I was chatting last night with Glynn M. (Bayside blue R32) and a recent anecdote prompted a brief discussion on top speeds.
Personally, the fastest I've been is an _indicated_ 150mph, which was trying hard on a GSX-R 750N a few years back.
Might've been a bit faster on my Thunderace at Snetterton, but the speedo was taped up, so I'll never know.
I have to admit I'd not given the car much thought until Glynn mentioned that both our R32's should be theoretically capable of reaching an _indicated_ 180mph; should it be possible to reach 8Krpm in top.
Obviously it'd be deeply irresponsible to try this on any public road
but I wondered if anyone had actually managed a _measured_ top speed run (on private land, of course), with a standard R32 GTR and if so, what was the genuine top end?
Personally, the fastest I've been is an _indicated_ 150mph, which was trying hard on a GSX-R 750N a few years back.
Might've been a bit faster on my Thunderace at Snetterton, but the speedo was taped up, so I'll never know.
I have to admit I'd not given the car much thought until Glynn mentioned that both our R32's should be theoretically capable of reaching an _indicated_ 180mph; should it be possible to reach 8Krpm in top.
Obviously it'd be deeply irresponsible to try this on any public road