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MissB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 06:49 PM
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Teen nearly breaks record for fastest stop
http://www.katu.com/stories/76156.html

OREGON CITY, Ore. - State trooper Matt Klare's beat is Interstate 205, and he is used to clocking drivers who are cruising along at 10, 15, even 20 miles over the posted 55 mile per hour speed limit.
But 87 miles over the limit? That's another story.

Klare clocked Ryan Allan Champ, 19, of Oregon City, driving 142 mph early Wednesday, the second fastest stop ever record by the Oregon State Police. (The record is 159 mph, set in 1993 on the Astoria Megler Bridge.)

When Klare caught up with Champ and his souped-up 1992 Honda Civic at a stoplight, "He told me he was going 140," Klare said.
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 06:51 PM
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1. Uh boy.
He's in a world of trouble. Hope he likes walking. He's gonna be doing it for a long time.
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Book Lover Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 06:52 PM
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2. Man, do it on the track!
The open road is no place for 140+ MPH speeds.
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Mojambo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 06:53 PM
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3. Man! How souped-up does a Civic have to be to get to 142!
That's a huge ticket.

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Spinzonner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 06:56 PM
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4. Past a certain amount they become Reckless Driving

not just speeding

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AngryAmish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 07:21 PM
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5. Thats pretty cool
142 mph is my personal land speed record (as a passenger). I was in a V8 BMW. I had no idea that a Civic had enough gearing to go that fast.

I want to hear more about the 159 mph.
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