Karma for a racer

jstevenson · 07-05-2009, 08:27 PM

So my wife and I were coming back from the grocery store, perfect day in L.A.

I'm driving along and an SL 550 comes up right alongside and matches speed (going about 20 due to a car just turning in front of me), then revs their engine at us. Now I don't street race, and I was about 1/4 mile from the street I live on, but I gave it some gas and then let off and coasted when I hit 35 (posted limit).

These douches tear off, doing 65-70mph... and right as they are getting up to my street, slam on the breaks and hit their hazards briefly.... I quickly realize it was due to the a cop pulling up to the intersection from my street, and he promptly flipped his lights on and pulled them over.

I just turned and drove home, laughing the whole way.

k20z3 · 07-05-2009, 08:45 PM

haha sick

GreenJalapeno · 07-05-2009, 09:14 PM

LOL close to the scenario i experienced today.

I was driving on the 110, and some fucker in a riced out maxima zooms past me, cutting into my lane. Around 8-10 minutes into the drive, I see him pulled over on the right, bent over his car being cuffed. 0.o lol my friends were laughing their asses off

BanningZ · 07-05-2009, 09:14 PM

Justice for idiots.

They can take your car for street racing, its like handing the police department a 30-40K check because you floored it while getting groceries.

SMJane_Again · 07-05-2009, 10:15 PM

Very similar thing happened to me as well! I was headed south on I-25 toward Denver and a guy in a lifted 4x4 goes ripping by me like I'm standing still. I'm going a little over 75 in a 75, he HAD to be going at least 100. And just when I'm about to start a rant to my wife along the lines of 'why do these d-bags never get pulled over', I see action in the median. An un-marked cruiser brakes hard out of the north bound passing lane, crosses over, waits for a pocket in the traffic, and goes roaring by us, lights blazing! The truck heads for the first exit it sees, but the trooper's too smart for that, makes the off ramp and as I go under the overpass I see the truck completely pulled over. Genius was doing 25+ over on MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, which has got to be the most patrolled weekend in the year. What possesses someone to do that, exactly? Is it really worth the risk to arrive somewhere 10 minutes before someone going about 5 over would????

S.

gnarf · 07-05-2009, 10:34 PM

I went on a different approach...some old clk driver with his top down was tailing my *** in a 40mph zone...i take the onramp to go onto the high way..he still tails me...i step on the gas aggressively and he becomes a tiny little spec in my rearview mirror..i love our VQ37's!!!

g96818 · 07-05-2009, 11:44 PM

Haha, reading this reminded me of this incident where i was sitting in traffic and this pickup behind me was too impatient so he hopped the curb/medium to try to pass on the onramp next to us. in the process he cut off a biker cop (riding in the shoulder lane, go figure) by literally a foot and was pulled over. his gf and buddy were laughing their asses off.

370Z Purist · 07-06-2009, 02:44 AM

All these stories, very satisfying.

Mine is simple too. Mustang revs at me (really man... come on, it's not even the GT), then he shoots off the red light line (I goaded him, revved to 2.5k, car is pretty loud still), and I just start normally. He shoots off and gets caught by a cop just sitting there. Obviously the "rush" of a race made him blind to the arm of the law just waving around in his face. Very satisfying because the cop is just standing there, arms akimbo, and the driver is just "...dammit..."

tstrick9 · 07-06-2009, 02:11 PM

The Chargers the police have now are very impressive, i think you'd actually have a really hard time trying to elude one.

CrownR426 · 07-06-2009, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tstrick9

The Chargers the police have now are very impressive, i think you'd actually have a really hard time trying to eluding one.

Do police departments actually dish out money and modify their cars?
No right? I've seen chargers in richer towns and they look pretty badass.
I'd like to race one.

370Z Purist · 07-06-2009, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrownR426

Do police departments actually dish out money and modify their cars?
No right? I've seen chargers in richer towns and they look pretty badass.
I'd like to race one.

They run nitrous systems. Chargers are pretty damn slow, but when the police get a hold of them, they go pretty damn fast. In general they're modified to catch anything traveling up to around 160 (I think all US cars are limited at 155).

370Z Purist · 07-06-2009, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrownR426

Do police departments actually dish out money and modify their cars?
No right? I've seen chargers in richer towns and they look pretty badass.
I'd like to race one.

They run nitrous systems. Chargers are pretty damn slow, but when the police get a hold of them, they go pretty damn fast. All police cars are usually modified to go faster than the variety of chases that can happen. In general they're modified to catch anything traveling up to around 160 (I think all US cars are limited at 155).

wasabi · 07-06-2009, 04:17 PM

I would have to say that the majority of police cars not modified. For the simple reason that one cannot escape the eye in the sky. Why spend money modifying when you can call in a chopper? LAPD for instance does not modify their vehicles anymore.

tstrick9 · 07-06-2009, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 370Z Purist

They run nitrous systems. .

Do what? Cant say i have ever seen a cop car purging out before a police pursuit?! lmao, and here i thought it was just HEMI power!

370Z Purist · 07-06-2009, 04:56 PM

Some places have Vettes for high speed pursuits. It's the same way with running NOX, they only have one or two cars, and not all departments have them.

07-05-2009, 08:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
jstevenson Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Studio City, CA Posts: 55 Drives: 09 370z Tour S Blue Rep Power: 16	Karma for a racer So my wife and I were coming back from the grocery store, perfect day in L.A. I'm driving along and an SL 550 comes up right alongside and matches speed (going about 20 due to a car just turning in front of me), then revs their engine at us. Now I don't street race, and I was about 1/4 mile from the street I live on, but I gave it some gas and then let off and coasted when I hit 35 (posted limit). These douches tear off, doing 65-70mph... and right as they are getting up to my street, slam on the breaks and hit their hazards briefly.... I quickly realize it was due to the a cop pulling up to the intersection from my street, and he promptly flipped his lights on and pulled them over. I just turned and drove home, laughing the whole way. Last edited by jstevenson; 07-05-2009 at 09:23 PM.

07-05-2009, 08:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
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07-05-2009, 09:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
BanningZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: nowhere Posts: 5,478 Drives: 06' Nismo Frontier Rep Power: 28	Justice for idiots. They can take your car for street racing, its like handing the police department a 30-40K check because you floored it while getting groceries. __________________ Become a Premium Member: Click HERE MB 06' Nismo VQ40DE

07-05-2009, 10:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
SMJane_Again Base Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: COS, CO Posts: 137 Drives: 18 Golf R Rep Power: 17	Very similar thing happened to me as well! I was headed south on I-25 toward Denver and a guy in a lifted 4x4 goes ripping by me like I'm standing still. I'm going a little over 75 in a 75, he HAD to be going at least 100. And just when I'm about to start a rant to my wife along the lines of 'why do these d-bags never get pulled over', I see action in the median. An un-marked cruiser brakes hard out of the north bound passing lane, crosses over, waits for a pocket in the traffic, and goes roaring by us, lights blazing! The truck heads for the first exit it sees, but the trooper's too smart for that, makes the off ramp and as I go under the overpass I see the truck completely pulled over. Genius was doing 25+ over on MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, which has got to be the most patrolled weekend in the year. What possesses someone to do that, exactly? Is it really worth the risk to arrive somewhere 10 minutes before someone going about 5 over would???? S. __________________ ~S.M. "Don't look back. Someone might be gaining on you." -Satchel Paige

07-05-2009, 11:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
g96818 Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: A rock in a big pond Posts: 681 Drives: 2009 370Z, 2012 M56 Rep Power: 3394	Haha, reading this reminded me of this incident where i was sitting in traffic and this pickup behind me was too impatient so he hopped the curb/medium to try to pass on the onramp next to us. in the process he cut off a biker cop (riding in the shoulder lane, go figure) by literally a foot and was pulled over. his gf and buddy were laughing their asses off. __________________ CZP are lying thieves!

07-05-2009, 09:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
GreenJalapeno Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: La Canada Flintridge Posts: 355 Drives: 10 Nissan 370Z PW M6 Rep Power: 291	LOL close to the scenario i experienced today. I was driving on the 110, and some fucker in a riced out maxima zooms past me, cutting into my lane. Around 8-10 minutes into the drive, I see him pulled over on the right, bent over his car being cuffed. 0.o lol my friends were laughing their asses off

07-05-2009, 10:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
gnarf Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jersey Posts: 160 Drives: G37 Rep Power: 16	I went on a different approach...some old clk driver with his top down was tailing my *** in a 40mph zone...i take the onramp to go onto the high way..he still tails me...i step on the gas aggressively and he becomes a tiny little spec in my rearview mirror..i love our VQ37's!!!

07-06-2009, 02:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
370Z Purist A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Zion, Illinois Posts: 1,873 Drives: '09 370Z-T BS M6 Rep Power: 19	All these stories, very satisfying. Mine is simple too. Mustang revs at me (really man... come on, it's not even the GT), then he shoots off the red light line (I goaded him, revved to 2.5k, car is pretty loud still), and I just start normally. He shoots off and gets caught by a cop just sitting there. Obviously the "rush" of a race made him blind to the arm of the law just waving around in his face. Very satisfying because the cop is just standing there, arms akimbo, and the driver is just "...dammit..." __________________ -Phil "Since one of my brake light bulbs just went out, the forum told me that my piston rings are about to blow."

07-06-2009, 02:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
tstrick9 Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: north carolina Posts: 45 Drives: 2003 cobra, 2006 tb Rep Power: 16	The Chargers the police have now are very impressive, i think you'd actually have a really hard time trying to elude one. Last edited by tstrick9; 07-06-2009 at 02:23 PM. Reason: edit

07-06-2009, 04:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
wasabi Base Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: LA Posts: 9 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z MB AT Rep Power: 16	Police cars and mods... I would have to say that the majority of police cars not modified. For the simple reason that one cannot escape the eye in the sky. Why spend money modifying when you can call in a chopper? LAPD for instance does not modify their vehicles anymore.

07-06-2009, 04:56 PM	#15 (permalink)
370Z Purist A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Zion, Illinois Posts: 1,873 Drives: '09 370Z-T BS M6 Rep Power: 19	Some places have Vettes for high speed pursuits. It's the same way with running NOX, they only have one or two cars, and not all departments have them. __________________ -Phil "Since one of my brake light bulbs just went out, the forum told me that my piston rings are about to blow."

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