Man arrested in 147 mph Loop 101 violation (IN A HYUNDAI!)

East Valley Tribune ^ | 06/02/2006 | Mike Sakal

[1rudeboy]

I might as well ask on this thread: a few years(?) ago, I saw a trailer for a film set in Prague (maybe) of a driver's view of a solo street "race." Anybody know what the title was?

[Fruitbat]

What???

A 100MPH tailwind??

Yeah, no kidding. or perhaps off of a Navy catapult.

It's ridiculous to believe that a stock Sonata does a buck-fifty.

[Gay State Conservative]

Depends on the car. :-) But I would never drive that fast on anything but "Z" rated tires. (My Vette has "Z" rated tires)

You seem to have a lot more confidence in your own driving abilities and those of others than do I. Thanks,most likely,to a 20+ year stint working in a large hospital's Emergency Room,70 MPH is more than enough for me these days.

[RadioAstronomer]

Thats cooking! :-)

The fastest I have ever had a car up to was 167.

[Bubba_Leroy]

The Hyundai that Pargo was driving was either leased or rented.

Of course. Who the hell would do that to their own Hyundai? I am a bit surprise, though, that a Hyundai could break 100 mph without being dropped from an airplane.

[RobbyS]

He endangered the lives of others as well as himself,” O’Halloran said. “The car was beyond its capabilities, and he was beyond his capabilities of controlling it. The tires aren’t rated for 147 mph. They’re stock tires on a rental car. The car probably was shaking.” They should put the sob alone on an oval track and make him drive as fast as he could until he wrecked the car.

[BurbankKarl]

well, yeah...but on that speedway with the banked turns, tell me it didnt fell like less?

[razorback-bert]

That is faster than most small planes.

[Mikey_1962]

Still hard to believe.

I had a 1970 SS 454 and only hit 139 MPH.

[DoughtyOne]

Pargo was clocked and photographed in a silver Hyundai Sonata traveling at speeds ranging from 102 mph to 147 mph on four occasions between 5:47 and 6:20 a.m. May 21.

If the guy is smart he'll plead not guilty. Let the department prove that the Hundai will go 147. Good luck with that.

[RadioAstronomer]

Pardon? Where did I say I drove that fast on streets?

I just stated going that fast on non "Z" rated tires is foolish and extremely dangerous.

[headsonpikes]

This rice rocket must have had a spoiler and mock air-scoops to go that fast!

[Spktyr]

I'd agree with you if he'd had some FWD GM POS reportedly going that fast, but the newer Hyundais aren't automotive jokes any more. Hyundai's been spending a lot of time at places like the Nürburgring testing and tuning their cars lately. They're even going to one-up GM and bring out a RWD family sedan in the next year or so.

The 06 Sonata in question:

[Billthedrill]

"Drive it like ya rented it." Note to self: never rent a Corvette in Scottsdale.

[CHICAGOFARMER]

There were 30,169 speeders clocked at 76 mph or more on Loop 101 during the warning phase of the photo enforcement program between Jan. 22 and Feb. 21. The number of speeders dipped nearly 30 percent the next month, when citations began.

However, in the last two months, the number of speeders has increased to nearly what it was during the warning phase, according to information from the city.




This is the new taxing revenue stream to fund the police department.

[Fruitbat]

I had the priveledge to drive 154 at California Speedway in a NASCAR as part of a promotion with my company about 5 years ago. I drove, did the gas, steering, shifting of the gears but there was a "professional" sitting next to me to make sure I didn't go into the wall. The whole thing is on video tape.

Very cool experience.

Fun, eh! I had the privilege of driving at 150 mph (240 kph) for an extended period of time in Germany years ago. Fun also, but I have to tell ya, that'd be suicide in our country. Over there drivers respect that and stay right. Here I can seem someone entering a 65 mph freeway doing 40 and moving across two lanes to settle in the left-most lane right in front of me. LOL

I have no idea what the actual speed limits are way out in the west on those long straight roads. But they should be 80, 90, or even 100 mph. Ya just gotta have tires for it.

[RadioAstronomer]

Don't forget badges. 20HP for every badge you know. :-)

40 if it's a Ferrari badge. LOL!

[isthisnickcool]

Fun with nitros and rental cars...

[Palmetto]

It's ridiculous to believe that a stock Sonata does a buck-fifty.

Yep, it is. My fist thought when I saw the headline was, "Oh, a kid "slammed" a Sonata with nitrous, 14 psi boost, etc.," but when I saw it was a rental, I thought, "B.S."

[Chicos_Bail_Bonds]

It felt not that bad at all. You're right. There were 9 other cars on the track, however, which made it somewhat hectic. We had to go to "racing school" in the morning and then allowed to take 10 laps. The car didn't shimmy or shake at all and with the banking it's like you're on rails. Still, going 154 with no windows (race car) you definitely know you are moving.