AR15 has a need for speed - stopped driving 105mph!

[G. Gordon Gator]

What's the fastest everyone's ever driven? I go back and forth from Miami to Clearwater fairly regularly and have hit 135 on Alligator Alley more than once.

Only by myself would I drive that fast. No girls in the back, no money in a sack, but "both hands on the wheel with my shoulders reared back."

 

[bacongator]

In the age of NIL, I think Richardson really made a bad mistake here. What he should have said was, "Gainesville Dodge provided this amazing Dodge Challenger to me. I can't stop driving it and sometimes I just have to get up early to go for a drive to clear my head and think about the offense. In this case the car is so smooth that I thought I was only going 45. With that V8 and 807 horsepower, you end up going a lot faster than you think! I'm not saying that is right to drive 105 mph, that's clearly a mistake on my part, but if you were the kind of person who might think about driving that fast, I can tell you that Gainesville Dodge has a car for you!"

 

[oxrageous]

In the age of NIL, I think Richardson really made a bad mistake here. What he should have said was, "Gainesville Dodge provided this amazing Dodge Challenger to me. I can't stop driving it and sometimes I just have to get up early to go for a drive to clear my head and think about the offense. In this case the car is so smooth that I thought I was only going 45. With that V8 and 807 horsepower, you end up going a lot faster than you think! I'm not saying that is right to drive 105 mph, that's clearly a mistake on my part, but if you were the kind of person who might think about driving that fast, I can tell you that Gainesville Dodge has a car for you!"

The Hellcat is only 707 horsepower, not 807.

 

[Bait'n Gator]

The first year Dodge started back making the challenger, I believe it was 2008 they made around 5000 limited edition SRT 8's with each car identified with a number engraved in the dash. I bought one of them and hit 150 on the way home with that ****er from the dealership. Fastest I ever got it was 168, it had more I just ran out of south Georgia back road. Kept it for about 2 years before I realized I was too much of an idiot to own something that went that fast.

 

[soflagator]

The first year Dodge started back making the challenger, I believe it was 2008 they made around 5000 limited edition SRT 8's with each car identified with a number engraved in the dash. I bought one of them and hit 150 on the way home with that ****er from the dealership. Fastest I ever got it was 168, it had more I just ran out of south Georgia back road. Kept it for about 2 years before I realized I was too much of an idiot to own something that went that fast.

That’s pretty much the story of anyone I’ve ever known, or just seen, with a GTR. I’ve driven one once for a very short distance, and there’s zero reason to have that much speed. When I’ve seen people driving them they almost always seem uncomfortable and generally have no business doing so. Same with Lamborghini, though at least it’s just an awesome car to own. Much better drive than the other but still probably less than .5% of the population have any business driving one.

 

[I Have No Friends :(]

That’s pretty much the story of anyone I’ve ever known, or just seen, with a GTR. I’ve driven one once for a very short distance, and there’s zero reason to have that much speed. When I’ve seen people driving them they almost always seem uncomfortable and generally have no business doing so. Same with Lamborghini, though at least it’s just an awesome car to own. Much better drive than the other but still probably less than .5% of the population have any business driving one.

 

[soflagator]

 

[Bernardo de la Paz]

But you have to get the memo eventually, or the cost gets high.

Another way to look at this is if you can afford the cost you can ignore the memo.

 

[Bernardo de la Paz]

I've driven my car over 100 probably around 2000 times.

My advice to AR would be to upgrade his countermeasures.

 

[gatormandan]

My advice to AR is to make sure his tires are good and are inflated properly and to have fun.

 

[NavetG8r]

Yeah, I've gone faster. Stupid kids do stupid things. I bought my first street bike when I was 21. Lost my license within 6 months for getting too many tickets. Outran GPD on the way home from Dubs one night. Lucky I didn't go to jail. Hit 120 a few times on that bike. That was just when the handlebars started vibrating so I always had to let off the throttle at that point. Rice rocket Honda Interceptor. Dangerous bike for an idiot kid to be riding around on but damn was it fun!

 

[NOLAGATOR]

We have a student that gets a fast car legitimately through a NIL deal, and is dumb enough to get caught speeding in it. That's it. No drugs, no weapons. Hell, he hadn't even been drinking, which college kids have a tendency to do late at night. He hasn't been in any other kind of trouble at all. And yet this is some kind of "trend" that is going to lead to his Cam Newton-esque dismissal. One member even included his injuries (like he got hurt on purpose) and his back flips in as something scandalous we should be alarmed about.

Embarrassing, even for us. Can we enjoy having a good QB again for 5 seconds?

 

[NOLAGATOR]

 

[NOLAGATOR]

MY Top Was 110mph on a Brown and Gold KH 500 2 stroke
We also used to wind it out on the old Alligator Alley...But back then there was nothing...Not even a light
Had to watch for cows and actual gators on the old 2 lane

 

[I Have No Friends :(]

MY Top Was 110mph on a Brown and Gold KH 500 2 stroke
We also used to wind it out on the old Alligator Alley...But back then there was nothing...Not even a light
Had to watch for cows and actual gators on the old 2 lane

And skunks! I remember making that drive as a kid with the family. A skunk hit us with a full dose of ass juice right across the windows. The smell was horrifying.

 

[NavetG8r]

And skunks! I remember making that drive as a kid with the family. A skunk hit us with a full dose of ass juice right across the windows. The smell was horrifying.

Every time I hear some idiot say Weed smells like skunk I just shake my head. NOTHING smells like skunk but skunk, and it's puke inducingly bad. One crawled under our house we were renting in San Diego while I was stationed there. The wife's dog decided it would be a good idea to harass the skunk then came whining in the house. My clothes smelled like skunk for days. All just because that damn dog came in the house right after getting sprayed.

 

[Theologator]

Yeah, I've gone faster. Stupid kids do stupid things. I bought my first street bike when I was 21. Lost my license within 6 months for getting too many tickets. Outran GPD on the way home from Dubs one night. Lucky I didn't go to jail. Hit 120 a few times on that bike. That was just when the handlebars started vibrating so I always had to let off the throttle at that point. Rice rocket Honda Interceptor. Dangerous bike for an idiot kid to be riding around on but damn was it fun!

A friend of mine died last night. He came upon a minister whose car had broken down & asked for a ride home. He said sure & the minister got on the back of his motorcycle. He took him over 100mph down the center line on a 2-lane road in traffic.

That was 74 years ago when he was 18. He died last night at 92 & lived a very long and successful, happy life. Really great guy.

 

[soflagator]

A friend of mine died last night. He came upon a minister whose car had broken down & asked for a ride home. He said sure & the minister got on the back of his motorcycle. He took him over 100mph down the center line on a 2-lane road in traffic.

That was 74 years ago when he was 18. He died last night at 92 & lived a very long and successful, happy life. Really great guy.

I thought you were going a completely different direction there for a moment. I thought for sure you were going to say that they too went to Cheetah on Okeechobee.

 

[Theologator]

I thought you were going a completely different direction there for a moment. I thought for sure you were going to say that they too went to Cheetah on Okeechobee.

Well he didn’t have a credit card back then soooooo….

 

[Gator By Marriage]

A friend of mine died last night. He came upon a minister whose car had broken down & asked for a ride home. He said sure & the minister got on the back of his motorcycle. He took him over 100mph down the center line on a 2-lane road in traffic.

That was 74 years ago when he was 18. He died last night at 92 & lived a very long and successful, happy life. Really great guy.

Sorry for your loss Theo. Sounds like he was our kind of guy.