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If you've already set a court date, be sure to arrive early and dress with respect. Scan the court for the officer that wrote the ticket. You could luck out if the officer is a no-show.
If the officer is not there to respond to your challenge, and you plead not guilty, the judge can dismiss the case. He can also continue the case, but if it's just a speeding ticket and the violation was not flagrant, he probably would not want to spend any more of the court's time.
If the officer is present at the court, then you can just plead guilty, pay the fine and move on with your life.
This happened once with me. I was challenging the ticket and when they called my name, I went up to the judge. He asked if the officer was present, and the bailiff indicated that the officer had not checked in. The judge looked at the ticket, looked at me, and dismissed it right there. He said, "No use wasting any more of the court's time on this." It was really cool.
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