Weeeeeeeeee.... Ooops!

Widget · 30 Jan 2007 at 22:07

silane said:
I've been down that road a few times, imagine seeing a car go past you in the other direction at that speed

172 on a motorway i can 'kinda' undertstand, but on a country road he must have a death wish.

The road in question is the the A420 Oxford - Swindon road and although it is single carriageway most of the way the place he was caught speeding is actually dual carriageway.

Nor · 30 Jan 2007 at 22:13

Jeez, he's brave.

Morba · 30 Jan 2007 at 22:15

Burned_Alive said:
Hope he got the picture for bragging rights!

agreed, best pub trump anyone will have!

cheets64 · 30 Jan 2007 at 22:28

TWOC and 178mph

Should be a 3 year ban.

Siliconslave · 30 Jan 2007 at 23:06

out of interest is this some kinda record? i know there was a guy that got away with dangerious driving doing 140 in a NSX near cardiff a while back, and the copper doing 160ish and that nutty guy trying to do 200 on the a1 (and getting politely asked the leave the contry)... but i don't remeber anyone getting done for speeding at such a high speed - has anyone topped this?

al123 · 31 Jan 2007 at 03:25

I think 172mph will be the highest speed someone has been caught doing in Britain. I may be wrong though.

Didn't know the M3 bloke got 5 months, saw on a tv program he got a year ban and £3000 fine

Housey · 31 Jan 2007 at 10:00

A biker on a Fireblade was done for 175 in the UK, he has the 'record'.

theNude · 31 Jan 2007 at 10:08

the m3 guy was on the phone at the time iirc also

iPWN · 31 Jan 2007 at 10:14

156mph was prev record in a car - the fastest was on a bike iirc (hayabusa i think)

eta too slow...

Jay · 31 Jan 2007 at 10:14

I heard this on the radio aswel. Thats some speed. I never knew helphire hired out 911 Turbo's. I thought i did well to get a Passat Estate 1.9TDI out of them! haha

volospian · 31 Jan 2007 at 12:07

Jay said:
I never knew helphire hired out 911 Turbo's. I thought i did well to get a Passat Estate 1.9TDI out of them! haha

Help Hire do Passats, Hel Phire do 911's

"andy" · 31 Jan 2007 at 15:03

we should chip in for rental of a zzr1400 and nominate someone with a deathwish from the forum to do the limited 186mph

OCUK could make the record books !

Goliath · 31 Jan 2007 at 15:16

PMKeates said:
I feel quite sorry for the guy as it goes. A guy caught at 156 in his M3 served five months in prison, so this person might suffer similar. Six months seems like a long time for just a minute's excitment

Don't feel too sorry for him, he'd taken the car without permission from his company. To be fair, he then walked in and resigned before he got fired.

Malachy · 31 Jan 2007 at 15:51

Widget said:
The road in question is the the A420 Oxford - Swindon road and although it is single carriageway most of the way the place he was caught speeding is actually dual carriageway.

yeah but its a damn dangerous road still always accidents on it

Malachy · 31 Jan 2007 at 15:53

andy8271 said:
we should chip in for rental of a zzr1400 and nominate someone with a deathwish from the forum to do the limited 186mph

OCUK could make the record books !

penski would do it if you paint it satin black and put it on pram wheels so that the fairing is scrapping up the tarmac

penski · 4 Feb 2007 at 08:51

Malachy said:
penski would do it if you paint it satin black and put it on pram wheels so that the fairing is scrapping up the tarmac

Just ask Dale Lomas

*n

SB118 · 4 Feb 2007 at 09:28

PMKeates said:
I feel quite sorry for the guy as it goes. A guy caught at 156 in his M3 served five months in prison, so this person might suffer similar.

Depends if they push for a DD charge i think. If he'd had a car without road tax he'd have gone down for a 5 stretch.

PMKeates said:
Six months seems like a long time for just a minute's excitment

My minutes excitement is gona cost me for 18 years

PMKeates · 4 Feb 2007 at 11:13

SB118 said:
My minutes excitement is gona cost me for 18 years

I suppose driving is cheaper as well!