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    This was quite an interesting experience



    Smooth as silk.
    Felt like 90, not double that. Only real clue to the speed was the dashed line on the highway looked like a single line and the engine roar was louder than usual.
    Had to shut down just after the digital readout said 180 due to traffic (far) ahead. The brakes are phenomenal. Amazing how quickly they peeled off 100 mph w/o any fuss...

    Please save the "Oh, that's dangerous" speech. Yes, I know it is and I was also very careful where and when I chose to do this. I did it, it's done and it was fun to try once. (but I do admit I want to see if the machine will really run 187 as advertised. - needed another three or four miles of clear highway to find out.)

    Up to this point the fastest I'd ever been on the ground was 160 in the RS6 that sits beside my R8 in the garage.
    An R8 and an RS6 in one garage: It doesn't get much better!

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    The fastest I drove on Highway is 310 km/h. The fastest on track is 348 km/...

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    Excellent. Life begins at (1)40.
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    I will say 240 ! ! !

    Frederic

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    I meant miles per hour, but yes - I agree!
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    you aren't going fast till you're doin' a buck twenty.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KfabR8 View Post

    Please save the "Oh, that's dangerous" speech.
    The fastest I have ever been in the USA is 165, on autobahn, 174. You have bested me...

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