Question about speeding bikes...and cops

I met a guy at a car meet once that had a supercharged Mystic Cobra. He had just gotten it out of the shop after having some additional go fast parts installed.. Beautiful car, seriously mean engine sound.. he gave another guy a ride and broke the rear tires loose in 3rd at 70mph.



A few months prior, right after the supercharger had been installed, he said he decided to drive from Atlanta down to Panama City, FL.. Down through whatever interstate in Alabama... not much traffic, so he had to see what it could do. At about 145mph he sees a trooper sitting on the grassy hill in the median and thinks he is toast. He said the trooper just stuck his arm out the window and waved... I guess Smokey knew that there was absolutely no way he was going to catch up...
 
The police department here has a mid-late 90s Impala SS with massive tires and a big hood scoop. That car looks and sounds mean as hell. I would assume that car would give chase to just about anything.
 
There was a serial offender here in Sydney ( Australia ) who was clocked going through the Sydney Harbour Tunnel ( its only 2 lanes ) at over 200kph ( 125mph ). There is a stationary speed camera in the tunnel, and he was caught multiple times, often "gesturing" at the camera. Eventually the police set-up a sting and caught him. Sheer madness......



Full article: Motorbike Speeder
 
OneCleanCL said:
whats the deal with cops giving chase to a bike thats speeding? I've seen quite a few instances where a bike has basically flew past a cop, and the cop didnt do anything. However, i have heard that State Troopers will give chase. Anybody know what the 'protocol' is?
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You will be surprised how many Police agencies have a no chase policy.



Also alot depends on what has already been stated such as depends on the speed and they just radio ahead for example.
 
the cops here will try and pull i bike over but wont put much effort in if you run, way to risky, and as far cars go you might leave the crown vic but the m5, or the 03 cobra they got probally will catch you unless your in a single turbo supra, ls1 cam z06 etc or something else with monsterous top end
 
cops here in atl will go after whatever the hell they want. epsecially doraville. Be careful where you run. if they catch u thats a serious fine and loss of licence i believe
 
Lowejackson said:
The only calculation is which track to try. Be careful though, track racing is very addictive :cool:
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I'm only 17 and in my senior year of high school though. So I'm still young and dumb and drive fast on public roads, only when they are clear though. I think that track racing would be a bit out of my price range, even to drive there, unless you know any RI tracks out there...
 
UnsanePyro said:
I'm only 17 and in my senior year of high school though. So I'm still young and dumb and drive fast on public roads, only when they are clear though. I think that track racing would be a bit out of my price range, even to drive there, unless you know any RI tracks out there...
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Tracks seem to have very different price structures, so it might be worth phoning around.



The difficulty with roads, even clear ones is they are unpredictable and the problem with humans is we are very poor at perceiving danger.



Tracks remove large amounts of the risks and provide an area where both you and your car can be taken to the limits repeatedly.



Track sessions are normally not that expensive, racing on the other hand can be very very expensive.
 
UnsanePyro said:
I'm only 17 and in my senior year of high school though. So I'm still young and dumb and drive fast on public roads, only when they are clear though. I think that track racing would be a bit out of my price range, even to drive there, unless you know any RI tracks out there...
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You might want to look into autocross(SCCA). For as little as $25 you get a few timed runs around a course, and only require a helmet & brief safety inspection. It's much cheaper than a track day, and satisfies the need for aggressive driving.

(it does mine, anyway)

http://www.ner.org/intro.html
 
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