Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.125 (2026)

Speed racing on highway; penalty

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      811.125 Speed racing on highway; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of speed racing on a highway if, on a highway in this state, the person drives a vehicle or participates in any manner in any of the following in which a vehicle is involved:

      (a) A speed competition or contest.

      (b) An acceleration contest.

      (c) A test of physical endurance.

      (d) An exhibition of speed or acceleration.

      (e) The making of a speed record.

      (f) A race. For purposes of this paragraph, racing is the use of one or more vehicles in an attempt to outgain, outdistance or prevent another vehicle from passing, to arrive at a given destination ahead of another vehicle or vehicles or to test the physical stamina or endurance of drivers over long distance driving routes.

      (g) A drag race. For purposes of this paragraph, drag racing is the operation of two or more vehicles from a point side by side at accelerating speeds in a competitive attempt to outdistance each other, or the operation of one or more vehicles over a common selected course, from the same point to the same point for the purpose of comparing the relative speeds or power of acceleration of the vehicle or vehicles within a certain distance or time limit.

      (2) The offense described in this section, speed racing on a highway, is a Class A traffic violation and is applicable on any premises open to the public. [1983 c.338 §568; 1985 c.16 §287]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1986–2015 · leading case: City of Lake Oswego v. Ritchie, 728 P.2d 882 (Or. Ct. App. 1986).
City of Lake Oswego v. Ritchie, 728 P.2d 882 (Or. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 6× “515 (now renumbered ORS 811.125). He was tried and acquitted in the Lake Oswego municipal court.”
Towe v. Sacagawea, Inc., 346 P.3d 1207 (Or. 2015). “010 (driver license and permit requirements apply when operating vehicle on premises open to public); ORS 811.125 (speed racing prohibition applies to premises open to public); 811.”
State v. Doherty, 757 P.2d 860 (Or. Ct. App. 1988). “Defendant was stopped by a police officer for an exhibition of acceleration, ORS 811.125(1)(d), and was charged with that as well as with driving while suspended.”
State v. Berg, 914 P.2d 1110 (Or. Ct. App. 1996). “, Dundee police officer Johnson stopped defendant for the traffic infraction of speed racing, ORS 811.125. When he encountered defendant, Johnson smelled a moderate odor of alcohol on defendant’s breath and noticed that his eyes were bloodshot.”
State v. Ordner, 287 P.3d 1256 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). “The officer stopped the defendant and gave him a citation for “exhibition of acceleration” in violation of ORS 811.125(1)(d). The defendant moved to suppress evidence obtained after the stop, arguing that the stop was invalid because there was no objective basis to believe that…”
Pomerenke v. Motor Vehs. Div., 896 P.2d 1214 (Or. Ct. App. 1995). “He stopped tbe defendant and gave him a citation for “exhibition of acceleration” in violation of ORS 811.125(l)(d). The defendant moved to suppress evidence obtained after the stop, arguing that the stop was invalid because there was no objective basis that he had committed the…”
Slagle v. Hubbard, 29 P.3d 1195 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). “We note that ORS 811.125 describes the offense of “speed racing on a highway,” which may be committed by a “speed competition or contest.”
State v. Weigel, 782 P.2d 953 (Or. Ct. App. 1989). “ORS 811.125(1)(d). However, he was unable to pursue the truck immediately, because he was involved in other police business.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.125(1)(d) — 3 cases
State v. Doherty, 757 P.2d 860 (Or. Ct. App. 1988). “Defendant was stopped by a police officer for an exhibition of acceleration, ORS 811.125(1)(d), and was charged with that as well as with driving while suspended.”
State v. Ordner, 287 P.3d 1256 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). “The officer stopped the defendant and gave him a citation for “exhibition of acceleration” in violation of ORS 811.125(1)(d). The defendant moved to suppress evidence obtained after the stop, arguing that the stop was invalid because there was no objective basis to believe that…”
State v. Weigel, 782 P.2d 953 (Or. Ct. App. 1989). “ORS 811.125(1)(d). However, he was unable to pursue the truck immediately, because he was involved in other police business.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.125(l)(d) — 1 case
Pomerenke v. Motor Vehs. Div., 896 P.2d 1214 (Or. Ct. App. 1995). “He stopped tbe defendant and gave him a citation for “exhibition of acceleration” in violation of ORS 811.125(l)(d). The defendant moved to suppress evidence obtained after the stop, arguing that the stop was invalid because there was no objective basis that he had committed the…”
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