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MMD said:
AWGGH! You 150mph+ guys are nuts! 
On weekends, me and my wife usually drive to various fun parks with our two kids. Our family car, the Cayenne Turbo powerkit, is usually "loaded" with me, my wife, our two kids in the rear and two strollers, sometimes a little bike for the girl too. The daughter usually watches a DVD movie (she loves those Barbie movies) in the back.
Me and my wife listen to music, not that loud because our daughter would be disturbed when watching the movies with the headphones.
We usually drive on the Autobahn most of the time, our "normal" speed is somewhere between 220 and 286 (speedo reading) all the time with a few interruptions every few seconds due to traffic. But I see 286 kph (179 mph) on the speedo pretty often, 260 kph (163 mph) is actually our normal commuting speed. Crazy? I find driving on the I-95 around Miami area during rush hour much crazier than that, where I witnessed three accidents how they happened in front or next to me with my own eyes. And during a stay of 10 days.
The Cayenne Turbo Powerkit feels rock solid at top speed, absolutely incredible setup. The brakes are out of this world, believe it or not but since the car weights a lot, they can't really perform like the 911 brakes, so I always keep a little bit distance as some sort of "error margin" due to weight. Tires? The tires are heavy duty tires approved up to 300 kph. If you treated them well and didn't hit any boardwalks, etc., they won't let you down. Sudden pressure loss is very uncommon, it happens only if the tire has been damaged before in a way or another. I always check my tires before ANY driving outside the city, I'm looking for visible signs of "impact", cuts, etc. And I always check my tire pressure, not to mention the fact that I'm always driving with the maxmimum recommended pressure plus 0.1 bar to be on the safe side during high speed driving. The TPM is also always on, just in case if there is pressure loss. This is the technical part. The "human" part, is a different story. When driving that fast, I always have to watch out for the other drivers out there on the street too. I'm used to that, no problem. And if traffic is too dense, I slow down and keep it in an acceptable speed range to avoid any dangerous situations. So far, I haven't been ONCE in a delicate situation with our family car and the family inside it. I never drive at the limit and I never let myself "go" when having the kids inside the car, it is some sort of psychological thing. But this doesn't mean that I shouldn't drive fast, I always adapt to the traffic and the situation at hand.
Little reminder: of course this doesn't mean that everbody can do the same. Each and every driver should know his capabilities. And of course there is experience. A combination of talent, experience and brains makes a good driver. For some people, 125 mph are fast. For others, this is just a normal speed, nothing spectacular. Humans are different, not each person is the same as the other one. Same with drivers and capabilities. This doesn't have anything to do with being a Macho or being a real man, it has to do with what one can do without having the feeling that you put your life in danger. If you feel bad about a certain speed, slow down, you're too fast. I know it sounds simple but it isn't.
Bottom line: Speed isn't the problem, the problem at hand is always the driver AND sometimes even the technical status of the car. If you love to hit boardwalks or potholes with your highspeed tires, you shouldn't be surprised if this results in a blown tire one day. Did I mention BRAINS?
Sorry for the long post.
The speed does not scare me, the cops and the thought of going to jail and losing my car does 
AWGGH! You 150mph+ guys are nuts! 
God bless you 150+mph guys! 
