Photo: Redditor universalexotics
What are the odds of being pulled over by a police officer after being clocked at 140 mph (that's 225 km/h) and getting away with it? The answer to that question is pretty obvious, but we're here to talk about an exception.
The story involves a one-off Mosler GTR that attended a car event on the former runway of the Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster. With the Pensilvanya facility having been closed in the 90s, the location now serves civilian purposes, among which we find the Warminster Community Park.
Car aficionados often take advantage of the runway's assets, with special events allowing simple access into the triple-digit speed area.
This is precisely what happened with the Mosler in the image above (helmet tip to Redditor universalexotics), which hit the sweet velocity mentioned in the intro about thirty minutes after the official ending of the event it was attending - the organized run took place earlier this week.
Once the driver returned to the starting point, the officer in the image informed him that he had climbed to 140 mph in a public park. Not the kind of conversation you want to have with a cop.
Fortunately, the officer showed understanding, as "the conversation ended with laughter and a handshake."
As for the vehicle in question, the Raptor GTR traded hands back in 2012. While we don't know the exact price for which it was sold, we can tell you the ad, which has been removed meanwhile, showed a financial burden of no less than $700,000.
We are dealing with a 2,586 lb (1,173 kg) contraption, whose twin-turbo 7-liter V8 churns out no less than 838 ponies, hence the vehicle's number plate. We can't help but think all these details make the 140 mph run seem like a walk in the park.
Car aficionados often take advantage of the runway's assets, with special events allowing simple access into the triple-digit speed area.
This is precisely what happened with the Mosler in the image above (helmet tip to Redditor universalexotics), which hit the sweet velocity mentioned in the intro about thirty minutes after the official ending of the event it was attending - the organized run took place earlier this week.
Once the driver returned to the starting point, the officer in the image informed him that he had climbed to 140 mph in a public park. Not the kind of conversation you want to have with a cop.
Fortunately, the officer showed understanding, as "the conversation ended with laughter and a handshake."
As for the vehicle in question, the Raptor GTR traded hands back in 2012. While we don't know the exact price for which it was sold, we can tell you the ad, which has been removed meanwhile, showed a financial burden of no less than $700,000.
We are dealing with a 2,586 lb (1,173 kg) contraption, whose twin-turbo 7-liter V8 churns out no less than 838 ponies, hence the vehicle's number plate. We can't help but think all these details make the 140 mph run seem like a walk in the park.
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