Originally Posted by justinsain

Out of all the posts made about this on all the websites out there I have yet to hear an account of what actually happened by someone that was actually there. All the remarks being made are by people making assumptions from viewing an edited video made by a profesional photographer.

It could be real as all the elements are there to be factual but it also could be faked by a talented photographer creating some fantasy entertainment that was taken too seriously.

There are other cars on the road in the video but us viewers don't know who they are just by watching the video. They could be the general public, which most everyone assumes but they could be spotters for the speed run or carrying more photographers but that video wasn't used.

On autoblog.com someone said the remark the driver made about not seeing the guy was not about the car he passed but about his photographer that was setup on the other side of the road.

My point is that an edited video shouldn't be used in an arrest or court case because it has lost it's integrity unlike a video surveillance tape. I'm thinking someone doing this would have to be caught in the act to be arrested.

To answer your questions,

1. I don't think someone driving in a car or just standing by the road makes a credible witness. I was thinking more of someone who was actually in the car and witnessed the actual recorded speed.

2. I don't know anything about the data recorder but if it can be tampered with than just showing a video of the numbers proves nothing. Perhaps he hit 171 mph some other time under different circumstances, filmed it and then edited the clip into this video.