Jim Beam was trying to do a promotion in Portsmouth New Hampshire by giving rides in one of the few street-legal NASCARs around. Although the driver said he “always observes speed limits when off-track,” the local Police evidently took exception to something:
That’s quite the expression on the cop’s face! And yes, crawling out of the window is the preferred technique for getting out of that car.
He was cited for breaking a city ordinance banning “excessive noise.” It’s a good thing the cop didn’t hear it in its original race form!
on September 24, 2007 at 3:32 pm Racedriven wrote:
The first thing that comes to mind is where can I get a ride in a street legal stock car? That looks like a lot of fun. The second thing, damn glad I wasn’t driving and third, if that engine is anything close the a NASCAR v8 engine with 700+ hp, I’ve heard that sound, does it sound the same?
on September 24, 2007 at 9:22 pm Noah wrote:
Yeah, there would be something amusing about cruising through town in an earth-bound rocket ship.
As or the sound issue, I think even New Hampshire has some sort of exhaust emissions, or at least noise, guidelines. They probably have some sort of muffler on it, though it probably doesn’t do all that much.