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so lame. so fake. wow
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Originally Posted by MyJaysGetRocked
IT'S FAKE....
All hail Philip Odegard - the man who allegedly managed to go over 210mph in a Bugatti Veyron and get a speeding ticket for his trouble. Jalopnik and Top Gear both ran the story originally, but now Odegard has removed the ticket from his Flickr photostream, and the CHP confirmed it was a fake. The ticket was doctored from a 100mph one that he received whilst driving a 2004 Infiniti. The original ticket has also vanished from Odegard's Flickr photostream. Fortunately, keen-eyed car nerds like me grabbed a copy while we could.
There's a couple of issues with the original story that would lead you to believe it really is a fake.
The first is : how the hell did a stock police cruiser actually catch a Veyron? Unless the CHP have invested in McLaren F1's, there's no way this happened. The ticket is an "in person" ticket, not one from a speed camera so the implication is that the cruiser either caught him up, or he just stopped. Frankly if I was going that fast in a Veyron, I'd know the police couldn't catch me and I'd keep going.
The second problem is this : police issue radar guns timeout at about 179mph - you just get and "EE" message on the display, meaning "error". So Odegard could not have been clocked at "210+" as the ticket indicates.
The final problem is the speed itself. 210mph is 308 feet per second. That's just shy of one regulation football (soccer for the Americans) pitch per second. At that speed, by the time the officer had registered the Veyron, put down the radar gun, flicked on the lights and sirens, started the engine and pulled out, the Veyron would have already been over a third of a mile away. Odegard would not have even seen the cop in his mirrors.
Originally Posted by sigmakidownz
Originally Posted by needsomejays
Originally Posted by Sputnik
sigmakidownz wrote:
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"There's no way an infiniti can reach a 100mph, BMW's on the other hand..."
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wow, i really hope thats sarcasm
Originally Posted by DipsetGeneral
Originally Posted by MyJaysGetRocked
IT'S FAKE....
All hail Philip Odegard - the man who allegedly managed to go over 210mph in a Bugatti Veyron and get a speeding ticket for his trouble. Jalopnik and Top Gear both ran the story originally, but now Odegard has removed the ticket from his Flickr photostream, and the CHP confirmed it was a fake. The ticket was doctored from a 100mph one that he received whilst driving a 2004 Infiniti. The original ticket has also vanished from Odegard's Flickr photostream. Fortunately, keen-eyed car nerds like me grabbed a copy while we could.
There's a couple of issues with the original story that would lead you to believe it really is a fake.
The first is : how the hell did a stock police cruiser actually catch a Veyron? Unless the CHP have invested in McLaren F1's, there's no way this happened. The ticket is an "in person" ticket, not one from a speed camera so the implication is that the cruiser either caught him up, or he just stopped. Frankly if I was going that fast in a Veyron, I'd know the police couldn't catch me and I'd keep going.
The second problem is this : police issue radar guns timeout at about 179mph - you just get and "EE" message on the display, meaning "error". So Odegard could not have been clocked at "210+" as the ticket indicates.
The final problem is the speed itself. 210mph is 308 feet per second. That's just shy of one regulation football (soccer for the Americans) pitch per second. At that speed, by the time the officer had registered the Veyron, put down the radar gun, flicked on the lights and sirens, started the engine and pulled out, the Veyron would have already been over a third of a mile away. Odegard would not have even seen the cop in his mirrors.
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Originally Posted by sam206
haha nice I know a lawer in seattle that you can pay $250 and he will any ticket disappear
true, the ticket is fakeOriginally Posted by nycknicks105
How the Hell is a state cruiser going to catch a Buggati going 201 mph??
Originally Posted by JFMartiMcDandruff
IT'S STILL REAL TO ME DAMMIT!![]()
I knew it was fishy.Originally Posted by MyJaysGetRocked
IT'S FAKE....
All hail Philip Odegard - the man who allegedly managed to go over 210mph in a Bugatti Veyron and get a speeding ticket for his trouble. Jalopnik and Top Gear both ran the story originally, but now Odegard has removed the ticket from his Flickr photostream, and the CHP confirmed it was a fake. The ticket was doctored from a 100mph one that he received whilst driving a 2004 Infiniti. The original ticket has also vanished from Odegard's Flickr photostream. Fortunately, keen-eyed car nerds like me grabbed a copy while we could.
There's a couple of issues with the original story that would lead you to believe it really is a fake.
The first is : how the hell did a stock police cruiser actually catch a Veyron? Unless the CHP have invested in McLaren F1's, there's no way this happened. The ticket is an "in person" ticket, not one from a speed camera so the implication is that the cruiser either caught him up, or he just stopped. Frankly if I was going that fast in a Veyron, I'd know the police couldn't catch me and I'd keep going.
The second problem is this : police issue radar guns timeout at about 179mph - you just get and "EE" message on the display, meaning "error". So Odegard could not have been clocked at "210+" as the ticket indicates.
The final problem is the speed itself. 210mph is 308 feet per second. That's just shy of one regulation football (soccer for the Americans) pitch per second. At that speed, by the time the officer had registered the Veyron, put down the radar gun, flicked on the lights and sirens, started the engine and pulled out, the Veyron would have already been over a third of a mile away. Odegard would not have even seen the cop in his mirrors.
Originally Posted by needsomejays
Originally Posted by Sputnik
Originally Posted by sigmakidownz
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"There's no way an infiniti can reach a 100mph, BMW's on the other hand..."
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wow, i really hope thats sarcasm
Originally Posted by NeptuneBeats187
Originally Posted by JFMartiMcDandruff
IT'S STILL REAL TO ME DAMMIT!
right, same here. It's 1 am on the ticket too tho.. who the *&#^ would drive that fast at night? If a deer came out or something, I would just vanish lol![]()
[color= rgb(102, 0, 153)]???? That's my measurements/weight[/color]Originally Posted by moonmaster3
5'8" 180lb....damn
Most runs are done at night. There is a less chance of getting caught, plus there is less traffic.Originally Posted by BigTy23
Originally Posted by NeptuneBeats187
Originally Posted by JFMartiMcDandruff
IT'S STILL REAL TO ME DAMMIT!
right, same here. It's 1 am on the ticket too tho.. who the *&#^ would drive that fast at night? If a deer came out or something, I would just vanish lol![]()
Think about it, at 1am there's little to no cars on the road. Less chance of killing yourself, and/or others...
FAKE in CA they would have arrested his +%+ so fast anything over $100 is reckless driving most cops if they don't arrest you put 99mph so they don't need to take you in trust me i know...
Yeah anything over 100mph and they'll take you in. My mom was caught at 120mph on the 5 here in CA and the cop said "I could take you in rightnow" but thankfully put 99mph. The ticket was a hefty one though.
Originally Posted by ZEEN1NE
The final problem is the speed itself. 210mph is 308 feet per second. That's just shy of one regulation football (soccer for the Americans) pitch per second. At that speed, by the time the officer had registered the Veyron, put down the radar gun, flicked on the lights and sirens, started the engine and pulled out, the Veyron would have already been over a third of a mile away. Odegard would not have even seen the cop in his mirrors.
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that sounds sickkkk![]()
Originally Posted by Ryanbbn1
why would he stop? and how did he get caught?
Originally Posted by needsomejays
Originally Posted by Sputnik
Originally Posted by sigmakidownz
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"There's no way an infiniti can reach a 100mph, BMW's on the other hand..."
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wow, i really hope thats sarcasm