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- Orchard Park
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- NY
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- 2018 Demon 2016 Hellcat
I had to take the Demon today for it's NYS inspection this morning...the shop is owned by a friend of mine...so what shoulda taken 20 min..ended up takin 2 hrs. (some other guys showed up..and we just hung out...My wife was just finishing getting her hair done...she calls me and we agree to meet for lunch at this little hot dog stand by the lake...now were coming from opposite directions..2 miles from the hot dog stand we end up side by side on the same road at the redlight..(four lane road and now were going in the same direction)..light turns green I jump on it a bit...and she comes flyin by me...now this road were on has a mile upgrade hill over a bridge (railroad tracks)..but its kind of a long slow grade to the top...on the other side the drop is more pronounced...everybody knows you scrub off speed to the legal limit going over the bridge..(cops sometimes use it as a speed trap..)...well she thinks this is some kinda race..and she aint slowin down...we crest the hill...shes in front..by 2 cars maybe..Im flashin my lights like crazy tryin to get her to slow down..well we crest the hill...I'm doin 85..her maybe 90...well in the bushes at the bottom...not one,,but 2 Law dogs..not runnin radar but door to door shootin the breeze..(this is a 55mph zone)...here they come... two cops...mid 30's Id say...they take both our info back to one car...now I know there runnin the plates..insurance...warrant checks ..all the normal crap...5 minutes in...cop three shows up...now I'm thinkin WTF...there gonna make an issue of this...I get outta the car to go to my wife's car..first cop barks sir..get back in your car.. finally all three approach 2 go to my wife;s C8 the other to me..now hes professional..almost cordial...He says..you own both of these cars?...yes sir I do...he asks what relationship do you have with Margaret (wifes name)..I said shes my wife..and when this is over..I'm puttin my foot in her ass for not slowin down...I get a slight smile...then he asks..were you two racing...I felt my only way out was to continue with a bit of levity ..I said with all due respect officer...it's a corvette...this is a demon...I wouldnt waste my time...he said...we heard you guys leave the light..(a mile away mind you)...I like cars..I'm surprised she was ahead of you...they only kept us there for bout 20 minutes...during the conversation he said..never pulled over two senior citizens drag racing much less a husband and a wife...the 3rd cop showed up just to see the C8..he couldn't care less bout the demon...no tickets...just a warning..he did ask...i see a motorcycle endorsement on your license as well as the CDL...he said tell me you don't ride one of those crotch rockets...I said what would you like to hear officer
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