I was coming home for lunch today heading north on MacArthur. As I crossed over 635, I switched to the far left lane and wound out 2nd gear to the limiter and shifted hard into 3rd, staying in it for a few more seconds. Just as I let off, I glanced left and saw an Irving PD cruiser waiting to pull out of the Shell station.

I slowed down fast and got into the turn lane at Ranchview and stopped at the red light. Of course, the cruiser pulls out, accelerates hard, and comes right on my bumper. As soon as we got the green turn arrow, he flips his lights on.

Oh crap.

I pull into an adjacent apartment complex, turn the car off, roll the window down, and put both hands on the steering wheel.

Officer: "Driver's license"

Me: hands him license and concealed handgun license. "I have no weapon in the vehicle officer."

Officer: "proof of insurance"

Me: hand him insurance and notice it expired on 2/26. "I'm sorry officer, I could have sworn I had an updated copy of my insurance with me. I guess I forgot to get it."

Officer: He hands me back the concealed license and insurance card. "So, what's going on?"

Me: "You mean my getting on it back there? Well, I really don't have an excuse, I was just being stupid, coming home for lunch. I needed to switch lanes and I just gave it some gas."

Officer: "Hold on for a minute" He goes back to his cruiser and proceeds to write what I guessed was a ticket. He comes back up to my window. "I'm in a good mood today, so I'm going to write you a warning."

Me: "Thank you so much. So, did you hear my car when you were back at the gas station?"

Officer: "Yep, that is what attracted my attention to you."

Me: "Did you have your window down?"

Officer: "Nope."

Me: "Wow, this stupid car is too loud I guess under heavy throttle."

Officer: "Be aware that an exhibition of speed ticket is a class B and you can go to jail if the officer feels so inclined."

Me: "Holy cow. I had no idea, I'll definitely be more careful in the future."

He lets me go.

I SERIOUSLY think I was speeding in a bad way. There was a car blocking my car from his, so I didn't think he got a radar lock on me which is a very good thing.....

 

No blessing him would be because he gave you a thumbs up an stopped you just to ask about your car.

This way you still had to go home and change your pants!

 

haha, well I haven't had the best experience with some previous pullovers and subsequent citation issues, so it was nice to get a warning.

It's kind of disconcerting, but I don't even get an elevated heart rate anymore when I get pulled over, I'm so used to it by now.

 

Ohhhh, that's bad. I want to get pulled over so infrequently that it makes me break into a sweat.

 

sounds like it was your lucky day....

but on a side note, i'm sure "Exhibition of accleration" is not a ticket anymore...but don't tell that to cop.

 

Stock exhaust, or did you go with the J's?

 

You're very lucky! Wow - speeding heavily and no insurance - that's $1300+ in tickets, if he was so inclined.

 

I had the stock exhaust, but I guess that K&N FIPK intake is pretty loud.

Jon, I have current insurance, I just didn't have a copy of the correct card in the car. I already printed one out and put it in my wallet. I was definitely speeding in a bad way. Speed limit was 35 and I was through the top of 2nd pushing through third for a second or two. Whew...

 

So what is that - 60mph? Yeah - that'd be a pretty big ticket

 

Must be a special power of the S2000 Corey. I've had TWO more warning citations in mine since the one I got driving your car! This never used to happen for me (knock on wood)

Jordan