B737-800
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 349; Flight Crew Type 10000
Situational Awareness; Training / Qualification
Deviation - Speed All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem
Human Factors
We realized we were close to After Take Off Gross Weight (ATOG). We got the current ATIS and we had approximately 600 FT of stopping distance on a 12;000 foot runway. We both commented on the high ref speeds for takeoff. Vr was 160 knots. The wind was a crosswind and not really helping us for takeoff. I even commented that we would be close to tire speed limits. I used the entire available runway for takeoff and did a run up before releasing the brakes. The First Officer called V1 and rotate on the correct times. I rotated the aircraft but I usually rotate just a little slower on an -800 to avoid a tailstrike. I noticed on the PFD just after liftoff that the groundspeed was 204. I waited just a little longer than normal before raising the gear to let the tires slow down. I cannot verify that we exceeded the tire speed but I believe it was close.
B737 Captain reported they may have exceeding wheel speed at takeoff.