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SUBMAN1
07-29-08, 09:53 PM
242 MPH (390 KMH!) in Texas! Wow! Watching Top Gear last night and was looking to confirm it:

The fastest speeding ticket in the world allegedly occurred in May 2003 in Texas. It was supposedly 242mph in a 75mph zone. The car was a Swedish-built Koenigsegg (http://www.subsim.com/wiki/Koenigsegg), which was involved in the San Francisco to Miami Gumball 3000 (http://www.subsim.com/wiki/Gumball_3000) Rally.

-S
nikimcbee
07-29-08, 09:57 PM
...and they are probably still paying that ticket off.:dead:
baggygreen
07-29-08, 10:23 PM
Hey S,

your links point me straight back to subsim home
ASWnut101
07-29-08, 10:32 PM
I've got a question: How the heck did the police car catch up?! :o
Yahoshua
07-29-08, 11:07 PM
my guess would be a roadblock that was called up later on down the road...
UnderseaLcpl
07-30-08, 03:25 AM
Leave it to Texas! We have the mostest of everything! :rotfl:
Platapus
07-30-08, 04:25 AM
I've got a question: How the heck did the police car catch up?! :o


Until you can drive faster than a radio signal, you can't out run cops. :know:
Raptor1
07-30-08, 04:43 AM
Hey S,

your links point me straight back to subsim home

http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/Koenigsegg

http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/Gumball_3000

I'm sure he meant
Platapus
07-30-08, 02:05 PM
http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/Koenigsegg



I bet it gets crappy gas mileage. :)
SUBMAN1
07-30-08, 02:33 PM
http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/Koenigsegg


I bet it gets crappy gas mileage. :)For sure! :p

-S
UnderseaLcpl
07-30-08, 02:39 PM
I've got a question: How the heck did the police car catch up?! :o


Until you can drive faster than a radio signal, you can't out run cops. :know:


In North Texas police are not allowed to pursue motrocycles that flee because a) they cannot catch sport bikes and b) many motorcyclists have been killed evading police when they impact a stubborn object. I, personally, have flipped the bird to a patrol car as I blew past him at 163 mph. All he did was flash his lights.
McBeck
07-31-08, 04:18 AM
I think that car also holds the record for the fastest car on the road.

I think top gear stated that running at top speed will empty the tank in 15 min.

The newest model has 1018 bhp :doh: