My "running late for work" pic

[guitar man]

I just got a new digital camera,fresh off the UPS truck last night. Playing with it made me get a late start heading for work today. Snapped this pic along the way



:evilgrin:

[Kathleen04]

1. Haha..

Too funny..and kinda scary. :scared:

[chrisesq]

2. 100 mph in a car with 100k+miles and 1/8 tank of gas.

And you still have the ability to take a picture.

You got more guts than I have.

[private_ryan]

3. there's a fine line between being

gutsy and (insert compliment:) here).

[Gothic Sponge]

4. It hard enough driving at 100mph

How the hell did you take a pic at the same time?

:scared:

[guitar man]

15. It's pretty deceptive

It is a very easy car to drive at 100. Actually,it's handling is smoother and silkier at 100 than it is at 55.

[DS1]

27. Agreed, assuming it's aligned and balanced, there isn't much difference

at all, it's when you get up around 130 that you ~really~ gotta pay attention!

[guitar man]

18. Fucking nuts?

My wife would agree with you :)

[Bonhomme Richard]

31. And a cracked windshield? LOL

Must be a musician. Most likely a bass player.

[guitar man]

35. Close

Lead guitar. :)

[DS1]

5. Jesus, taching 2.5K at 100? What the hell are you driving?

[ComerPerro]

8. I just thought the same thing

LOL

[guitar man]

10. 1995 Lincoln Mark VIII

I just put new rubber and new brakes all the way around or I wouldn't feel too comfortable pulling that off.

[tkmorris]

25. I noticed that too!

I thought "photoshop", then I said no, no way you'd get away with that here.

Our Saturn would probably have to be dropped out of a plane to reach 100 MPH :)

[guitar man]

26. Come on down for a visit

I'll take you for a ride :)

[ComerPerro]

6. running 100 mph, and only 2500 rpm?

Not bad...

[madrchsod]

9. my firebird 400

turned 1200 at 55 mph..what the hell kind of gear ratio is that running???

[guitar man]

20. I think it's a 3:07

or something like that,with overdrive tranny.

[LastKnight]

7. damn, your hands arent even on the wheel!

one question... why arent you doing stuntwork? thats awesome...

-LK

[guitar man]

22. My left hand

is on the wheel,you just can't see it. I just grabbed the camera,held it up and snapped the pic without looking through the viewfinder or anything. I was amazed when I got to work and saw how good it turned out.

[northofdenali]

11. Don't try this on the bike, folks, unless you can click the shutter

with your tongue! What do you ride, GTRMAN? 2001 Yamaha Roadstar Midnight Star and 1979 Yamaha XS1100 (the Excessive One) here!

It's not WHAT you ride...........it's THAT you ride!

PS - did ya make it on time?

[guitar man]

13. LOL

Yeah,that would be a trick on a bike. I have a Triumph Bonneville hardtail chopper I need to put back together when I get the time,and a HD sportster in a basket I am starting on. Just have to find some spare time to work on them :(


edit: yep,got there right on time.

[SoCalDem]

12. EEEEK.. you are almost out of gas...and driving that fast

will burn it even faster :)

[toddzilla]

14. i used to have one of my CRX doing 115

my friend took the pic though, i wouldn't drive and take a pic at those speeds.

I'm suprised nobody has freaked out and flamed you for speeding.

[guitar man]

16. I just hope

there aren't any Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers on the board :wow:

Hell,that's on the Turner Turnpike here in Oklahoma. The speed limit is 75,but everybody drives 85-90 on the damn thing anyway,so I really wasn't going that much faster than anybody else.

[toddzilla]

17. speed differential is more dangerous than high speed anyway.

i've been up to 140 myself, and it's crazy how little control you have over your car up there. hang on and don't do anything sudden or....

:nuke:

[guitar man]

19. Yep

A lot of it has to do with the car too. My Mark VIII is a $40k luxury/performance coupe designed to get it on.(I didn't buy it new,couldn't afford that)

If they didn't want it to go fast,they wouldn't have put a 290hp mill,power assisted rack and pinion steering and 4-wheel disc brakes on it. Still,I wouldnt reccomend just anybody doing it. I put in a fair amount of time on drag strips and dirt tracks in my younger days.

[toddzilla]

21. yep

my crown vic cop car feels perfectly fine at 100, but i wouldn't say the same about some economy cars.

[guitar man]

23. that's a good one

you get that "glued to the road" feeling.

[guitar man]

24. Actually

I had about 75 miles left worth of gas at that point,and 20 miles to work. I still managed 24 mpg today.(It has a digital screen thing on the dash that tells you all that neat stuff.) Most days I run 75-80 and manage 26-27 mpg.

[bubblesby2002]

28. I like a man who can handle a car and a camera at the same time

Must have a lot of manual dexterity:7

[bubblesby2002]

29. Especially at 100 miles an hour

woo hoo

[guitar man]

32. LOL

well,I AM a musician :)

[Kadie]

30. You were going so fast you hit a bug and it cracked your windshield!

LOL

[tjwash]

33. You're almost out of gas dude...

[TrogL]

34. So what's with the UFO over the light standard?

were you chasing it or was it chasing you?

[guitar man]

36. LOL

I think that's a bug. Hard to keep them off this time of year.