Now this, is a speeding ticket.

This was taken from another forum.

http://www.corvettemagazine.com/2001/august/news/weir.jpg
http://www.corvettemagazine.com/2001/august/news/ticket.jpg

Bill Weir left unbelievers in his wake after we reported he had cracked 200 mph in his modified [b]C5 convertible ( http://www.corvettemagazine.com/2001/april/200c5/200c5pg1.asp ), and with the top down. Recently, we saw "200-mph Bill," a 6'6" former Houston Oilers professional football player, at a car show in Amarillo, Texas, where he told us about a speeding ticket he'd received for "205 in a 55." We wanted to see the ticket. Bill obliged, pulling out the green speeding ticket. Sure enough, the officer had written 205 mph for the violation. We wondered why Bill was still with us and not either in jail or suffering a worse fate, maybe on a chain gang somewhere. Fortunately, the officer knew Bill and explained, "You know, you could go to jail for this." The saving grace was that Bill was a mile and a half outside his county line. So, they didn't take him to jail. He did pay a hefty $375 fine. We're still gathering information on how much horsepower it takes to pull a C5 to 200 mph, but we have learned that the C5 is quite a bit more aerodynamic than the C4 and takes less horsepower to reach the magic double C-note. -- Jerry Heasley

thats pretty darn fast!

:eek: no shit thats fast. 375 doesnt seem that huge especially for 150 mph over the limit. I guess "200mph bill" must have been in quite a hurry.

i'm surprised that he wasnt shot on the spot. i wonder how the copper got him to stop.

i wonder that too, seriously if you are being pursued by an officer, and you are going 205 would you stop? i mean just blow the guy away lay low for a loooong time and there you go, no ticket or nothing.

in a way, i guess he wanted to get the ticket. if i said I drove 205 in a 55 to my friends, they wouldn't believe me. Show them a ticket saying so and they'd believe. Still $375 and the risk of something worse wouldn't be enough for me... :D

holy shit!! that's crazy.... where do you find nice open roads like that

Originally posted by gang$tarr
holy shit!! that's crazy.... where do you find nice open roads like that

texas :D

:eek: :eek: He should have just keeped going....

$375 probably isnt crap to him... after all he is an xfootball player.. That tickets probably worth more to him then $375.. think of the bragging rights..

how come there is no houston oilers team in the NFL anymore?

I think they went to Tennesee... Then became the Titans... I think.. man my brain is crap..

Mr. Rice is correct. They went to Tennessee and promptly became a better team.

yeah the houston oilers were never big... actually they sucked :D

Originally posted by YogsVR4
Mr. Rice is correct. They went to Tennessee and promptly became a better team.

You can say that again... its like they changed to some cooler uniforms and got a new name and bam.... You have a Super Bowl contender.. It was pretty amazing..

I got a BS parking ticket today at school, our freaking second day back!!!!!. there weren't any parking spots left so i hopped the curb and parked on an island type thing, then after 6th period one of my friends told me there was a yellow thing on my car so i went and checked it out and i got a ticket for parking illegally. but the thing that gets my goat is that there were about 6 other cars parked the same way that i was and none of thier cars had tickets, it didn't have the cops name on it so i am going to appeal the damn thing, i didn't even get a warning.:mad:

you're already back in school in august?!?

don't you guys go back to school after labor day?

That's America for you. :D I'm back Sept. 4 or after Labour Day.

we start in late august and we get out in late may, what is it like for you canucks?

P.S. its spelled labOr;)

shit, back when i was a kid we started school late august like the 27th-31st.....then it just got sooner and sooner, about 2 years ago when i was a senior it was like the 12th of august. oh well now im in college now so i dont care about high school....hehehe.:D

also, there will be a new houston nfl team i think this year or the next. the houston texans. pretty original.:rolleyes:

yeah we go back at the beginnings of september.... after labour day, this year it's Sept. 4 earlier than usual

since i'm like 1/2 american and 1/2 Canadian.... well pretty much born in the states and after 10 years, raised in canada... sometimes i spell american sometimes i spell canadian

sometimes i spell color, sometimes a spell colour
sometimes it's favourite and sometimes it's favorite

whatever i feel like that day :D

i usually stick to american spelling though since this forum is from the U.S. and most peole here are alse american

I usually speel things with the "U" Colour, Labour & Neighbour without the "U" it just dosen't sound right.

Here in Oregon we start Sept. 6th

Kids with trucks and jeeps here park on Islands or next to the curb when spots run out, our Security Gaurds only go givw warning stickers and tickets or boots when they feel like not being lazy.

yeah i think they look more right with the "U" especially since every english speaking country except for the U.S. uses the "u" in words.... the states decided they were too good for the "U" hahahah

I paid my ticket today and it was only 15 bucks. i was going to appeal it but i was too lazy and wanted to get home, i also quit my job today!!!!!!

my friend has an underage drinking fine to pay from like 5 months ago.... i think that's loooooong overdue :D

i started school on august 20th. :mad: :mad: :mad: my school sucks big time. it's tiny and everyone there are morons.