Police: Bullrun Rally drivers cited for speeding

JOHN DAY, Ore. - Four drivers taking part in an organized road rally face speeding citations after police in Nevada and Idaho alerted authorities in Oregon to be on the lookout for the cars.

One of the drivers was cited a second time for speeding after spinning his tires and tearing away from a traffic stop where he was ticketed.

Oregon State Police and the Grant County Sheriff's Office were on the lookout for vehicles taking part in the Bullrun Rally on Tuesday. The Idaho State Police and Nevada Highway Patrol alerted Oregon authorities after receiving citizen coplaints about drivers taking part in the rally.

The week-long rally challenges participants to drive from checkpoint to checkpoint in the West. Police said 20 vehicles affiliated with the rally passed through Grant County, Ore., on Tuesday morning.

State troopers stopped four of the cars on Highway 26 between John Day and Prairie City on Tuesday morning, citing the drivers for going 117, 112, 102 and 92 mph.

The driver of a 2012 Nissan race car with New York plates stopped by OSP for doing 112 mph was stopped again by a sheriff's deputy after the car sped off from the initial stop and hit 88 mph. The maximum speed on state highways in Oregon is 55 mph.

The drivers cited for exceeding 100 mph face fines of $1,150 and mandatory suspension of driving privileges in Oregon for up to 90 days, police said.