from the SHO when all was said and done.

Oh yeah, I'm totally stock and have 9500 miles on my 9-5.

Bryce

00 Aero

• New Personal Landspeed Record - 00 9-5 Aero, Bryce, Mon, 11 Dec 2000 17:00:14 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Want to see fast cars? Check this out..., Kalle, Sat, 16 Dec 2000 18:11:20
  • Last night: 01 Volvo S60 T5, 160 mph indicated...unstable!!!! n/m, Karl , Fri, 15 Dec 2000 01:45:35
    • M3 173.75 MPH trapped in Pretoria South Afica, Andrew , Fri, 15 Dec 2000 07:39:19
  • SHO=Fast, Alfa=Faster, Justin VanAbrahams , Fri, 15 Dec 2000 01:29:22
  • Re: New Personal Landspeed Record - 00 9-5 Aero, Talladega900, Wed, 13 Dec 2000 17:55:46
  • I have seen the speedo sweep by 150 MPH while racing a Vette...., Norm 9-5 Aero, Wed, 13 Dec 2000 01:10:47
    • that wasn't a thumbs up, he was flipping you off ;-)!, John Rose, Sat, 16 Dec 2000 10:36:37
    • Only auto SHO had 3.2, manual retained 3.0 n/m, nick , Thu, 14 Dec 2000 20:15:56
  • 161 mph indicated - 9K Aero w/ 3" and reprogrammed ECU... n/m, Karl , Tue, 12 Dec 2000 10:49:08
  • Re: New Personal Landspeed Record - 00 9-5 Aero, Caspar, Tue, 12 Dec 2000 07:46:52
  • Re: What is the top speed of the 9-5 anyway?, LDH, Mon, 11 Dec 2000 21:06:09
    • speed limited to 155 mph by dumping boost. n/m, jim, Tue, 12 Dec 2000 01:48:18
  • Weight doesn't have much impact on top speed.., Aaron Gilbert, Mon, 11 Dec 2000 19:36:59
    • Its was car and driver and it was and areo N/M, Ben D, Mon, 11 Dec 2000 21:05:52
  • Re: New Personal Landspeed Record - 00 9-5 Aero, Richard Miller, Mon, 11 Dec 2000 18:32:18
    • Re: 150 mph, Tested in south africa, Gavin, Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:04:41

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