Posted on 01/10/2020 7:43:36 PM PST by ameribbean expat
We can attest to how much fun it is to drive the all-new 2020 Chevrolet C8 Corvette Stingray, a car that needs a racetrack to exploit its full potential. The latter is especially worth remembering the next time you're tempted to seriously drop the hammer on public streets, in any car—a lesson two General Motors employees learned the hard way this week when they were arrested for apparently "racing" two new C8 Corvettes in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
According to Kentucky State Police and a post originally published by our sister publication Automobile, a trooper stopped Alexander Thim and Mark Derkatz on the evening of Wednesday, January 8, on Lovers Lane in Bowling Green, for exceeding the posted 45-mph speed limit by more than 26 mph, reckless driving, and racing motor vehicles on a public road. Automobile has not yet been able to verify just how much higher than 71 mph the cars were traveling when police nailed them and hauled the drivers away. (Exceeding the speed limit by 26 mph is simply Kentucky's standard under its driver's license points system to trigger a hearing and a possible suspension; it does not mean the cars were clocked at precisely 71 mph, or 26 mph more than the posted 45-mph limit.)
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Still in 1st gear?
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Can’t say much. I know a couple techs that drag raced new Cadillac’s and found the fuel/mph cut of point. I wasn’t one of them of course, I would never do that :)
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The new Vette is an insane car for $60K.
Were the Kentucky cops driving Mustangs?
A buddy of mine was on the design team for the new vette. He’s pretty proud of it
195mph, base model.
Glad to know about the 26mph thing. I rarely exceed the limit by that much . . .
America...F*** yeah!
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Agreed.
Time for a civil forfeiture action. Some prosecutor could end up with a nice set of wheels.
Old saying, “you can’t outrun a Motorola”.
Ridiculous. There’s no way that car will do over 45 mph. Your Honor.
Dan Gurney only got one speeding ticket driving coast to coast!
“Dan Gurney only got one speeding ticket driving coast to coast!”
“Cannonball” by Brock Yates book recommendation!
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