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Police Sanctioned Speeding

They do an event like this in Nevada to.. (well they used to not sure if its still going)
the Silver State Classic was held on a public strech of highway 100 miles long..
with police sanctions... fastest times over the course won prizes...

http://www.silverstateclassic.com/

edit yup still going!
 
As long as it's a police run, closed course event I have no problem with it.

The drivers are risking their own lives & their own cars, as long as the money received/donated/whatever is worthwhile let them have their fun.

People don't bitch when movie filming shuts down roads, the money makes it worthwhile. This is no different.

Viper GTS
 
I'd do that in a SECOND, and I know the perfect stretch of highway for it (though it'd never fly, because it's an inter-city interconnect)
 
Now, as for the whole crash thing. It happens. Anyone who races should be able to tell you that going fast on any surface not explicitly made for it is always a gamble. It works 99.99999999999999999999% of the time, but there's that tiny chance that a minor imperfection under the exact right conditions is going to do you in.

Oh, and is it just me, or do the Enzos have the highest accident rate of all Ferraris (I'd venture to say all exotics, actually)?
 
It's ridiculous that the police can let any untrained person with $5000 run at 150+mph down the road and say it's safe, yet anyone who *doesn't* pay them $5000 is driving dangerously if they go any faster than 75.

I've driven on Utah roads. The fact that the police closed this one down is pertty meaningless as most of them are *always* empty. The guy going 150mph in his Enzo during this event is no different than a guy going 150mph in any sports car on any day.
 
Originally posted by: notfred
It's ridiculous that the police can let any untrained person with $5000 run at 150+mph down the road and say it's safe, yet anyone who *doesn't* pay them $5000 is driving dangerously if they go any faster than 75.

I've driven on Utah roads. The fact that the police closed this one down is pertty meaningless as most of them are *always* empty. The guy going 150mph in his Enzo during this event is no different than a guy going 150mph in any sports car on any day.
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Except for the fact on any other day, there could be innocent motorists on the road and people could crash into them.

In this scenario, there is absolutely no chance of anyone not involved with the event being on the road.

That's the big difference.
 
Originally posted by: BigJ
Originally posted by: notfred
It's ridiculous that the police can let any untrained person with $5000 run at 150+mph down the road and say it's safe, yet anyone who *doesn't* pay them $5000 is driving dangerously if they go any faster than 75.

I've driven on Utah roads. The fact that the police closed this one down is pertty meaningless as most of them are *always* empty. The guy going 150mph in his Enzo during this event is no different than a guy going 150mph in any sports car on any day.
Click to expand...

Except for the fact on any other day, there could be innocent motorists on the road and people could crash into them.

In this scenario, there is absolutely no chance of anyone not involved with the event being on the road.

That's the big difference.
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Yeah, with the roads cleared there's not much difference from driving on a race track.
 
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: BigJ
Originally posted by: notfred
It's ridiculous that the police can let any untrained person with $5000 run at 150+mph down the road and say it's safe, yet anyone who *doesn't* pay them $5000 is driving dangerously if they go any faster than 75.

I've driven on Utah roads. The fact that the police closed this one down is pertty meaningless as most of them are *always* empty. The guy going 150mph in his Enzo during this event is no different than a guy going 150mph in any sports car on any day.
Click to expand...

Except for the fact on any other day, there could be innocent motorists on the road and people could crash into them.

In this scenario, there is absolutely no chance of anyone not involved with the event being on the road.

That's the big difference.
Click to expand...

Yeah, with the roads cleared there's not much difference from driving on a race track.
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Pretty much. Did the article say that if there was damage done to the road, that the driver would have to pay for repairs? That's the only thing I'd be worried about.
 
Sounds okay to me, as long as the police are running the event on their own time.
 
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