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Old 01-02-2018, 04:41 PM
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Below you'll find the speeds, locations, and vehicles involved in the twenty fastest speeding tickets in Texas in 2017. You'll see that almost three-fourths of the speeders were riding sportbikes (which some troopers knew enough about to list specific models), while the rest were rocking the kind of American muscle you always imagine screaming down a dusty Texas highway into the sunset—except for one intrepid soul in a BMW i8. No Harley products made this list.

#20: 139 mph in a 75 mph zone
Road: I-20 in Eastland County
Ride: 2007 Suzuki motorcycle

#19: 140 mph in a 65 mph zone
Road: I-10 in Bexar County
Ride: 2008 Honda CBR

#18: 140 mph in a 65 mph zone
Road: I-10 in Bexar County
Ride: 2008 Yamaha motorcycle

#17: 140 mph in a 60 mph zone
Road: SP-601 in El Paso County
Ride: 2015 Aprilia RSV

#16: 140 mph in a 50 mph zone
Road: Custer Road in Collin County
Ride: 2015 Ford Mustang

#15: 143 mph in a 75 mph zone
Road: US-90 in Coryell County
Ride: 2013 Kawasaki motorcycle

#14: 143 mph in an 80 mph zone
Road: TW-130 service road in Williamson County
Ride: 2014 BMW i8

#13: 144 mph in a 75 mph zone
Road: US-190 in Coryell County
Ride: 2015 Suzuki motorcycle

#12: 144 mph in a 75 mph zone
Road: US-190 in Coryell County
Ride: 2016 Yamaha motorcycle

#11: 145 mph in a 75 mph zone
Road: SH-6 in Falls County
Ride: 2009 Pontiac G8 GT

#10: 146 mph in a 65 mph zone
Road: SH-67 in Johnson County
Ride: 2017 Chevrolet Corvette

#9: 149 mph in a 75 mph zone
Road: SH-70 in Fisher County
Ride: 2017 Suzuki GSXR

#8: 150 mph in a 70 mph zone
Road: I-35 in Hays County
Ride: 2009 Suzuki GSXR

#7: 155 mph in a 75 mph zone
Road: US-81 in Wise County
Ride: 2016 Kawasaki 800

#6: 156 mph in a 75 mph zone
Road: I-40 in Carson County
Ride: 2016 Chevrolet (no model listed)

#5: 156 mph in a 70 mph zone
Road: SH-195 in Williamson County
Ride: 2006 Suzuki GSXR

#4: 156 mph in a 70 mph zone
Road: SH-195 in Williamson County
Ride: 2014 Chevrolet SS

#3: 160 mph in a 75 mph zone
Road: SH-44 in Nueces County
Ride: 2006 Suzuki motorcycle

#2: 160 mph in a 55 mph zone
Road: I-45 in Galveston County
Ride: 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8

#1: 181 mph in a 75 mph zone
Road: US-90 in Coryell County
Ride: 2012 Honda CBR1000
Looks like Gail came in second on the list!
 
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I like the Chevy SS. Bet that was one helluva speeding ticket.

The guy in the BMW I8 probably didn't even realize he was speeding.
 
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Hey, Lou, how was Jaxen's Christmas?
 
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Originally Posted by nevada72
I like the Chevy SS. Bet that was one helluva speeding ticket.

The guy in the BMW I8 probably didn't even realize he was speeding.




http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2016/11/...t-208-mph.html
 
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I recall seeing that one and wondering how that dude extracted that much power out of a Mustang.
 
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Afternoon, Gentlemen, speed freaks, and hot bike riders!
 
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Sup Greg? Just waitin on the hockey game to start.
 
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Hey, Doc!

Waiting for dinner time to get here, catching up on "news" and relaxing after shufflin'.

What about you?
 
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Evenin Woods! Back from speech therapy and done shufflin. Not sure what is for dinner...Beth mentioned Breakfast Burritos but it seems a bit late to start on those
 


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