[fastfredracing]

That last thread about speeding tickets got me thinking of the good old days. I have been a habitual speeder my whole life. I am getting older, and havn't had a ticket in a few years now, but I used to love to attempt to set the land speed record on long trips.
Back when I was a kid, points from speeding tickets did not transfer from state to state. We used to travel from Pittsburgh to Daytona 5-6 times a year, and I did the trip regularly in 12-13 hours. I would always keep a couple hundred extra dollars to pay tickets on the spot, and would'nt speed in Pennsylvania, ( that way , I would not loose my license).
These were always fun trips. I did it in a corvette, a couple of different hopped up camaros, a mustang gt, but the two absoulte best times I ever made on that trip was in an 83 Honda civic, and one other time in a 96 camry. It is way easier to run 90-100 mph for 12 hours in a nice quiet jap car, than at 4500 rpm , screaming exhuast, and your feet cooking from the headers in an old hot rod.
I have only done a couple of shorter trips in a 911, and while quite capable of running real fast, I think it draws to much attention, and the arresting officer, I am sure would take into account the roll bar, seats, and harnesses while he was writing the ticket.
Surpirnsingly enough, I only recieved maybe three or four tickets ,and probably made the trip 30 times or more. None of those tickets were at full clip, so I would pay my ticket, get back on the road, and hammer down.
I used to think that I would make a good cannonballer, but now days , there would probably be jail time for such offenses, and you would at least loose your drivers license. Ahh the good olde days!!