Highest Speed travelled in your 8...?
05-19-2005 | 01:20 AM
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Highest Speed travelled in your 8...?
Hi all, besides the obv. (look at thread title) question i'm going to ask, i just want to put in a disclaimer...im not trying to support street racing or anything here, so please no picking.. 
I just want to know what are some of the higher speeds u guys hav gotten upto in the 8...?
kno i dont know if this has been asked b4 ...? (do point out) but, u can just mention the speed, or add in "where" detail, ie NSW m2 motorway, sunday morning b4 10 am for instance...
Oh yeah dont make it a competition....oh btw, id love to see your response choppy.... :D :D
I just want to know what are some of the higher speeds u guys hav gotten upto in the 8...?
kno i dont know if this has been asked b4 ...? (do point out) but, u can just mention the speed, or add in "where" detail, ie NSW m2 motorway, sunday morning b4 10 am for instance...
Oh yeah dont make it a competition....oh btw, id love to see your response choppy.... :D :D
05-19-2005 | 01:30 AM
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There is actually a thread in the general forum:
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/top-speed-9066/
For me though the fastest I have taken the 8 to is 110km/h.
On the track of course
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/top-speed-9066/
For me though the fastest I have taken the 8 to is 110km/h.
On the track of course
Last edited by Hymee; 05-22-2005 at 12:28 PM.
05-19-2005 | 07:35 PM
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While some of the responses are entertaining, I reckon Mikeyr has made the best point.
Let's face it, there are a number of other cars that will do the RX8 over in straight line acceleration and top speed. It's the ability to hold speed through corners that makes it so addictive to drive. That and the pure fun of revving the thing to red-line. :D
Let's face it, there are a number of other cars that will do the RX8 over in straight line acceleration and top speed. It's the ability to hold speed through corners that makes it so addictive to drive. That and the pure fun of revving the thing to red-line. :D
Huh.... My wife travels faster than that at the Myer Boxing day sale :D :D 
05-20-2005 | 08:20 PM
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110 kph on the Hay Plain. The car has 3000 rpm to go, but I think it was starting to bounce against a speed limiter.
Solid though, it could have gone a lot faster without losing shape.
Solid though, it could have gone a lot faster without losing shape.
Last edited by Hymee; 05-22-2005 at 12:33 PM.
05-20-2005 | 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by xxup
Before or after the swabar broke?? :p
Hmmm ... I guess before. Since the swaybar broke last night, and I am in Adelaide at the moment. Even if I wanted to, there is no way I would travel from Hay to Adelaide at night, damn Kangaroos everywhere.
Nah, I've done it twice, last year in October, and the year before that in September.
05-21-2005 | 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by MissRx8
Why and how would a sway bar break like dat?? 
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