Camaro Clocked at 171 mph

[Flyn]

The driver of a 2016 Camaro 1SS received a "coupon" after being clocked at 171 mph in Minnesota.

Hermantown Police Department Deputy Chief Shawn Padden was on loan as part of a Minnesota State Patrol "Toward Zero Deaths" DWI saturation effort Friday night when the radar in his Dodge Charger squad car started screaming.

"I had just come off (McQuade Road) heading toward Duluth, right by the Sinclair gas station," Padden said. "He was going north, or east, toward Two Harbors. ... The first speed that came up was 171, then 168 and then 143. When he went by me it was a blur. You get used to seeing people going 65 or 70 and what that looks like. But I've never seen anything like this. It's like a rocket on wheels at that point."

Padden happened to be right at a crossover and made a hurried U-turn heading for Two Harbors. It was 6:50 p.m.

"I hit the lights and siren and called it in to the State Patrol. ... I had to get my car up to 135 just to get close enough for him to see my lights on," Padden said.

Camaro clocked at 171 mph on Highway 61 | Duluth News Tribune

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[Eagle]

What, no dash video? BORING!

Sounds like he was really moving tho!

 

[greasy]

GM always playing down their top speed numbers!

 

[Eagle]

The Camaro 1SS has a 455 horsepower, 6.2 liter V-8 engine. Car and Driver magazine says the car will do 0-60 mph in 4.3 seconds, 0-100 mph in 9.3 seconds and has a top speed of about 160 mph.

Except he was clocked at 171...

 

[DEEZUZ]

Hmm. I was only 70mph from that today...

 

[Renesis07]

Surprised the guy stopped. LOL

 

[Spivitz]

I read this earlier, my first thought... I really need to slow down

 

[Spivitz]

Reading 90 days in jail scares Me

 

[smokiechicago]

Reading 90 days in jail scares Me

Same here. Been too lucky in my time on the streets.

 

[dberz94]

Going 90+ everyday is starting to seem like a bad idea at:

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

Coupon?

 

[Flyn]

That PD calls tickets "coupons".

I'm wondering if the guy could fight the coupon by claiming the radar gun in inaccurate. After all, Chevy says the car only goes 160.

 

[Marko]

I love the new Camaro SS. Even better than the Mustang 5.0

But this would make me nervous if I bought one

Service Bulletin for 2016 Camaro SS / 2SS — Oil Pickup Tube – 6th gen 2016+ Camaro forums, news, reviews, and more – Camaro6

 

[MrMezger996]

Except he was clocked at 171...

This is proof that law enforcement radar equipment is not calibrated correctly. I'm sure you could fight this in court...." your honor, I couldn't have been clocked at 171, it's states right here from GM that the fastest I could go is 160...."

 

[SirMarco]

 

[syP]

who says it wasnt tuned

 

[RICH17]

Went 105 in the Cruze today. hyea:

 

[Euro]

I can't remember the last time I went above 85

 

[MrMezger996]

Year ago I got paced by ISP doing 123 in a 55, old crown Vic's headlights looked like fox bodies..... Lesson learned. I spent the night at CPD area 16, my 93' GT was impounded, I was given numerous tickets. I ended up getting a revoked license, $250 to get car out, about $3k in lawyer fees to get license back.

 

[Yaj Yak]

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

went 162 in the 1/2 mile

 

[RICH17]

Year ago I got paced by ISP doing 123 in a 55, old crown Vic's headlights looked like fox bodies..... Lesson learned. I spent the night at CPD area 16, my 93' GT was impounded, I was given numerous tickets. I ended up getting a revoked license, $250 to get car out, about $3k in lawyer fees to get license back.

Yea ago I had a chick cop give me a ticket for 94 in a 55. I was doing more but she "was being nice" and didn't want to take me to jail. I bet it was more of a paperwork thing lol

 

[Chester Copperpot]

Highest I ever got pulled over for was 92 in a 65 in Arizona on my way out to Cali way back when and the cop wrote me at 85 in a 65. He didn't want to do the paperwork and I told him we were driving cross-country from IL to Cali so I could get my car out there and get back to my unit at the time.

 

[syP]

highest I ever was pulled over for was 155 in a 60mph zone. in my cobalt SS/SC, racing a 3v mustang.

Reduced it to 110mph

all you old school members know how that turned out for me ~circa 2007

 

[Primalzer]

Worst ticket I ever got was 67 in a 45 (Palatine Rd. express), reduced to 65 in a 45 to get me under the aggravated speeding or whatever...took my online course and called it a day...just got pulled over in Florida for 70 in a 55 (it was a fucking highway and I was going with traffic )...again took my online course and called it a day...

In my younger, stupider days, I got very lucky a few times...many a time north of 120 in the Contour, luckily never got caught or pulled over...I don't think I've been north of 85 mph in the last 5 years on a public road