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Not enough chlorine in the gene pool...
« on: Sep 22nd, 2004, 5:42pm » |
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Minnesota trooper writes 205 mph speeding ticket
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WABASHA, Minn. - With a State Patrol airplane overhead, a Stillwater motorcyclist hit the throttle and possibly set the informal record for the fastest speeding ticket in Minnesota history: 205 mph.
On Saturday afternoon, State Patrol pilot Al Loney was flying near Wabasha, in southeastern Minnesota on the Wisconsin border, watching two motorcyclists racing along U.S. Highway 61.
When one of the riders shot forward, Loney was ready with his stopwatch. He clicked it once when the motorcycle reached a white marker on the road and again a quarter-mile later. The watch read 4.39 seconds, which Loney calculated to be 205 mph.
"I was in total disbelief," Loney told the St. Paul Pioneer Press for Tuesday's editions. "I had to double-check my watch because in 27 years I'd never seen anything move that fast."
Several law enforcement sources told the newspaper that, although no official records are kept, it was probably the fastest ticket ever written in the state.
After about three-quarters of a mile, the biker slowed to about 100 mph and let the other cycle catch up. By then Loney had radioed ahead to another state trooper, who pulled the two over soon afterward.
The State Patrol officer arrested the faster rider, 20-year-old Stillwater resident Samuel Armstrong Tilley, for reckless driving, driving without a motorcycle license - and driving 140 miles per hour over the posted speed limit of 65 mph.
A search of speeding tickets written by state troopers, who patrol most of the state's highways, between 1990 and February 2004 shows the next fastest ticket was for 150 mph in 1994 in Lake of the Woods County.
Tilley did not return calls from the newspaper to his home Monday. A working number for him could not immediately be found by The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Only a handful of exotic sports cars can reach 200 mph, but many high-performance motorcycles can top 175 mph. With minor modifications, they can hit 200 mph. Tilley was riding a Honda 1000, Loney said.
Kathy Swanson of the state Office of Traffic Safety said unless Tilley was wearing the kind of protective gear professional motorcycle racers wear, he was courting death at 200 mph.
"I'm not entirely sure what would happen if you crashed at 200 miles per hour," Swanson said. "But it wouldn't be pretty, that's for sure."
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Re: Not enough chlorine in the gene pool...
« Reply #1 on: Sep 22nd, 2004, 6:29pm » |
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I wonder what the fine is.... 
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Re: Not enough chlorine in the gene pool...
« Reply #2 on: Sep 22nd, 2004, 6:31pm » |
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Why couldn't this kid keep it to a nice, moderate 190mph? Jeez... Kids... And if you crashed at 205 mph, the last thing to go through your mind would be your a$$hole.
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Re: Not enough chlorine in the gene pool...
« Reply #3 on: Sep 22nd, 2004, 6:46pm » |
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It damn sure wouldn't matter what kind of "gear" he was wearing if he crashed at 200mph!
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« Reply #4 on: Sep 22nd, 2004, 6:50pm » |
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Re: Not enough chlorine in the gene pool...
« Reply #5 on: Sep 22nd, 2004, 7:32pm » |
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Just think, at that speed you are going one mile every 20 seconds. Or the time it took to write this.
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« Reply #6 on: Sep 22nd, 2004, 7:35pm » |
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on Sep 22nd, 2004, 6:46pm, alleyoop wrote:| It damn sure wouldn't matter what kind of "gear" he was wearing if he crashed at 200mph! |
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Maybe so, but, when you have that need for speed you dont give a shit cause it will be over in a blink of an eye at that speed.
Its an itch, an itch that needs to be scratched real bad....Im lucky im still here......LMMFAO 
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Re: Not enough chlorine in the gene pool...
« Reply #7 on: Sep 22nd, 2004, 7:39pm » |
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on Sep 22nd, 2004, 5:42pm, Tom K wrote:
"I'm not entirely sure what would happen if you crashed at 200 miles per hour," Swanson said. "But it wouldn't be pretty, that's for sure."
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The coroner wouldn't need a body bag. Just a garden hose.
Yuck.
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Re: Not enough chlorine in the gene pool...
« Reply #8 on: Sep 22nd, 2004, 7:54pm » |
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on Sep 22nd, 2004, 7:39pm, Jimmy_B wrote:The coroner wouldn't need a body bag. Just a garden hose.
Yuck.
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More like "Fire hose"
This is a high speed bike crash, I would never post the other pics here!
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« Reply #9 on: Sep 22nd, 2004, 7:56pm » |
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on Sep 22nd, 2004, 7:35pm, Jonny wrote:
Maybe so, but, when you have that need for speed you dont give a shit cause it will be over in a blink of an eye at that speed.
Its an itch, an itch that needs to be scratched real bad....Im lucky im still here......LMMFAO
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I can relate. And it's not just speed, it's just pushing the envelope! I got my first 'motor' (Cushman 'milkstool') when I was eight. Been riding ever since. Did a little racing when I was younger- flat tracking, hill climbing, TT scrambles. The trick Indian Larry was doing when he got killed (RIP), is something I used to do for kicks- standing fully erect while doing about 50-60mph. Gotta take the spring out of the throttle to do that one.
You're right though Jonny. It's like scratching an itch! Even in my later years, I love the adrenelin rush of living on the edge. Last job I had was working with high explosives- I loved it!
Wonder if there's any correlation between CH and adreneline flow?.........NAW!!!
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Re: Not enough chlorine in the gene pool...
« Reply #10 on: Sep 22nd, 2004, 7:58pm » |
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Re: Not enough chlorine in the gene pool...
« Reply #12 on: Sep 22nd, 2004, 8:20pm » |
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on Sep 22nd, 2004, 7:58pm, stevegeebe wrote:
Check out the rear end on this one!
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At a glance you can tell this one's all business. She looks good in red and black too- don't ya think?
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Re: Not enough chlorine in the gene pool...
« Reply #15 on: Sep 23rd, 2004, 12:15am » |
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Speed on brother.
Those crazy Minnesotans.
Ya you becha.
Wabasha, I think Grumpy Old Men was filmed there.
I'll let you know if I hear more about these guys.
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