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I guess I should be ashamed that it took me six months of GTO ownership to finally crack 100, but I did it today.
My co-worker invited me to lunch. We were to meet our former, beloved boss at a restaurant a few miles away, and we were running late. So on this long, dead-straight piece of road with great visibility in all directions, my co-worker said, "Open 'er up!"
I did. We hit 110 before I let up, and the GTO was stable as a rock. My co-worker glanced at the speedometer and said she'd had no idea we were going that fast. We were only a couple of minutes late to lunch.
This gal I work with is fantastic. On the way back, on that same piece of open road, she said, "This is your last chance!" So I nailed it again. Got up past 120 that time, letting up only when I started to catch up to traffic.
What an amazingly secure car the GTO is at those speeds! In my C5, those speeds felt fast--probably because the Z51 suspension was banging me all around, and I was sitting closer to the ground.
I may have to drive this piece of road more often.
My co-worker invited me to lunch. We were to meet our former, beloved boss at a restaurant a few miles away, and we were running late. So on this long, dead-straight piece of road with great visibility in all directions, my co-worker said, "Open 'er up!"
I did. We hit 110 before I let up, and the GTO was stable as a rock. My co-worker glanced at the speedometer and said she'd had no idea we were going that fast. We were only a couple of minutes late to lunch.
This gal I work with is fantastic. On the way back, on that same piece of open road, she said, "This is your last chance!" So I nailed it again. Got up past 120 that time, letting up only when I started to catch up to traffic.
What an amazingly secure car the GTO is at those speeds! In my C5, those speeds felt fast--probably because the Z51 suspension was banging me all around, and I was sitting closer to the ground.
I may have to drive this piece of road more often.