A man caught doing 180mph in a police chase on the M6....!!
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I remember a few of our night shift drivers commenting on this back in January!
At the time, I thought it was the usual bs...
One thing I'd like to know, he's got 9 years, so will be out in 4.5ish if he's a good boy, thing is, he's got a 4 year driving ban, would that start once he's released or will he be 6 months past the ban upon release??
Oh and what a ****, shame he did not kill himself. ( I have no time for people who drive like that on a public road, getaway driver or not!)
At the time, I thought it was the usual bs...
One thing I'd like to know, he's got 9 years, so will be out in 4.5ish if he's a good boy, thing is, he's got a 4 year driving ban, would that start once he's released or will he be 6 months past the ban upon release??
Oh and what a ****, shame he did not kill himself. ( I have no time for people who drive like that on a public road, getaway driver or not!)
After, used to be whilst you're in prison, so now if you're on day release... you can legally drive.
Several points:
1. The 'sparks' were probably just the twin exhausts glowing on an IR camera.
2. 180mph - I'd be HUGELY surprised if they accurately measured this. My guess is that, at some point in time the car was outrunning the supposed 178mph helicopter with total disregard for wind speed, etc.
3. 180mph isn't a crazy speed in something like an RS5. The suspension will cope well, the brakes will deal reasonably well with a (single) sudden stop. I'm hoping that the 9 years is weighted heavily on the fact that the guy has been a repeated thieving **** over his driving antics.
1. The 'sparks' were probably just the twin exhausts glowing on an IR camera.
2. 180mph - I'd be HUGELY surprised if they accurately measured this. My guess is that, at some point in time the car was outrunning the supposed 178mph helicopter with total disregard for wind speed, etc.
3. 180mph isn't a crazy speed in something like an RS5. The suspension will cope well, the brakes will deal reasonably well with a (single) sudden stop. I'm hoping that the 9 years is weighted heavily on the fact that the guy has been a repeated thieving **** over his driving antics.
"fastest person to be caught on UK roads"
didnt that Jap Smokey Supra do 192mph in the wet?
*edit* 197mph
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-QKOr_nP_Q&feature=related
just rewatched that youtube vid, that american narrator......
didnt that Jap Smokey Supra do 192mph in the wet?
*edit* 197mph
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-QKOr_nP_Q&feature=related
just rewatched that youtube vid, that american narrator......
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It had an RS6 engine fitted
MADE BY LAMBO
Made me laugh
its not cheap is it!However its less funny when I think how much I drive around that area and the roads from Wolverhampton to the M6....dont fancy some nutter crashing into me...still, another criminal scumbag banged up, happy days!
lambo dont make the v10
its made by audi
VAG own the whole show as far as I'm concerned. There are so many mainstream news articles quoting RS owners as having 'Lamborghini engined' and 'Lamborghini braked' cars.
Yes, they're great in their own right, but reeling out the Lambo spiel isn't pretty.
It's OK, Ayrton Senna hand crafted the NSX
180mph on smooth tarmac'd run way in an RS5 isn't crazy. 180mph on a rut filled motorway with cars pulling out, in the dark is indeed "crazy speed". Doing 180mph in most cars, i imagine, is scary indeed.
It's not, really. I've done very near that on the road and it's about the least scary thing you can imagine; the scenery is just changing faster.
Having done a little over 150 indicated I can imagine 180 being quite scary. It's a matter of perception and experience I guess.
In what car?
Inclined to agree with PMKeates, I did touched 160mph on an autobahn and it wasn't scary, faster than I was used to and you have to appreciate the speed you're doing but I wasn't exactly pooing myself at the thought of going that fast.
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