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12-04-2005, 03:45 PM
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My Ride: '05 545i, silver gray, black leather with anthracite maple wood, sport package, premium sound, navigation, cold weather package, electric rear sunshade, folding rear seat, satellite radio prep, PIAA 4150K fogs, red rear reflectors, hardwired Valentine One
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The wonderful thing about the autobahn is that most parts don't have a speed limit, and they're built for safe driving at speed (smooth surface, curves and grade changes are very gradual, etc.), and the left lane is for passing (you won't get stuck behind some idiot going 50 MPH in the left lane who refuses to move over!).
Originally Posted by miss525i' post='207013' date='Dec 4 2005, 09:02 AM
Just wondering 
..what's the speed limit there?
..what's the speed limit there?[/quote]
The autobahn is the highway system in Germany--you haven't driven until you've driven on the autobahn!!!
More info here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobahn
Even better is the Nurburgring--pay ~$15 and get to drive on a world class track--the benchmark in automotive testing:
http://213.239.207.198/nuerburgring....php?id=186&L=1
12-05-2005, 02:54 AM
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What a thrill and your wife is a great camera woman - really nice and steady at speed.
Get back out there for more pics
Get back out there for more pics
12-05-2005, 04:30 AM
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The wonderful thing about the autobahn is that most parts don't have a speed limit, and they're built for safe driving at speed (smooth surface, curves and grade changes are very gradual, etc.), and the left lane is for passing (you won't get stuck behind some idiot going 50 MPH in the left lane who refuses to move over!).
[/quote]Hi,
yes, THERE IS A SPEED LIMIT! (I know that place very well). The speed is limited to 120km/h as there's a motorway triangle directly followed by a motorway cross. Currently - after the cross - there's a construction ongoing with 80km/h limit. On the other hand, traffic is often low there....
In general it is the motorway between Frankfurt and Mannheim. From Frankfurt to Darmstadt it goes via 4 lanes without limit, but often heavily loaded. Then, after a short 120km/h limit (including gratis flashlight
) it goes over a long unlimited 2 lane piece to the best of it: about 15km 3 lanes with no limit - often empty
But again, the photos were taken in the 120km/h speed limit zone. Nevertheless: Nice pics
regs
Volkmar
[/quote]Hi,
yes, THERE IS A SPEED LIMIT! (I know that place very well). The speed is limited to 120km/h as there's a motorway triangle directly followed by a motorway cross. Currently - after the cross - there's a construction ongoing with 80km/h limit. On the other hand, traffic is often low there....
In general it is the motorway between Frankfurt and Mannheim. From Frankfurt to Darmstadt it goes via 4 lanes without limit, but often heavily loaded. Then, after a short 120km/h limit (including gratis flashlight
) it goes over a long unlimited 2 lane piece to the best of it: about 15km 3 lanes with no limit - often empty But again, the photos were taken in the 120km/h speed limit zone. Nevertheless: Nice pics
regs
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12-05-2005, 04:46 AM
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Love it!
The wonderful thing about the autobahn is that most parts don't have a speed limit, and they're built for safe driving at speed (smooth surface, curves and grade changes are very gradual, etc.), and the left lane is for passing (you won't get stuck behind some idiot going 50 MPH in the left lane who refuses to move over!).
Originally Posted by miss525i' post='207013' date='Dec 4 2005, 09:02 AM
Just wondering ..what's the speed limit there?
..what's the speed limit there?yes, THERE IS A SPEED LIMIT! (I know that place very well). The speed is limited to 120km/h as there's a motorway triangle directly followed by a motorway cross. Currently - after the cross - there's a construction ongoing with 80km/h limit. On the other hand, traffic is often low there....
In general it is the motorway between Frankfurt and Mannheim. From Frankfurt to Darmstadt it goes via 4 lanes without limit, but often heavily loaded. Then, after a short 120km/h limit (including gratis flashlight
) it goes over a long unlimited 2 lane piece to the best of it: about 15km 3 lanes with no limit - often empty But again, the photos were taken in the 120km/h speed limit zone. Nevertheless: Nice pics
regs
Volkmar
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Danke Volkmar so rich and crazy guys...
nice pix, ...but
what happens if Polizei reads that U can see their plates man!!! That is dangerous no matter if not polizei made the photos I think they cud b in danger, Santiagao search the plates and negotiate w owner give u his Ferrari, deal?
12-05-2005, 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by ats77' post='207365' date='Dec 5 2005, 02:46 PM
nice pix, ...but
what happens if Polizei reads that U can see their plates man!!! That is dangerous no matter if not polizei made the photos I think they cud b in danger, Santiagao search the plates and negotiate w owner give u his Ferrari, deal?
what happens if Polizei reads that U can see their plates man!!! That is dangerous no matter if not polizei made the photos I think they cud b in danger, Santiagao search the plates and negotiate w owner give u his Ferrari, deal?
So he's a picture of a F430 and a GT. So far, so what. No speed he can proof, no "close driving" on the picture, no drivers to identify...
That's nothing the police is trying to go after (it would be different if a "real dangerous" situation would be the background).
Anyway this should not be a reason for doing stupid things....
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12-05-2005, 07:59 AM
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12-05-2005, 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by cobradav' post='207354' date='Dec 5 2005, 03:54 AM
What a thrill and your wife is a great camera woman - really nice and steady at speed.
Get back out there for more pics
Get back out there for more pics
One thing though, do you think these two passed you with wide-open throttle? That is, did it seem they both had the accelerator pedal all the way down? How fast were you going when they caught up with you?