Oh No Caught By The Cops In The Vette

[Stewart A.]

I live very close to a single lane concrete road. It enters a tunnel that runs for around 100 meters. It's one way and the sound echos in the tunnel and makes the Vette sound like Satin is coming back to earth.
So here I am coming home from work and entering my favorite little boomerang tunnel, I let rip first gear and it starts the slide, rip through second and the car is around 6000 rpm bellows of tire smoke and steering in reverse lock, horns growing out my head while listening to the carby drawing in air under wide open throttle, I was loving every second. It was about that stage when I exited the Monaco Grand Prix when I noticed a cop standing in the middle of the tunnel exit waving me down ? What the hell is a cop doing here !!!! So after nearly running this cop over I pulled into the curb.
Not only one cop car but 3 cop cars with 4 cops in each.
He was not very happy and I was shattered !!!
He straight away told me " have you ever had a car impounded because that's where your fancy car is going''. Now he's in the cop car forever trying to get hold of a tow truck. I'm standing there like a looser thinking I have no way out of this I'm gone.
He gets out and reads me the fine. First not displaying correct plates $500. Second driving abusive and over revving car $350. Third to get car out of pound $600 and court fee $800. So I"m up for around 2k and car is going to the pound. When all of a sudden I recognize one of the cops. He is a regular at my Shop. I start to chat with him and tells me to apologize to the cop I nearly ran over and he will see what he can do for me.
So off I go like a 5 year old and tell him I have no excuse I was driving like an ass. I never drive the car and I was blowing out the cobwebs. He hands me my licence back and tells me it's not what you know it's who you know and your a very lucky boy slow down. I climb back in and take the car home put the cover on and cower in the corner of the couch thinking that wasn't real smart was it. I caught the train to work today !!! Stewy

[Sandra H.]

Re: Oh No Caught By The Cops In The Vette

Well, I'm having a really good laugh at your expense, but seriously, you should consider writing articles for a magazine or something.

You've just described what I dream about.....being a total pain with my Corvette someday.

Best, Sandy

[Stewart A.]

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Yes but I nearly paid for it !!! I'm stiff angry at myself for driving like an idiot

[Rich G.]

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You need to look at the bright side. You drove it like a kid again,had fun,and now have a great story to tell while most people sit quietly staring at their car in a garage. Life is short! Have fun!

[Sandra H.]

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Maybe.....but until you nearly ran over the cop, you were having fun, huh.

Years ago I was driving my brother's hot little rocket of a pickup through our sleepy little down just after dark, no one around on the streets at all, so I stomped on it.....screaming down main street at 80 in a 25mph zone. Got about 8 blocks before the flashing red and blues came on. I got to my house and in the front door about 6 seconds before the cops arrived.

However, being the city administrators daughter did not buy me any favors when Dad mentioned a few days later that he would make an example out of me if I didn't watch it.

With a stunned look on my face (like I thought I wouldn't get caught), I apologized profusely promising I would never do anything like that again.

He let me just twist in the wind for a bit before finally just laughing and said he hoped I wouldn't hold back too much.

It was fun.

Sandy

[Stewart A.]

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I knew it was a matter of time before I got pinged driving this Corvette. Those skinny tires light up so easy and being a single spinner it's even worse. I might look at getting a posi in it. The grip should be slightly better and I wont be so easy led. Stewy

[Stuart F.]

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Great story, Stewy, Don't get us started. Bet many of us have some bone chilling stories to tell. I have a few doosers too!

Stu Fox

[Stewart A.]

Re: Oh No Caught By The Cops In The Vette

Well come on Stu beat that one. It's been a full day and I still have anxiety over it. Stewy

[Joe C.]

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I knew it was a matter of time before I got pinged driving this Corvette. Those skinny tires light up so easy and being a single spinner it's even worse. I might look at getting a posi in it. The grip should be slightly better and I wont be so easy led. Stewy

Great story Stewy............it reminds me of the days when cops were humans and not programmed robots.

Very rare for that to happen in the USA, what with videotape and sound recorders running in all of the cruisers, etc. In NYC, I used to get away with "murder", but not for the last 10 years here in beautiful Monmouth County, New Joysey.

Cops should spend more time going after the women driving Hummers with the cellphone surgically implanted to their hand, which is permanently attached to their left ear.

Or the 90 year olds who can't see, can't hear, have Alzheimers and don't know where they are, have the reflexes of a snail..................but are still driving!

Or the bastards who insist on "drafting" at 75 mph by hanging 6" from your rear bumper.

Or the guy in the BMW who thinks he's on the Autobahn, passes you at 100 mph.....in the RIGHT lane.

Or.........

Joe

[Paul H.]

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Sounds like your lucky day. In 26 years of police work I somehow never found a reason good enough to write up a Corvette
Still carry my get out of jail free card for situations like yours

[Michael M.]

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If you put a posi in your car or if you don't put a posi in your car take the car to a drag strip. No cops! Keep on lighting up those tires.

[Timothy B.]

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I agree, it's your lucky day. With the funds $$$ at State levels low I am surprised you got off. We can all tell stories about doing things like that and I truely believe things happen for a reason. This may have been just to settle you down and make you think a bit before (in this case) driving like that.

Just watch the news and look at the stupid things people do and you will realize getting your feelings hurt is a simple price to pay for what could have happened.

[Paul J.]

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Way to go, Stewy. That's the way the car is supposed to be driven. I always rip up a little bit of road when I go for a spin.

[Jay G.]

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I live very close to a single lane concrete road. It enters a tunnel that runs for around 100 meters. It's one way and the sound echos in the tunnel and makes the Vette sound like Satin is coming back to earth.
So here I am coming home from work and entering my favorite little boomerang tunnel, I let rip first gear and it starts the slide, rip through second and the car is around 6000 rpm bellows of tire smoke and steering in reverse lock, horns growing out my head while listening to the carby drawing in air under wide open throttle, I was loving every second. It was about that stage when I exited the Monaco Grand Prix when I noticed a cop standing in the middle of the tunnel exit waving me down ? What the hell is a cop doing here !!!! So after nearly running this cop over I pulled into the curb.
Not only one cop car but 3 cop cars with 4 cops in each.
He was not very happy and I was shattered !!!
He straight away told me " have you ever had a car impounded because that's where your fancy car is going''. Now he's in the cop car forever trying to get hold of a tow truck. I'm standing there like a looser thinking I have no way out of this I'm gone.
He gets out and reads me the fine. First not displaying correct plates $500. Second driving abusive and over revving car $350. Third to get car out of pound $600 and court fee $800. So I"m up for around 2k and car is going to the pound. When all of a sudden I recognize one of the cops. He is a regular at my Shop. I start to chat with him and tells me to apologize to the cop I nearly ran over and he will see what he can do for me.
So off I go like a 5 year old and tell him I have no excuse I was driving like an ass. I never drive the car and I was blowing out the cobwebs. He hands me my licence back and tells me it's not what you know it's who you know and your a very lucky boy slow down. I climb back in and take the car home put the cover on and cower in the corner of the couch thinking that wasn't real smart was it. I caught the train to work today !!! Stewy

Always nice to win one once in a while. Most time treat the cop w/ respect they tend to do likewise I've found. Dont lie or exaggerate. Tell em you're a touchhole wont do it again. Then live up to your word. BTW when you think you can. Put a FOOT into IT. Later Jay

[Stuart F.]

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Ok Stewy, here goes with probably one closest to your experience; I had a nice 56 Chevy 2-door post show car - 58 Fuelie Engine w/ dual glass packs, Black w/14" chrome reversed wheels, etc. My favorite things to do when coming home late at night was, one way, coming down a long hill in low gear at about 6500 rpm (window rattler). Coming the other way I had to go through two parks; one with a long top out straight, and another closer to my house with a winding 2 lane road. I loved winding it out on the long straight, then "dirt tracking" it through the curved road. Over the course of time, I got chased by local cops through the parks twice, each time I had enough of a lead that I could get home and into my garage w/ door closed before they passed by with siren screaming and red light a going. Great fun! Then one night I was really letting it all hang out when all of a sudden there was a cop car right behind me (I think they were laying in wait). As I entered the winding road park, I slowed to the 25 mph speed limit with the cop right behind me wailing away. He wanted me to pull over, but in my mind I thought it was a trick (I was a kid) because there was no shoulder and to pull over meant you had to go on the grass where they usually ticketed cars for parking there. Sooooo, every time this frustrated officer tried to pass me to force me over, I sped up to keep him behind me. We then came to a small bridge, where on the other side, the street widens to normal city street width. I accelerated over the bridge hard and then as my house was second on the left, braked hard and turned into my driveway AFTER the cop passed me on the left and slid past me. He then pulled in my driveway behind me and was, needless to say, not a happy camper. My Dad just happened to hear the ruckus and came out (good thing or I might have gotten shot). I tried to explain my reasoning to him, tempering it with; BTW, you are on our private property now w/o a warrant (probably not cool). Anyway, cooler heads prevailed and I got off with a warning ticket for (get this); loud mufflers!

Top It,

Stu Fox