On July 30, Russ Blakeman wrote:
> And where in the US (other than maybe a private track or open desert) do you
> do 190 mph? Lats time I bounced my speedo off the 150 peg in my 70
Certain thinly-patrolled stretches of Route 95 between DC and
Georgia. However I'll be the first to admit that I don't do that very
often...this country is full of egomaniacal cops who are too lazy,
scared, or inexperienced to actually [gasp] CATCH CRIMINALS...so they
bitch about how people drive instead.
> Roadrunner GTX in the way-out secluded desert (about 1978) I got nailed by a
> state trooper and the fine kept me from buying gas for a few weeks. He
> clocked me at 162 on radar, freshly cal'd. Nice to have that speed but it
> really serves no purpose on the highways.
"Serves no purpose" is an interesting concept. My grandmother (who
was a VERY wise woman) taught me that the only NEEDS in life are to
paying taxes and dying. Everything else is optional.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Laurel, MD
Received on Mon Jul 30 2001 - 17:37:50 BST