Friday, December 21, 2012

Need For Speed



image borrowed from bing


Need for Speed

“ The primary reason I am racing is because 
I enjoy being in a fast car, being on the edge.”
--Jacques Villeneuve

I drove my ’68 Mustang
130 mph.

Today’s highest speed limit,
in Texas,
is 85.

There is no speed limit
on the Autobahn
or the Isle of Mann.

Last year a Ferrari
was clocked in Texas
at 242;

chump stats
compared to the
Thrust SSC
in 1997,
tooling along
at 760
on Black Rock Desert. 


Glenn Buttkus

December 2012

Posted over on G-Man's Flash 55

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3 comments:

G-Man said...

Very fast writing Glenn!
I just love the need for speed.
And I loved your Racy 55
Thanks for playing, thanks for the education, and please have a Kick Ass Holiday Week-End
Merry Christmas Brother....G

Unknown said...

Speed...you can keep it! I drive like a little old lady. I drive like my grandmother. Speed scares me! LOL

Margaret said...

Can't even imagine that kind of speed ... my brain would explode. I got in an accident the other day going ... 1 mile an hour. I kid you not. And it did quite a bit of damage. ;P