I'd really like to find out.
2006-09-22 11:31:29 · 11 answers · asked by Duffman 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Yes, check out the automobile test reports on the internet, or in the trade magazines.
You getting behind the wheel, even on a test track, could become a disaster, very quickly... but, all is fair in the Darwin Awards!
2006-09-22 11:35:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and it can be fun.
I don't know what kind of car you have - but if you have a raceway nearby - you might want to find out what car clubs run there on the weekends.
Porsche Club of America uses tracks for driver education all over the USA - and most allow non-Porsches to join in. pca.org
BMW has driver schools also - and so do most car clubs.
Each club has their own way of doing it - but basically, it is to teach you how to handle your car to the best of your ability - or your car's (which ever comes first) in a safe environment with the help of an instructor sitting next to you.
The cost varies from track to track and club to club - but a weekend could cost you 200 to 500 per weekend. Each club does things to keep you interested and thanks you for participating.
One nice thing about being a weekender on a track - you really learn how to control your car at high speeds - and there is never a worry about a siren coming after you...
2006-09-22 20:10:30 · answer #2 · answered by Bogie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Take it to a place where they have no speed limits. Like a race track.
Or check out how fast the car goes by reading the test spec in a good auto magazine or on the web.
Be sure to use your seat belt, air bags, anti-lock brakes, parachute or any other safety devices you have when you do this.
2006-09-22 18:43:19 · answer #3 · answered by Differently-abled musician 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salt Lake Flats
2006-09-22 18:34:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it's always fun to run your car at a test and tune session at your local drag strip. as for top speed, if you can't find a closed track long enough, find somewhere secluded, with no fuzz. have some friends block off the road or something.
2006-09-22 21:51:17 · answer #5 · answered by Twsti07 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Out here in SoCal, you can go to a dry lake bed like El Mirage.
Take a GPS unit as your cars speedometer is probably not that accruate.
2006-09-22 18:44:32 · answer #6 · answered by Dennis K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drag strip 1/4 or 1/2 mile unless your close to the salt flats or Montana also has no speed limit. go as fast as you want to
2006-09-22 18:56:30 · answer #7 · answered by mike L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are trying to find the top speed got to an oval race or test track.
2006-09-22 18:34:20 · answer #8 · answered by jrodh8 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it to a drag strip.
2006-09-22 20:32:52 · answer #9 · answered by Iknowthisone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dyno will do that for ya.
2006-09-22 18:39:09 · answer #10 · answered by renaissance_man_1981 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋