Wednesday 25th May 2011

Kyle Busch Caught At 128mph In 45mph Limit

NASCAR star publicly apologises after being caught at almost three times the speed limit

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Who do you think you are?...

NASCAR hotshoe Kyle Busch has had to publicly apologise after being caught doing 128mph in a yellow Lexus LFA - in a 45mph zone.

He was caught on Tuesday near Charlotte, North Carolina while test driving the £300k Lexus supercar on public roads.

"Today I received a traffic citation in Iredell County," Busch said in a statement. "I was test driving a new sports car and I got carried away. I went beyond the speed I should have been going on a public road. I apologise to the public, my fans, sponsors, and race teams for my lack of judgment.

...Richard Petty??

"I take responsibility for my actions and I can assure you that something like this will never happen again. I thank the Iredell County Sheriff's Department and all law enforcement for the hard work they do every day to protect the public and to enforce the laws in a fair and equitable manner."

Oops.... is all we can say to that one...

 

 

[White-Noise]

Wow! There is speeding then there is speeding, he did a proper job on that one.

[OllieC]

Whats the penalty in the US for this kind of thing ?

[jbi]

OllieC said:

Whats the penalty in the US for this kind of thing ?

Not much... 3 points and a big fine

Depends on the state really and the mood of the officer who caught you.

[rhinochopig]

Given it was a Toyota he could have probably got away with a sticking throttle defence.

[G0ldfysh]

I hope when he said he wouldn't do it again he was referring to choosing a really bad colour for a car...

http://lockerz.com/s/104150470

[832ark]

Its only a problem because he got caught!

[Gary C]

caught doing 128mph

Wonder what they caught him in ?

[briers]

rhinochopig said:

Given it was a Toyota he could have probably got away with a sticking throttle defence.

Don't worry general motors will fabricate some type of story out of this in the coming weeks

[GAjon]

Never did much after Wuthering Hieghts anyway.

[wab172uk]

"I apologise to the public, my fans, sponsors, and race teams for my lack of judgment"


Why appologise to anyone?

[Stu R]

Reminds me of the "Who do you think you are, Nigel Mansell?" "No, I'm Ayrton Senna" anecdote

George H said:

Gary C said:

caught doing 128mph

Wonder what they caught him in ?

Guessing a Lexus LFA since the article says £300k Lexus.

Well, that's one giveaway. The other might be the bit in the first paragraph where it says 'Lexus LFA'.

[Stu R]

wab172uk said:

"I apologise to the public, my fans, sponsors, and race teams for my lack of judgment"


Why appologise to anyone?

Because his / the teams publicists said to. No sponsors, no money. Brown nose and grovel at every opportunity seems to be the way forward when you've cocked up in your private life.

[AndyCzech]

Are we to understand that Toyota / Lexus has no test facility in the US? I'm surprised.

I guess the factory fitted radar detector is an optional extra...in a way he's lucky he managed to get back down to 128mph before the cops spotted him.

[andyps]

Good publicity for Lexus, I'm sure it won't do sales any harm.

[thatone1967]

Stu R said:

Reminds me of the "Who do you think you are, Nigel Mansell?" "No, I'm Ayrton Senna" anecdote

George H said:

Gary C said:

caught doing 128mph

Wonder what they caught him in ?

Guessing a Lexus LFA since the article says £300k Lexus.

Well, that's one giveaway. The other might be the bit in the first paragraph where it says 'Lexus LFA'.

I wonder if Gary Meant what were they chasing him with to catch him at this speed?

[dvance]

TheInternet said:

If convicted, Busch could lose his license for a year and face $1000 in fines.

I sure hope he does. Not because he endangered anyone -- I am assuming here that he was smart enough to choose a deserted piece of road with nobody around. It's just bad form to be a racing driver and do these sorts of things when you should know better and people admire you for your driving.

[Mulsanne18]

Idiot. Lucky no-one was killed.

[J4CKO]

I read Kate Bush then

[jamesson]

Mulsanne18 said:

Idiot. Lucky no-one was killed.

Yes indeed. Won't someone think of the children?

[Ex Boy Racer]

damn speed cameras. They're just revenue generators. Speeding is safe (etc)