pimmo2000

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... looks like a long open space .. 173mph is clearly acceptable .. hang on what ... 173mph .. **** ME

The Dogs B******s

173mph is that all

JonMc

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You'd have though the old bill would have checked out the car's specs before they made up their story

Turbohot

5K fine with two years ban, eh! How he will hold his temptation for driving his ferarri? It will be like abstaining from sex for a man, even when Cindy Crawford is ready for it.

tanyatriangles

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Soooooooooooo the judge tells him that had he been doing 150mph (and NOT killing anyone), he'd go to prison, but the peer who DID kill someone doesn't.

So speeding is now a worse crime than careless driving which kills someone

Only under Labour.................

boomer

Why aren't the police/CPS being prosecuted for perjury??



mb

Tidgy

police equipment is accurate? lmao, only 40% out lol

J4CKO

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I got nicked in a 850 Polo once "90 and still accelerating", top speed of the 850 Polo, was about 80 ! on a very good day.

Standard Elises arent all that fast past about 50, I blitzed one in a Fiat Coupe Turbo and hadnt expected to, 173 is pie in the sky for an Exige never mind an Elise.

Tam the bam

Eh? what? errr I was interested in this thread and was gonna reply until I read the above and it all went out ma head!

Turbohot

Mention not.

Anyhoo, Cindy or Ferarri- same thing, innit?

c_maguire

Jail for 150mph+.
I'd better keep an overnight bag handy.
Or do something more palatable, like running someone over at a legal speed.

StudentScooby

yeah its scary, banged up for a quick one fidey!

Tam the bam

This thread is about speed, not the amount of lads you've had in!

cster

A rather odd case.
Why didn't he get off scott free?
It says he pleaded guilty.
Any lawyers on here who could say why he didn't plead not guilty?
Maybe he is better off pleading guilty and then getting off on appeal?

DYK

I reckon he thought that an Apache Helicopter was probably chasing him, Clarkson was flying it with live Ammo.Think it would be a pritty good excuse,peee owww Booom.

bish667

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exactly what my thoughts were when i was being charged with dangerous driving for speeding, other people doing much worse and only getting charged with careless

gpssti4

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How the **** did it get to court? The police officers should loose their jobs for making up such a story.

tanyatriangles

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Doesn't seem to matter WHAT the coppers, cps, Scammera people say in court, so long as it's against a motorist, mags will just say yes.

Oh............unless he's a peer

Luan Pra bang

Watching the video a few things stand out. First is that the police are saying that on the same road they have clocked motorbikes at 200 mph, now bearing in mind how hard it is too get a bike over 180mph I just don't believe it feasable on that road without a turbo and some big big nuts.
Second notable point is that the guy seemed remarkably calm considering that the Police tried to send him to prison for a crime that in theory never happend. I would have gone nuts called the Police liars, denounced the justice system and asked how I could be in court when the only evidence was the opinion of a Policeman and we know they are extremely capable of lieing when t suits them.
Third point, the car was sold to someone in Germany stoping the police from checking for modification. Now when I advertised an elise for sale all the enquiries came from Holland and Germany so it is not unusal for Elises to end up there but still very odd.

richs2891

Absolutely stupid that it should have gone so far - Dont the CPS decide if there is enough evidence to prosecute in motoring offenses ? If they do then they are clearly not doing their job - or where they hoping that the driver would just fold and take the punishment ?

Richard

Leslie

Thats a completely valid point of course.

I drove one of those at Castle Combe and although it handled very nicely, and was quite fast, it is ridiculous to say it was doing 170 odd mph.

He got stung heavily enough for doing 105 mph in a 50 limit, as he deserved.

Les

simplesteve

Considering there is no standard bike that has a quoted / claimed top speed of 200mph then I think Mr Policeman is telling a porkie or two

However I think you'd be shocked at just how easy it actually is to get a modern litre plus sportsbike to 180 mph....

chocolate_o_brian

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I would hazard a guess the gentleman involved was calm for one of 2 reasons...

1. Hes loaded so £5k won't harm him so bad (plus may have someone to drive him around?)
2. He has Mr Loophole in the wings waiting for an appeal to come through?


The Police prosecution seems hmm, erm.... a little patchy

(Couldn't resist the guitar riff [1:46] in relation to who he was named after)

Luan Pra bang

Depends on what you call modern, my blackbird went to 187 on the clock but in reality was I think it was probably closer to 167mph. My 2000 fireblade struggles to go anywhere over 160 but the newer stuff is clearly a bit faster but by any stratch 180 is not that simple.