Bulk of speed limits? Have you driven in the US? It varies by state, but most express way speed limits are 65-75mph (105-120km/h), and the police don't normally enforce it until at least 10mph over that (120-136km/hr), and it is easier to go much higher in many places.ScoobyDoes wrote:zzm9980 wrote:
Have you ever driven a high performance car like that? I have, quite a few. 90km/hr would be mid-range RPM second gear on most of the Ferraris or Lamborghinis, etc, driving around here. You'll have fun for less than 3-4 seconds, then have to let off. There is no enjoyment in driving those cars around at low speeds on the roads here. What is fun is sustained spirited driving through curves and along scenic roads.
Here, this is what we'd do for fun a few times a month back when I lived in California
Wow, complain about everything THEN bring up the US as an example of how to do it where the bulk of speeds limits are 50mph? Top Gear's American road trip even found a superb road at 30mph.
Sorry but by all logic, that's illogical where at least from Singapore there is always the option of heading to Malaysia, where many do go....hunting in packs for safety. Of course, there is a lot of time spent at Sepang as well but that's a different discussion.
No one takes Top Gear as factual. The show is entirely setup as entertainment always exaggerating or finding ridiculous examples of anything to try and pass off as fact . (Don't get me wrong, I do love the show)
You have hundreds of KM of roads through mountains that are much better built than anything you see in Malaysia and allow for much higher speed driving.
And Sepang? There are tons of world famous tracks through-out the US. Laguna Seca is less than 50km where that photo was taken. No doubt the US isn't the *best* place in the world for spirited driving, but it is a superbly better option than Singapore with the occasional jaunt to Malaysia.