Did you make it to the Mopar Nationals this year? We just got back and thought it was a great show, but thought we'd tell you about the corrupt police in Georgia.

This year I road-tripped to the Mopar Nationals in our ProCharger equipped 2009 Challenger R/T. It was a long drive from central Florida, but I enjoyed the ride, especially going through the mountains.

One part I didn't enjoy was driving through Georgia on I-95. It seems the Georgia police don't take kindly to hot-rod newfangled death machines like my Challenger, and pulled me over to give me a speeding ticket on the way up, even though the mini-van (with Georgia tags) in the left lane was clearly passing me and going faster.

Then on the way home, guess what? I was cruising at exactly the speed limit so the *** Georgia cops wouldn't give me another ticket, and passed two of Georgias finest (worst) sitting in the median. I was obeying every law, wearing my seatbelt, and going exactly the speed limit verified by my GPS. Again, one of the overzealous Georgia officers spun his tires in the dirt, sped behind me, then boxed me in by riding in my blind spot trapping me behind the car in front, and rode there for 4-5 miles while I'm sure he ran my tag and license.

The police in Georgia are clearly profiling drivers based on their vehicles, and I certaily felt harrased. The second officer didn't pull me over, but he made it clear he was checking me out even though I was obeying every law. Finally he hit the lights and sped down the fast lane, turning aroung in the median just before I got to the Florida state line.

Though I try to give police officers the benefit of the doubt, these incidents simply reafirm my opinion that the police are complete *!#@'s when it comes to old cars, or any car with a hood scoop, stripes, or wheels. I'm sure somewhere in Georgia a meth lab was being built, a wife was being abused, a child was being mosested, a home was being burglarized, and a business was being robbed, but instead of fighting real crime, these officers were harrassing me because of my choice of vehicle.

Personally, all I can do is try to spread the word, and advise any of our readers driving through Georgia to be careful. The police in Georgia clearly abuse their authority, choosing cars to pull over not based on a law being broken, but based on the appearance of the car. 

I will also plan my fuel and food stops so that I spend NO money in the state of Georgia when traveling, and I would ask our readers to do the same. I'm sure the small decrease in tax revenue won't offset the money generated by corrupt officers writing unjustified tickets, but it's all I can legally do to protest the way Georgia, and specifically Georgia law enforcement officers, treat travellers in their state.