# BUSTED! 142 MPH in 55 zone **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 21, 2007, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/busted-142-mph-in-55-zone/29605 "2007-05-21T05:03:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/busted-142-mph-in-55-zone/29605/21 "2007-05-21T08:50:49Z")
[quote=“SkunkApe,post:20,topic:29605"”] dear diary, jackpot [/quote] GIggity GIIIIIGGGGGGIIITTTYYYY ---
**Author:** ![ugo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ugo/32/7430_2.png) [@ugo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ugo)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/busted-142-mph-in-55-zone/29605/22 "2007-05-21T11:51:47Z")
[quote=“66impalass,post:5,topic:29605"”] that happened a long time ago, this just proves that UAW take forever to do anything [/quote] This was in MAY issue of Road & Track. I didn’t know that was a UAW publication. ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/busted-142-mph-in-55-zone/29605/23 "2007-05-21T12:20:22Z")
from the original article dated December 12, 2006 > A teenager charged with driving 142 mph along a four-lane divided highway said he was speeding home so his parents wouldn’t be mad at him for being late, police said. > Brandon D. Raap, 16, faces speeding and misdemeanor reckless driving charges and could have his license suspended, police said. > Porter County sheriff’s deputies stopped Raap along a rural stretch of U.S. 30 at 12:40 a.m. Saturday after a radar gun clocked his 2004 Subaru Impreza going almost 90 mph faster than the posted 55 mph limit, police said. > It might be the fastest speed ever recorded on the northwestern Indiana county’s roads, said Porter County sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Tim Emmons. > “Most people’s cars won’t go that fast,” he said. > Raap told police he was late getting home and didn’t want his parents to be angry, Deputy John Brubaker said in his report. Raap told Brubaker he didn’t have a curfew but is usually home by midnight. > Brubaker didn’t arrest Raap, who had a valid Colorado license, but told him to drive straight home and call him within an hour. Raap’s mother, Cindy Raap, called instead and Brubaker told her what happened. > The Associated Press left a message with Raap’s parents at their home in Valparaiso seeking comment. They declined to comment when contacted by the Post-Tribune of Merrillville. > “Kids sort of have tunnel vision,” Emmons said. “They’re so concerned with not getting yelled at or grounded, they place other people’s lives in jeopardy.” > The highway has two lanes in each direction, divided by a median, and traffic is usually light that time of night, Emmons said. > Not sure, but I think his parents may be more upset about the speeding ticket, than being a few minutes late. What do you think? ---
**Author:** ![burnt\_toast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnt_toast/32/7518_2.png) [@burnt\_toast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnt_toast)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/busted-142-mph-in-55-zone/29605/24 "2007-05-21T13:46:26Z")
[quote=“Z man,post:12,topic:29605"”] I’ve seen too many episodes of “cops” to ever think about running from them [/quote] meh, they only air the footage where they actually catch people. still not the best idea though. ---
**Author:** ![9c1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1/32/7392_2.png) [@9c1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/busted-142-mph-in-55-zone/29605/25 "2007-05-21T13:52:27Z")
Maybe that’s why my WRX insurance rate is so freaking high. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/busted-142-mph-in-55-zone/29605/26 "2007-05-21T13:52:35Z")
[quote=“burnt\_toast,post:24,topic:29605"”] meh, they only air the footage where they actually catch people. still not the best idea though. [/quote] And the runners are always the worst drivers in the world. They need a show like, “Worlds Wildest Police Chases of SCCA Drivers” Officer Billy Bob: “I’m not sure what just happened, but he went left, right, disappeared, showed up behind me for a second, then was gone.” ---
**Author:** ![burnt\_toast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnt_toast/32/7518_2.png) [@burnt\_toast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnt_toast)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/busted-142-mph-in-55-zone/29605/27 "2007-05-21T13:54:20Z")
[quote=“JayS,post:26,topic:29605"”] And the runners are always the worst drivers in the world. They need a show like, “Worlds Wildest Police Chases of SCCA Drivers” Office Billy Bob: “I’m not sure what just happened, but he went left, right, disappeared, showed up behind me for a second, then was gone.” [/quote] i’d watch that show lol ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/busted-142-mph-in-55-zone/29605/28 "2007-05-21T13:55:18Z")
That would be the best driving show ever. Have cops in cruises try to keep up with SCCA drivers in regular cars. ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/busted-142-mph-in-55-zone/29605/29 "2007-05-21T13:59:40Z")
[quote=“JayS,post:26,topic:29605"”] Officer Billy Bob: “I’m not sure what just happened, but he went left, right, disappeared, showed up behind me for a second, then was gone.” [/quote] +1 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/busted-142-mph-in-55-zone/29605/30 "2007-05-21T14:00:20Z")
running from the police was the single scariest moment of my entire life. Hands down. ask me about it sometime. i’m not posting it. ---
**Author:** ![13005TEDGP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/edb3f5/32.png) [@13005TEDGP](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/13005TEDGP)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/busted-142-mph-in-55-zone/29605/31 "2007-05-21T18:50:30Z")
Couldnt be in the Lotus…could it??? I couldnt see them looking up that car and having too many owners in WNY. But, then again maybe the cops would think it was a lambo or something. ---
**Author:** ![rskrause](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rskrause/32/7367_2.png) [@rskrause](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rskrause)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/busted-142-mph-in-55-zone/29605/32 "2007-05-21T19:05:39Z")
In my younger days I ran three times that I can recall, never got caught. Smart? No, not hardly. “Wrong?” Maybe so. Fun? Hell, yeah. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/busted-142-mph-in-55-zone/29605/33 "2007-05-21T19:56:49Z")
[quote=“9c1,post:25,topic:29605"”] Maybe that’s why my WRX insurance rate is so freaking high. [/quote] That, and leet public rally drifters. :tup: [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/busted-142-mph-in-55-zone/29605.md?page=1)