Man Arrested After Posting 195 MPH Speeding Video
- Posted on December 23, 2010 at 2:53pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Big brother or big idiot? That’s the question after a man was arrested for posting two YouTube videos showing him speeding down an Oklahoma freeway at 160 and 195 mph respectively. Police eventually tracked him down and got him to admit to the excessive speeds.
30-year-old Albert “Cody” Replogle was apparently trying to use the videos to entice buyers into purchasing his modified 1999 Corvette. The website Gawker posted a screen shot showing the car for sale and a subsequent description boasting about his speeding:
Here are two more videos of in the car that I took today.
This one is getting onto the highway and climbing to about 160. [dead video link]
This one is getting onto the turnpike and climing over 195+ mph. I was in 5th gear and still had some gear left. It still has 6th gear also. It was a constant acceleration all the way as you can see. This car will easily go well over 200 mph if you are crazy enough and have the stomach for it. [dead video link]
The videos have since been removed from YouTube and Replogle’s channel. But others have copied and re-posted them so that the world can enjoy a queasy feeling in its stomach whenever it wants. Here’s the one Replogle claims shows the car topping out at 195 mph:
For those who know cars, you can hear the turbo engine sucking a ridiculous amount of air as he shifts.
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Comments (240)
DimmuBorgir
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:28pmyeah really, that website sucks and it’s obvious that each of these coments are shameless plugs
Report Post »the_ancient
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:27pmIf we are going to start using YouTube as the Emphatic truth about everything, then I want some bees so my laptop can fly…
The fact is people post exaggerations, lies, and other non-sense, and a you tube video, in and of itself SHOULD NOT be the basis of any criminal charge, Supporting evidence yes in some cases, the sole basis of a charge NO FIN WAY.
The views on here seem to suggest if I post a video that shows me covered in what appears to be blood and I claim to have just killed my mother then I should be arrested and convicted of murder even if my mother is found alive and well, but since I confessed to a crime on a youtube post then I must be guilty
Report Post »awizard
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 10:40amHe confessed, you should read the story before you post …
Report Post »Philo Beddoe
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:26pmHe‘s got some splainin’ to do
Report Post »teddysswimcoach
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:26pmWhere ar all the concrete pillars when we need one?
Report Post »BrillntRed06
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:26pm@TheBlaze.com He has a supercharger and not a turbo in the car. Not that it really matters since 1000HP is still a ridiculous amount of power. People post this kind of stuff all the time on YouTube, so why is this guy so special?
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:24pmGermans don’t understand Americans lust for fast cars with no where to drive them.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:39pmMontana used to have a speed limit of “reasonable.“ No posted limits other than ”reasonable.”
Report Post »NoRoomForSocialismHere
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 5:45pmWould free speeding apply to someone while DUI, mad, showing off, or just idiot. The racetrack is where you can prove your stuff and still kill someone or yourself. America has not been known to make cars that go fast for long distance such as the autobahn. The German car always cost more because it was MADE for the autobahn.
You have to buy special tires to go over 100 mph for a sustained period. (Your factory tires are usually rated at less than 100mph for less than an hour) You have to have special made pistons, connecting rods, cranks, cams, gears, cooling, advanced fuel systems and oil flow, to name a few items to go fast without something coming through the block (They still do). This type of engine would cost 100,000 dollars. Then we get into the brakes, transmission, clutch, drive shaft, rear gears, suspension and structure.
The quarter mile is fun and the oval is more fun but the cost is prohibitive. In the fifties, it was great as it was mostly just stock car against stock car on the hometown drag strip and it kept racing off the street for the most part…The most harm you would do is bend a push-rod for exceeding 4800rpm missing a shift.
We should not make vehicles that go 10mph above the max speed limit and that while passing only. If we made a German quality car, we would need a trillion dollar special and limited accessed autobahn of our own. None of our cars is made to maintain an average of 150mph much less 70mph for several hours.
Report Post »expatinontariocanada
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:23pmPlease oh please knock off the pitch for the website. It’s already really, REALLY annoying.
the_ancient
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:22pmDepends on if they can prove that
1> The Video is not Doctored or Fake
2> If they can get it pass a 5th amendment Challenge, Which since it was posted for Public View they more than likly can, but you never know and it would be worth a shot.
3> If they can prove the Car was going 195.. From the Video I very much doubt it was 195, Over the SpeedLimit yes, but I have been in cars going in excess of 150 and that does not look like that car was going over 150.
If it was me I would fight the ticket and make the government prove I was going 195, I would state that I was just tring to impress people with the video and used lighting and other tricks to make the car seem to be going faster than it really was
Not Guilty, as the government has no other proof
Report Post »RandomOrder
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:36pmI would fight it also…..It really depends on how gung ho the city attorney is….either way some lawyer is going to make lots of money…
Report Post »RantNationDotCom
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 4:19pmIt said he admitted to it, which was the dumbest thing he did. Never, ever, talk to the police.
Report Post »the_ancient
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 4:34pm@RANTNATIONDOTCOM
Report Post »That is Very True, Never Talk to the Police and never give the police permission to do anything. They are NEVER your friend and NEVER on your side, the goal is to close a case as fast a possible, they could care less about you, your family, or “getting justice”. All they care about is what can convince 12 people 2 stupid to get out of juror duty of.
Sparky101
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 6:19pmI think it shows some maturity that he is willing to accept responsibility for breaking the law. It would be better if he had not broken the law. So, I applaud his honesty if nothing else.
Report Post »JoeySocal
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 1:09amHe was accelerating for over 18 seconds. With that supercharger he could easily do 195. My E55 AMG wagon will hit 150 in 12 seconds. And no I am not going to post a video to prove it.
Report Post »Patrick in AZ
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:13pmI‘m glad he didn’t manage to kill anyone; it‘s a shame though that he didn’t slide off the road into a tree in a single-car accident – the world would be better off.
janddjohnson
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:20pmThat is a horrible comment. Be careful what you ask for…sometimes it happens to you instead.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:13pmDid they ticket him? Man, what a super-charger could do to my Jeep.
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:13pmId be more impressed if he had done this in a Prius
Report Post »SIXSHOOTER13
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:13pmFast but not 195, can we say rich momma boy. What a dumb ass. It called evidence. Thank goodness he did not hurt any one.
Report Post »HemiOwner
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:11pmSweet ride dude. Should make all the Prius and Nissan Leaf owners embarrassed with the eco-heaps they bought to “save the world”. Nothing like a hi-po internal combustion engine.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:16pmJonathon, re-read your story. That’s a super-charger, not a turbo. A turbo slightly “whistles” as it’s running.
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:44pmPrius owner here. Actually my wife drives it, I drive a 4 banger Toyota Tacoma. Both cars comfortably cruise well over 10MPH over the fastest posted speeds you will find in the US. That is more than I will ever drive it anyway. My pickup gets around 28MPG if I keep my foot out of it. I can jump out on the highway and get it up to speed quick enough from a standing stop. My wife gets 50MPG in hers and saving the world has nothing to do with anything. We like to be able to go on trips and not have to pay a small fortune in gas for a car that gets 12MPG.
The vette is cool. I have always liked cars and have owned my share of muscle cars and other sports cars. I currently have a ‘70 standard Beetle with a 2276, dual 40′s that puts out 160HP on the dyno, gets 25MPG when driven sane, and will still blow the doors off 98% of the cars it encounters. Top end is irrelevant for a street car, you are not going to get it much over 120 unless you are in the middle of BFE. Nothing wrong with high performance, but it sounds like some people need to grow up. I want something that makes sense as a daily driver then I can play with my bug on the weekends.
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:56pmOh, and BTW, I agree with others that it looked to be topping around 120. Probably a bit faster than my bug…But it is a vette and I could have kept up with him…
Report Post »HemiOwner
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 4:15pmTrolltrainer, here’s what you should do. Take the Prius and trade it in on a new Mustang or Camaro V6 – both get 30MPG and have 300+ hp. You wife will never let you drive it since they are so much more fun than the cheese-wedge Prius. You’ll have to take the old VW (from the people who gave the world national socialism) and trade it in on a Challenger RT. Then you will truly understand the muscle car.
Report Post »NoRoomForSocialismHere
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 4:35pmyes it would have high pitch whistle and the hood would have a huge bulge
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 4:35pmIf I wanted a mustang, camaro, or challenger (or vette for that matter) I would buy one. :-)
Big difference between 30MPG and 50MPG. The Prius is a good car, we have enjoyed owning it. It is an ‘08 that now has 75,000 on it and has not given us a single problem. Very well put together. It is also a comfortable cruising car that eats the highway up on long trips. I dislike the visibility in it, but I am 6′4″ and used to a pickup. My wife loves it and we are considering trading it up on a new one some time soon.
I know you just will not get it. You are either young or stupid…or both…I have owned more 60′s muscle cars than I can remember, along with a handful of British, German, and Italian cars. I truly appreciate your wanting to give me a lesson on what a muscle car is, but I can assure you that I have driven more than a few. I have also driven the new mustang and new camaro, both in V8 trim. My best friend owns a 2008 srt8 with a hemi. I know you will not be able to understand it, but we are quite happy with what we own. As I said, if we were not then we would buy what we wanted.
Report Post »diesel71dan
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 7:21pmAmen Brother! Two things America got right…. CARS and FREEDOM!
Report Post »LSX
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 7:56pm@Anonymous T. Irrelevant
You are right – The ProCharger F1R is one serious Supercharger!
The whoosh between shifts is the bypass valve(s) so the discharge tubing doesn‘t blow off when he let’s off the throttle..
All in all, what the video showed was a moron with a fat wallet.
.
Report Post »Nic
Posted on December 26, 2010 at 10:13am@TrollTrainer
Are you kidding? A built LSx motor with an F1R on it and you think your bug could have kept up? You probably should not be trying to enlarge your e-dick by spewing lies out your mouth. That car is easily a high 8 – low 9 second car @ 145 – 150 mph. I don’t for a second he hit 195 mph with that setup and that much open highway in front of him. Get real brother…
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on December 26, 2010 at 12:36pmNIC,
I claimed that my bug could have kept up with what I saw in that video. To put it in perspective, I have a time slip from speed world dragway in Orlando where I ran a 12.45 @ 105 on street tires and 92 octane. I have never ran the car topped out but have got it just over 130MPH. That is downright scary in a bug and the car is designed for low end. Red light to red light it will beat most anything out there, including new Mustangs, Camaros, and Challengers. Once it hits 80-90MPH it starts losing grunt. What do you expect, it is a flat 4…I never claimed it was the fastest car on the road, and I sure never claimed I could beat the Vette in this article. But he would not lose me either. Not unless he could drive it over 120MPH for an extended time. That is not happening on the street.
This is not a ******* contest and I do not need to massage my e-dick…If I wanted a 1000HP Vette then I would build one. I enjoy racing in my class, there is something about air cooled VWs that you have to experience to get. I also do not drive my bug on the streets to any great extent, 2276 is pushing the upper limits of what you can do with the VW case and it is not as reliable as lower CC engines. It is also expensive to rebuild. It is a toy, a car I drive on Sundays, show at the VW shows, and race at the strip every now and then. That was my whole point in the first place, the idiot I was first responding to said that Prius owners should be embarrassed. Why? Because we are mature enough to want a good reliable daily driver that gets the best MPG we can? Because we realize that the posted speed limit is 55MPH on most roads, 70MPH on the interstate? Because even if we are automotive enthusiasts we may choose to sink our money into different niches in the sport? Hey, the Vette is nice…And if this in really is what it is advertised to be then there is no disputing it is a BA car…Did it hit 195 in that video? I seriously doubt it went much over 120…You can mark its speed by the van it passed as he was just getting into the run, and he did not blow by it like he was doing 100 over what it was. If it was doing 80…which is generous, then he could not have been doing over 100 at that point. Could I be wrong? Sure…But I know what 120 looks like…
Report Post »101
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:08pmThat was intense very Impressive ride…wish I could afford 1000hp
Report Post »mtnclimberjim
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:06pmThat dude was flyin. Oh to be young and dumb again. Could have picked a less crowded road stupid.
Report Post »Skwerl E. Muckenfutch
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:06pm1. Record dumb behavior
Report Post »2. Post on internets
3. ????
4. Expect consequences.
DimmuBorgir
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:29pmprofit?
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:47pmAny profit that he might receive will definitely go to the lawyer to try and keep his butt out of jail. Then he will probably have to work for a few years to finish paying it off.
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:06pmHow could he be arrested AFTER the fact? Not saying I think he is anything but an irresponsible idiot, however…He was ARRESTED?
Report Post »Insipid
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:18pmThey mentioned he admitted to it. Many criminal convictions come from those who are not wise enough to envoke their 5th admendment rights.
Report Post »Psytoxic
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:22pmGenerally people don’t get arrested BEFORE they commit a crime. He provided the evidence of the crime himself. He’s an idiot.
Report Post »Bullcop34
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:25pmI’m with you on that. You can’t see the speedometer eventhought he is hauling a$$, there is no definitive proof. Plus, why in the hell would a police agency waste their time calculating the speed, authenticating the video as irrefutibly real, then issue a warrant and then go through the trial. Jeez, the government will do anything to get a dime by spending a few thousand dollars.
Report Post »nbdynprtcular
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 6:20pmUmmmmmmmmmmmm, pretty much ANY arrest is made after the fact. Just because he wasn‘t seen by police in the commission of a crime doesn’t mean he didn’t commit a crime. He was just stupid enough to hand them the evidence against him on a silver platter.
Report Post »bigtruck1956
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:06pmFirst where does it show 195. Second I do not believe it is possible in the short distant that he went. If you count the street lights and do the math he cannot have been doing 195. Someone out there may know how far the lights are apart and can do the math. His car will defiantly go up in value however I am sure.
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:35pmmost def.
At best he hit 110.
195 is really friggin’ fast.
Report Post »JayCee
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 4:01pmHe was on the Kilpatrick Turnpike and the Broadway Extension near where I live in in Oklahoma City. More here
http://www.newsok.com/troopers-use-youtube-to-catch-oklahoma-city-speeder/article/3525989?custom_click=lead_story_title
A link to an eBay auction of the Corvette that ended Dec. 7 was posted with the YouTube videos.
Report Post »crashnburn
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 6:45pmHe DID take it to 195! I’m a geek, and using the videos geographic landmarks found the section of highway where this occurred. Then I did the calculations… Here’s the Skinny.
This was filmed on the John Kilpactrick Turnpike, West bound. There are 2 overpasses that he goes under just after entering the highway. These are Highland Park Blvd and N Mary Ave respectively. The overpasses are 2,596 ft apart and he covers that distance in 10.18 seconds. That makes his AVERAGE speed over this ~1/2 mile to be 255 FPS or 173.86 MPH.
He’s accelerating the entire distance between these overpasses…. For the average to be a confirmed 174 mph, using his claimed top speed of 195, he passes the first bridge at around 150 MPH… I say myth confirmed, he hits 195 just as the second overpass is reached (then he rapidly slows down.)
Report Post »Chickweedtea
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 4:10pmI love that math you did- I was waiting for someone to do it so I wouldn’t have to. Thanks.
Also, I wonder isn‘t there a law that says you can’t be convicted unwillingly on your own testimony? The right to be silent out of concern for incriminating one’s self? Was he breaking the speed limit? Obviously. Did the police have the right to arrest him on that evidence? I’m no lawyer, but I’m thinking not. Don’t rejoice that someone was thrown into the pit everyone. It appears they are widening the gap for the rest of us to be tossed in after and for less offense. No More Laws! More Local Control! Consequences when HARM is done and not for imagined catastrophe!
Oh, and Merry Christmas.
Report Post »adam736
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 2:57pmThe cops are idiots for wasting their time. There are people killing each other kids being raped and why not get this guy in the car going fast on the internet. Yep good use of time.
Report Post »SICKANTIRED
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:05pmwow is all i can say
Report Post »deskpilot
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:04pmDale Earnhardt Jr., meet Forest Gump
Report Post »westy98530
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:54pmWell said, AM1
Report Post »CaptainSpaulding
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:03pmIf you’re going to break the law, don’t video yourself doing it….
Report Post »Sparky101
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 5:58pmWhy break the law?
Report Post »C. Schwehr
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 7:00pmNow that, I’ll agree with!
As for the stupid question of “why break the law”……YOU DO IT EVERY DAY JUST BY LIVING YOUR LIFE! NOBODY IN THIS COUNTRY IS A “LAW ABIDDING CITIZEN”! WE ARE A NATION OF SCOFFLAWS!
Report Post »DimmuBorgir
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:02pmnice
Report Post »Tri-ox
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:02pmGee, even at 195 mph, you just can’t outrun stupid.
Report Post »OneFunR6
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 10:39pmBPOD!
best post of the day! = 1 vote
rof
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:02pm195 mph
Report Post »well he must not have been an illegal alien or he would still be free
cnsrvtvj
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:12pmGood one.
Report Post »Highland
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:42pmBig Brother doesn‘t care if you’re an illegal alien, just don’t exceed the posted speed limits!
Report Post »jbl8199
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:49pmEither way, nobody needs to be driving that fast except the cops that busted him.
Report Post »NoRoomForSocialismHere
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 4:33pmIts true
Report Post »C. Schwehr
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 6:58pmHate to tell you this, but the cops don’t have anything that fast either! As for taking it up to Warp 8 on a public highway, it’s fun but not something to do without making sure the road is clear ahead, no cops to spoil your fun, and NO PASSENGERS. If I’m going to do that, it’s my own neck and not someone elses to break….And yes I’ve been over 100mph on a public highway before, but not in any conditions where I would harm anyone else. You have a problem with that, then so sit with the other progressive control freaks out there!
Report Post »WAR PIGS CRAWLING
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 2:01amA vast majority of cops would love to have been in the passenger seat.
Report Post »Desert Dog
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:01pmThat video speaks for itself. At least he shut it down before he got into traffic.
Report Post »CYCLONE
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:10pmyou are an idiot to post on youtube BIG BROTHER video….or facebook… EVER …..
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:15pmYou all remember how much people wished harm on the kid on the motorcycle? Well, that kid was riding at 2 am when there was almost no traffic, this guy is doing almost 200 mph on a highway with other people on it and most of you are saying it was neat. WTF?? this was a totally irresponsible act and could have gotten alot more people killed than the kid on the bike.
CYCLONE
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:49pmI dont give a crap if he is doing 268 mph… you are an idiot to put in evidence….
Report Post »SOFLARIDER
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:53pmThat video doesn’t speak for itself. Anyone with any experience driving at higher speeds knows that that car will not accelerate to 195 in that short of a distance. Consider that at 180 mph you’re traveling a mile every 20 seconds. At 195 you’re covering 286 feet (almost the length of a football field) every second.
Report Post »Speeding? Yes.
Reckless driving? Yes.
195 mph? No way!
Cobra Blue
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 4:00pmBlow it out!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 4:33pmlol idiot
Report Post »MR_ANDERSON
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 4:46pmWhen I am back in the states, I usually hit the highway doing between 80-120 from the on ramp, and slow to cruising speed, but only if I can see the traffic in lanes before hand. I know my car, and I know a little about what that car has, so there is not need to argue about the speed he was traveling, just the fact that he was doing it.
As for driving that fast…I was once very young and no so smart. I drove my car to its limits, it was only after I reached speeds over 150 that I realized the stupidity of my actions. Thankfully, nothing eventful happened, but as your speed increases, three things become very important.
The drivers skill becomes much more important, and while driving straight seems simple, the slightest change of angle is huge. The requirement for exceptional gear on that car to handle the higher speeds is essential. The third part which is the most important, and the reason why you shouldn’t drive that fast is the environment. Wind gusts, FOD, other drivers, and road conditions can not be controlled on a public road.
There is a reason why racing is done on closed tracks, and people should support those locations rather than try and force them to close. I use to volunteer with Race Legal when I lived in San Diego, and I think people should find other straight and circle tracks at which to volunteer. It helps to prevents illegal street racing and reckless speeding by educating, and it isn’t run by the government.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 4:47pm@Untamable Kate
Agreed; this is another example of sheer insanity and utter recklessness. Even if the incident occurs at 2am the fact is there could have been someone in front of this lunatic at any time, coming out of a store parking lot or such. Then there would have been a number of fatalities and tragedy inflicted on the families as well.
Report Post »Sam I am
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 8:58pmI need a cold shower.
Report Post »101
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 1:13am.
Report Post »Burt Reynolds could have used that car in Smokey and the Bandit!
He would’ve had a lot more time to hang his hat with Sally Fields!
RepubliCorp
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 2:13amthere is a carbon footprint for you ******** whine about
Report Post »Cryodawn
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 3:11amWhen I was in Germany, I had a Ford Eccort that would push 165mph on the autobahn. Was he doing 195? SOFLARIDER thinks not but It looked like it to me, however he only hit it for a couple of seconds before he backed off. A few things to watch for; 1st By the time he gets into the fast lane, he was doing 80-85. 2nd watch how fast the overpasses come up, and 3rd look how fast he comes up on the cars at the end of the video that was doing about 65mph.
Did he do it? Sure looks like it.
Was it smart? No, not on a “Oklahoma freeway” their roads suck. He is lucky he didnt turn it into a kite.
Report Post »grabyfam
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 5:58amWait a minute everybody is missing the point on this one. Everybody hot rods a fast car once in awhile. They just have an opinion of how fast the guy is going unless they have some government expert frame by frame it. Are we now subject to anything we post, video, talk on the cellphone??? That could be subject to Big Brother arresting you??? What are they going to do investigate every video for some sort of law you break. Seatbelts, texting while driving?? What about the 1,000 of other video stunts on U tube. Motorcycle vid’s come to mind for me. Burnouts are reckless operation violations. Another vid on the Blaze is the pilot who exposed the TSA security weakness. What now we can’t narc on the feds??? We are supposed to expose Big Brother not have them snooping on us.
Report Post »grabyfam
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 7:50amOh one more issue I have with this. How about the cop surfing Ebay during work time instead of doing his job!!! If I search Ebay when I am at work, for one I would probably get fired and two I can‘t even get on Ebay at work because my company blocks it so that I am actually doing my job instead of snooping around on websites that don’t have anything to do with my job. I am sure this cop spent 6 hours out his 8 hour day buying stuff on the web instead of actually doing his job.
jimmythebullet
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 9:07amsoflarider-
i’m a south fla rider myself.i also raced dragbikes for 15-20yrs.5 of those years,i raced professionally-NHRA,IHRA,DRAGBIKE! and PROSTAR.i retired back in ‘98 and bought my first Harley D.
my last racing bike was an ‘83 GS1100 converted to a 1425cc big block.it was normally aspirated-no nitrous,turbo or supercharger.it had big cams,Lectron carbs,Vance and Hines racing head-ported,polished,big valves etc.-air shifter,shift light and,finally,a Superbike Mike chassis with an 8 inch motorcycle slick,no car tire.
anyway,from a standing start,i reached 165mph in 8.35 seconds (with the rear tire spinning through 1st gear).i had to hit the button for second gear before the bike would get up on the wheely bar.my short times (60ft) were less than desirable but once the bike hooked up,in second gear,it was quite a party to the end of the 1/4 mile.
i haven‘t done the math but this guy’s claim of 195mph,in the amount of time i observed,doesn’t seem out of the realm of possibility.just sayin’…
Love Bandit Bestid
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 9:33amIs there a black lab in the rearview mirror ?
Report Post »hifi74
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 9:40amYou’re looking at about 145-155 mph, it’s fast and reckless but definitely not 195mph.
Report Post »akgriffin
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 11:03ami seen the second video, and if you look up a interior pic of a 99 vett and look at the speedometer, and then watch the supposedly 165mph vid you will see the speedometer only goes to about 100-120mph. so he never got to those supposedly high speeds. What kills me is oklahoma has so damn much meth makers, robbers, and killers that the OHP took the time to track down a kid who made a video to sell his car, because someone didnt like the video’s he made to sell it. a email was sent to the ohp claiming they didnt like what was done on the video. i have called the ohp on people for driving erradically, and i was told it would only be a misdomeaner cause they wasnt there, so how can they do this to this guy?
Report Post »shark_13
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 1:48pmIn reference to SOFLARIDER’s assertion that there is no way that he was doing 195, he could have easily gotten up to 195 and backed out of it like he did in the video. When he got on the freeway he was doing in excess of 80 MPH assuming that the cars already on the freeway were doing about 60. From the time he got on the freeway until the time he backed out of it was 14 seconds. Now what you’re trying to tell me that a 1000+ HP Corvette can’t possibly go from 80 to 195 in 14 seconds when that same car would probably run a 9 second quarter mile time hitting the finish line at 145 MPH? And that’s in the span of 1320 feet from a dead stop. Nah, I think you’re all wet on your facts.
Report Post »MsUnderestimated
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 4:44amKnow what we in law enforcement call this kind of folks? Organ donors.
Report Post »kjam22
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 8:20amI happen to know the guy’s parents. He got on the turnpike at Western. He shut it down when he went under the overpass at Quail Springs Mall. Tollgate to the shut down is over a mile.
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 9:14amI want one
Report Post »mhills51
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 6:36pmSOFLARIDER
Report Post »I will also state. I raced motorcycles and that was not enough time to get too 195.
rc30
Posted on December 26, 2010 at 2:57pmI love to go fast and race on the back roads with friends. But to go into major traffic at that speed is stupid. Now I know we are stupid for going that fast. Me and friends go 20 miles out of town here in west Texas. The only thing we are going to hurt is our self or a cow fence maybe a tree. But we never race on the freeway or near town. Anything can cause a crash tires breaks engine blows. Many things can wrong and will its only a matter of when and how bad. Am 39 and have been racing for 24 years. Am gulty of the same crap. Please kids its ok to love speed. But don’t put others at risk for your thrills. How would you feel if you lost control and killed a family and you lived. Go out of town find a road where cars don’t go down much. Have look outs for where you plan to do your runs. Its all fun and a rush. Just make sure no else pays for your thrills. I had to learn this the hard way. Please learn from my mistakes and do it safe as you can. People who don’t love speed will never understand. I do and did the same crap as a young man and am very lucky.
Report Post »adam736
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 2:47pmHell Yeah. The police couldnt catch him so they had do it like that. Free America dont get caught doing it then oh well. Speed on.
Report Post »namnilodnam
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 5:41pmI had a modified 2002 Trans Am that I could coax to about 175 on the AZ highways when I had clear visibility for 10+ miles and I was the only thing on the road. No way this guy was doing 195. At 175 the broken line on the road becomes a solid white line. His sales video will get him a reduced fine in court.
Report Post »Stupid to speed to the apparent 75-95mph this video shows in traffic.