Originally Posted by
FJRider
I once made an attempt to get my FJ up to 7000 rpm in top gear (on a closed private road of course).
I made into top gear ... but ran out of road before 7000 rpm.
223 km/hr on the GPS.
I started another story but it reminded me of this. A friend of mine back in the day owned a 351GT Ford with full Cleveland running gear.
He was on his way to Auckland one day, full of the joys of spring and doing close to 150mph when his radar detector went off. He hit the brakes hard probably generating a considerable amount of smoke in the process. When the speed dropped to 80mph he spun the car 180 and buried his boot. Probably generating yet more smoke.
If the cop was actually awake his eyes must have been on stalks, but cops are supposed to have better work stories.
The hero of this tale was a nationally known stock car driver so he had the skills. Some of you will have met him through motorcycling.
There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
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