1080 HP Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye was Seized from a Street Racer
1080 HP Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye was Seized from a Street Racer
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That is a badass machine...Pursuits probably won't last long with that one in the chase......Ben
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Nice.
About 40 years ago I regularly traveled over 80 from Reno to Sacramento. The CHP was running high-performance cars with internal safety cages to catch the Porsches, Beemers, etc. They'd hop up the freeway looking for speeding lone or small racing groups.
Once, when I was with three other cars that were also speeding, we passed a cop when we were doing about 80 MPH in a 55 zone. It didn't rattle the cop, who was obviously looking for bigger fish than us.
I'm a good boy now. The last speeding ticket I got was in 1980 on State Street in SLC.
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I have a friend who is retired CHP. He was one of the guys that had a fast camaro. Told me he was curious what the top speed was, and found a nice spot to test it out. Every time it hit 183, the electronics would kick in and take him down to 140. Found out the regulated the speed only because of the tire rating.Originally Posted by UTAH
Nice.
About 40 years ago I regularly traveled over 80 from Reno to Sacramento. The CHP was running high-performance cars with internal safety cages to catch the Porsches, Beemers, etc. They'd hop up the freeway looking for speeding lone or small racing groups.
Once, when I was with three other cars that were also speeding, we passed a cop when we were doing about 80 MPH in a 55 zone. It didn't rattle the cop, who was obviously looking for bigger fish than us.
I'm a good boy now. The last speeding ticket I got was in 1980 on State Street in SLC.
Hunter
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I learned a long time ago that is pretty much SOP for fast cars - the manufacturers do not want the liability of delivering a vehicle that can go faster than the tires they install on it.
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I like it when our boys know their car facts.
Hunter
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I'll bet he was worried he broke it and had to buy it the first time it defueled at 183......Ben
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
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The fastest car I owned was the AMG GT - which supposedly topped out at 196 MPH. It wasn't a muscle car though, it was light and extraordinarily nimble. Some rich guy had owned it but had cracked the windshield. So, he traded it in at 600 miles on a faster car (I just cared about getting a bargain).
It was interesting driving a modern sports car. It had all those new-fangled smart features (traction systems, yada yada). Unless all the controls were turned off, it pretty much ensured that even a bad driver wouldn't wreck it.
I planned to take it to the Salt Flats to see how fast it would go. Wifey (wisely) said no.
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I don't care if it hurts. I want to have control. I want a perfect body. I want a perfect soul. - Creep by Radiohead
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