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MEDIK418 · 11-16-2002, 05:16 PM

I will offer this. About two years ago I was travelling down the highway about 20 miles from Amarillo, following a DPS car (at a safe distance) when one of the kids from here in town whom I know, passed us at about 140-150. going the opposite direction. The Trooper slammed on his brakes and pulled over like he was going to pull a u-turn but I guess he realized it was too late to do anything. The road is kind of hilly but real straight and before he could even get stopped the LX (did I fail to mention it was a really nice 91 LX?) was out of sight. Some time later, I asked the kid how fast he was going and he claimed 155 if it had speedo number that would go that high. He did say it took about an hour longer to get home that day with all the detours he took on the way.
FYI. . .that same car was involved with a high speed wreck with a Vette about a year ago and niether car survived. Both were going the same direction and nobody was killed fortunately. I haven't heard who was wining the race, he's since enrolled in the Marines. Seems he needed to leave town for a while.

My wife worries about the youngest son doing something like this but think about it. You live in a town of about 1500 people, you drive a Lime green thing with a big wing on it (see avatar) your dad is a volunteer firefighter and Paramedic who is on a first name basis with the local Chief of Police and half the deputies in the county. . . would you run from the cops here? He does get pulled over a lot by this one Highway Patrolman here. The guy races a 12 second 90 GT around here and likes to keep up on everything we've done to the car. It keeps the boy on his toes.

11-16-2002, 05:16 PM	#19
MEDIK418 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Amarillo, Texas, USA Posts: 780	I will offer this. About two years ago I was travelling down the highway about 20 miles from Amarillo, following a DPS car (at a safe distance) when one of the kids from here in town whom I know, passed us at about 140-150. going the opposite direction. The Trooper slammed on his brakes and pulled over like he was going to pull a u-turn but I guess he realized it was too late to do anything. The road is kind of hilly but real straight and before he could even get stopped the LX (did I fail to mention it was a really nice 91 LX?) was out of sight. Some time later, I asked the kid how fast he was going and he claimed 155 if it had speedo number that would go that high. He did say it took about an hour longer to get home that day with all the detours he took on the way. FYI. . .that same car was involved with a high speed wreck with a Vette about a year ago and niether car survived. Both were going the same direction and nobody was killed fortunately. I haven't heard who was wining the race, he's since enrolled in the Marines. Seems he needed to leave town for a while. My wife worries about the youngest son doing something like this but think about it. You live in a town of about 1500 people, you drive a Lime green thing with a big wing on it (see avatar) your dad is a volunteer firefighter and Paramedic who is on a first name basis with the local Chief of Police and half the deputies in the county. . . would you run from the cops here? He does get pulled over a lot by this one Highway Patrolman here. The guy races a 12 second 90 GT around here and likes to keep up on everything we've done to the car. It keeps the boy on his toes. __________________ 1986 four-eyed LX coupe, 358 Cleveland, Tremec TKO600/centerforce clutch, dish cut Probe forged pistons, comp cams hyd.roller cam, .579/.588@224/230, Edel.performer, 670 holley street avenger, CPR custom built long tubes, ported and polished 4bbl heads, manley valves, beehive springs, MSD peo-billet dist/MSD6AL, fluidamper, 5 lug conv. with 17x8 bullits there's more but it's still not finished yet. Oh, and the oldest boy is turning his 89 GT into a FFR cobra this next summer. Last edited by MEDIK418; 11-16-2002 at 05:25 PM..