Worst ticket you got out of

[SPF2245]

In '97 I bought a new Z28 SS, in less then a month added all the fun bolt ons. One summer night got a wild hair to go out and check out the local strip with a friend. Sitting at a red light, a couple girls in bikinis walked by and admired the car. Well, let's just say testosterone got the best of me...and quicker then you can say "stupid", the traction control came off and I dumped the clutch at 4K. Well, it was impressive...the noise, the smoke and twin stripes woke up the whole area.

I cruised about 2 more blocks aftwards and came to a side street off the strip and made a left turn. The rear tires, still hot from 250ft of pavement markings made the classic chirp going across the painted crosswalks lines. Before I could even blink, the Po-Po was on my arse. I get stopped and get cited for audible tire noise and 27 in a 25 zone. He didn't see my exibition of speed contest earlier...but heard it.

I went to court, and provided the judge a copy of the owners manual and window sticker. After some explaining the skip shift and traction control features of the car, I convinced the judge that my car was at 1100 RPMS with traction control...so there was no way my car could have made any tire noise because I was out of the power band of the motor...guess what, case dismissed.