I'm Calling "B.S."
 

Trooper claims he had this kid doing 208 mph in a 2011 Mustang. No way in hell, unless it fell down a mineshaft or something.

19-year-old in custody after driving over 200 mph during pursuit | KOMO

Sounds like the pursuit vehicle clocked him. What are the cops driving?

SHEEESH! Was the kid driving this :D:D

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A quick YouTube search shows a 2011 gt500 doing 190 on the autobahn. 208 is absolutely ludicrous. A 2013 Hennessy modified barely achieved that on a controlled test. He should actually be able to get this thrown out.

Yeah, the GT500 had a claimed 200mph top end..but to really do it? Yeah, I also call BS. Although one magazine was able to almost get 200 on a track in very controlled conditions...

A Carrera GT will do 205. Made of a carbon fiber tub and built by the factory to go that fast. A 918 only does 210 or so. It is silly to think he could do 208 in a steel Mustang. If he had over 1,000 HP and new gears and some big aerodynamic wings I doubt he could do 208.

The cops have the idiot arrested for felony eluding and reckless driving. They did not even charge the speeding ticket from what I saw. The car was impounded and the idiot 19 year old will have a lot of points. He should lose his license for a while.

"200 miles an hour ... That is extremely fast," Timmons said.

No schite, Sherlock.

Canadian County....maybe they are using KPH...:confused:

My Maserati does 185,

and we know a Mustang is faster than a Maserati.

So seems plausible.

Canada does use KPH, so 208 KPH is about 129 MPH

What a steaming pile.

If he was going 208 mph--with his lights off, no less--how exactly did they catch him?

You do know it was in Canadian county, Oklahoma. Part of Oklahoma City and the metro area. It was not measured in KPH. The speed limit on the turnpike he was on is 70 MPH. Even if the RADAR was off by 100 MPH he was into triple digits. That is reckless driving.

Did it have a jato Rocket ?

Ah, so sorry...

chuckle on several different levels.

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Maybe it was a wraith!

Right Bro?
Bro......?
BROOOOOOOOOOO!??


Were either of these guys driving it?
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The title was: AS fast as a Maserati....but far be it from me to ruin a fun thread. Flame away...

My Maseratti does one-eighty-five
I lost my license, now I don't drive
I have a limo, ride in the back
I lock the doors in case I'm attacked.

Even more rare than 200 mph road going cars are 200 mph public roads. Anyone who has ever driven at high speed on our public roads will tell you how quickly you become limited by the road itself. A perfectly smooth highway at 70 mph can be almost completely un-drivable at twice that. If this was keeping a 2011 Mustang on the road at even 70% of what is claimed, he has a bright future in a Cup car...

At very high speeds it is hard to get accurate numbers; time goes by so fast that a slight error effects readings enormously.