Whilst there are many claims in discussion of surpassing this speed, this is the first piece of concrete evidence I've seen of an RX-8 going this fast.

Is this a new record?

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz-QmlPXoD4

 

thats the fastest two person coffin ive ever seen! to go that fast on a public road is just dumb... but to do it with someone else in the car

 

~165mph btw...

 

I dunno, different size tires?

 

damn it! i cant see it!

 

You're spot on Skip, theres two sides to this story. The driver of the vehicle should be made an example of this highly dangerous stunt.

No-one should drive anywhere near these speeds on a public road...

 

can't see the video but might be the first recording of an 8 going that fast. I remember there was a topic about whether it was even possible to get to 165...

 

Agree, 16'' would spin faster.

 

If it doesn't have a turbo it must either be on small tyres or have a huge tailwind ...

 

smaller tires would cause the the car to accelerate faster.

larger tires would give it a higher top speed?

amirite?

and i believe some roads down under dont have a speed limit.

 

seriously, people have the right to choose and do what they want. the passenger obviously wasnt held hostage against his will.

im pretty sure they know what may or may not happen, and they choose to do so. Illegal or not, they have the choice and capacity to do so.

if you dont want people to speed, get rid of cars... if you dont want people to get shot, get rid of guns.

 

correct, but smaller tires would trick the speedo even though you're not going as fast as it says. Also note the rpms vs speed. Def smaller tires i think.

 

Would AT 16" fit on MT?

 

Great for them, but what about the people they could kill driving like jackasses? I'm all for idiots killing themselves being idiots, but not when they could involve others...

 

Needs a four point harness, roll cage, fire extinguishers, and a flame retardant suit, and then a track for the safety of all involved. This is a candidate for my "Idiot Brain Award"

 

But why?

 

True Aggie. I just hope none of us are involved in this sort of behaviour on our public roads.

Coming back to the car itself.....without seeing it, its hard to tell if the tires, a turbo or a combination of both contributed to that sort of speed.

...other than fuel additives?

 

guns dont' kill people; people kill people.
nvm, dont' get me started.

 

Did anyone hear a turbo? I didn't.

 

nope

 

What about all the people killed by guns?

If you're concerned about people dying focus on something that kills more people.

Gun deaths per year in USA (2004): 30,000+
Automotive deaths per year in USA (2005): 40,000+

of the 40,000 deaths, approx 6,000 were "speeding", of those speeding maybe 120-200 people were involved in racing or excessive speeding of some sort... of those 200 people killed, innocent bistandards? Who knows, even if its a high percent of 10% thats only 20 people per year.

Most gun deaths are comprised of murders and suicide (or instead of murder look at it as speeding car kills bistandard, and instead of suicide, speeding car is only death in crash). So considering a low value for murders of regular people that wouldnt have died otherwise of say 30%... thats 9,000 deaths vs 20.

Anyways, the stats arent "accurate" but close ballpark im sure.

 

Driving very fast on public roads is stupid.
Driving drunk is stupid.
Killing someone with a gun is stupid.
Rape is stupid.

 

This coming from the guy who thinks signatures are stupid

 

Maybe he has the Feed gearing?

 

They are. Waste of space.