Crx vs Firebird (caught by cop->advice needed)
A while ago I raced a blue 4th gen hatch (I think a jdm sticker on the rear bumper). I saw it run a 14 flat at BMP, so I knew I wasn't going to win. Well, we hit it at around 70mph, I dropped it into fourth (don't ask, I guess I already knew I was going to lose) and got walked. Fock a ls tranny. That was a quick hatch, anyone know what it has?
I was racing my friends on one of the streets in town. One has a supercharged v6 firebird and the other has a white RSX-S. We raced a couple times and the firebird got me by a car. My vtec just wasn't going to cut it this time. Well, a cop saw us going at it from a light (all three of us). The Firebird got me by a car, the RSX-S spinned and was a little ways behind. The cops were way back there, and we make a turn into a shopping plaza. We then made another turn and that's when we saw the cops behind us, about 100ft away, we lost sight of him after we make the turn into the plaza. I saw some lights in back of us when I turned into the plaza but the cops didn't turn on the blue lights. The White RSX was behind me and the cops was following him for a couple minutes, and then decided to pass him and get behind me. Another cop pulled the firebird over. I received a ticket for Racing on the HIGHWAY.
Okay, I know I did something stupid. Spare me the lectures. It was late at night and there weren't cars around us when we were racing. I'm usually a very responsible driver (hardly go 5 over the speed limit and I use signals and don't cut people off). No ticket in the last four years.
I'm going to court just to see how the judicial system works. I know it's a good possibility that I would lose. I was just wondering if anyone has any advice on what to say. Is racing on a highway an actual offense (like speeding, failure to stop) or is it racing that took place on a highway because I wasn't on one. The cop lost sight of me for a while so he isn't completely sure it was me. He also thought the RSX was me.
I'm trying to change the court day into a later time. Any advice on what I can use as an excuse? Thanks.