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| sww914 |
 Dec 20 2007, 12:46 AM
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I just watched this show, very cool. Sorry, no 914 content that I noticed, but lots of cool Porsches. The cameramen went on a test drive in a new Ruf car, up to 219MPH!
Now that's what I call a test drive. Nobody ever told me what a beautiful road it is. |
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| PeeGreen 914 |
Dec 20 2007, 12:54 AM
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Just when you think you're done...wait, there is more..lol Group: Members Posts: 10,219 Joined: 21-September 06 From: Seattle, WA... actually Everett Member No.: 6,884 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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Are you sure it wasn't 219KMH? Just curious.
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| SirAndy |
Dec 20 2007, 12:57 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,688 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Blood red 914-6gt @ Dec 19 2007, 10:54 PM)  Are you sure it wasn't 219KMH? Just curious. i've done 200 km/h in my little renault twingo! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) a RUF should be a little bit faster than that, so i'm guessing 219 mph is probably right ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) Andy Attached image(s) 
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| PeeGreen 914 |
Dec 20 2007, 01:19 AM
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Just when you think you're done...wait, there is more..lol Group: Members Posts: 10,219 Joined: 21-September 06 From: Seattle, WA... actually Everett Member No.: 6,884 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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I know the RUF could do 220+ MPH, but if they were in Germany they generally have KPH gauges. So i was just curious.
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| TeenerTim |
Dec 20 2007, 09:04 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 597 Joined: 22-October 07 From: Norfolk,VA Member No.: 8,253 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
QUOTE(Blood red 914-6gt @ Dec 20 2007, 01:54 AM) Are you sure it wasn't 219KMH? Just curious. I saw the show too. It was actually 212 MPH. The speedo had a digital readout including the MPH. The driver started getting nervous and backed down at that point. That run included a reporter and a camera man in the back seat. |
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| sww914 |
Dec 20 2007, 10:05 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,439 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 6,146 Region Association: None |
It may have been 212, my memory isn't what it once was, but I'm sure that it was MPH, it was a British guy's car so the speedo read in miles.
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| wertygrog |
Dec 20 2007, 10:51 PM
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wertygrog Group: Members Posts: 428 Joined: 12-November 05 From: Long Beach, CA Member No.: 5,114 Region Association: Southern California |
I had the pleasure of driving on the autobahn this summer cu, but my little Fiat Punto S rental's engine cuts out at 140kmph. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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| richardmosselman |
Dec 21 2007, 06:06 PM
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slvr bullet Group: Members Posts: 390 Joined: 18-September 05 From: Victoria BC Member No.: 4,822 |
That's too funny! My cousin's Fiat Seiciento 1.3 was doing 160 KPH with 3 of us and still had to get out of everyone's way. Lots of accidents though...one held us up for 1.5 hrs after a tractor trailer jack-knifed. You should have seen/heard the Mercs/Audi's/Bimmers/Lambo's/Ferrari's flashing by on the other side of the highway...WHOOSH. R
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| Elliot Cannon |
Dec 21 2007, 06:27 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None 
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I got to drive the autobahn this September. Went with the Auotbahn Adventures Tour. Drove a new Carrera that was supplied by Avis. I had a 180MPH renta-car! Think interstate highway system without the expansion joints. Lots more speed limits than I thought there would be. Got up to 250 kph at one point. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Much traffic. Stuttgart to Frankfurt it was bumper to bumper. Looked like the 405 freeway in Orange County at 5:00pm. One of the best vacations ever and can't wait to go back. I got pics on the other computer that is at the moment down with a VIRUS.
Cheers, Elliot |
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