What Its Like on the Autobahn
 

Cool article about what it is like on the Autobahn.

full article

It was great in late 71 through early 73!

GEEZ:
"When you’re traveling 180 mph . . . and the Trabant driver who pulled out to pass a slow truck, the Porsche Turbo I was driving had wonderful brakes—or someone else would be writing this article.

" . . . If there’s a truck tire tread, a deer or stopped car ahead, I’m gonna hit it without getting to the end of ‘Oh, Scheiße!” I said to myself one time. Did I lift off the accelerator? No.

The Germans tried to warn me with banners on overpasses that said Reisen Nicht Rasen. (I hope that’s the correct spelling: It’s hard to take notes at 180 mph.) I am told it means "traveling not racing." I ignored it.

This guy is a total, complete, and very irresponsible idiot. There is nothing there to be proud of there, including the 180 mph . . . which is not really THAT fast. If it matters, I've gone a lot faster in my personal cars (218 mph in a Lingenfelter 'vette, 203 in the F430+), but only where it's relatively safe to do so without harzarding others (Virginia Raceway) -- I've never run fast where it might endanger others. And franlky neither of those speeds I quoted is even that impressive anymore compared to some that were there on the days I was - even for cars, like mine, that drove a couple of hours to get to the track, and back home. 180 is pretty lame, but the guy's irresponsibility is truly world class.