Now this, is a speeding ticket.

[kris]

This was taken from another forum.

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...5/200c5pg1.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

[hermunn123]

thats pretty darn fast!

[deftonez24]

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.

[hermunn123]

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

[deftonez24]

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.

[Twist]

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...

[gang$tarr]

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

[kris]

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

texas

[primera man]

He should have just keeped going....

[Racing Rice]

$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..

[gang$tarr]

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

[Racing Rice]

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

[YogsVR4]

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

[gang$tarr]

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

[Racing Rice]

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..