Bloke caught doing 172
Discussion
Vesuvius 996 said:
APACHE said:
Christ, Porsche driver hits 172 on country road, just what we need. Way to go Brady, he's gonna get crucified
No we ALL are.
What a bell end.
you did get the bit that he 'borrowed' this car from work without permission... I have a sneaky suspicion he might have worked for an OPC and performed this little feat in a customer car....
I've done 186mph down a "country road" (not me driving) and although I won't say who/what/where, it was in very very capable car, by very capable driver, and I have it all on film.
The "country-ness" of the road was not a little one lane jobbie, it was wide, flowing, two way, and you could see for miles.
This guy is just unlucky to be caught!
The "country-ness" of the road was not a little one lane jobbie, it was wide, flowing, two way, and you could see for miles.
This guy is just unlucky to be caught!
Fidgits said:
you did get the bit that he 'borrowed' this car from work without permission... I have a sneaky suspicion he might have worked for an OPC and performed this little feat in a customer car....
Ah, that's a bit different. Two seperate issues here though. If the guy worked at an OPC it's fair to assume he can at least drive such cars, so the "speeding is bad blah blah" argument must be seperated from the fact that a bloke used a customer car to do such a thing, without permission.
This of course is all complete hearsay until something is verified!
TonyHetherington said:
I've done 186mph down a "country road" (not me driving) and although I won't say who/what/where, it was in very very capable car, by very capable driver, and I have it all on film.
The "country-ness" of the road was not a little one lane jobbie, it was wide, flowing, two way, and you could see for miles.
This guy is just unlucky to be caught!
The "country-ness" of the road was not a little one lane jobbie, it was wide, flowing, two way, and you could see for miles.
This guy is just unlucky to be caught!
well, thats it isnt it - its not like he ploughed through a brace of school children, or people nearby dropped dead from the speed he passed at...
And he didn't crash, suggesting at least the car and road could handle the speed.
But its still irresponsible, and as Soov says, its us that are going to suffer from this, as its more ammunition for the greenies.
TonyHetherington said:
I've done 186mph down a "country road" (not me driving) and although I won't say who/what/where, it was in very very capable car, by very capable driver, and I have it all on film.
The "country-ness" of the road was not a little one lane jobbie, it was wide, flowing, two way, and you could see for miles.
This guy is just unlucky to be caught!
The "country-ness" of the road was not a little one lane jobbie, it was wide, flowing, two way, and you could see for miles.
This guy is just unlucky to be caught!
Agreed.
Fidgits said:
But its still irresponsible, and as Soov says, its us that are going to suffer from this, as its more ammunition for the greenies.
For sure. It's the big headlines (such as this thread one
) that promote the message wrongly. The guy is a complete and utter tool for doing it in a car that wasn't his, that was taken without permission. I just think that should be viewed separately from the headlines of 172.
TonyHetherington said:
This guy is just unlucky to be caught!
completely agreed.
there is nothing to suggest he was driving dangerously/irresponsibly, obviously that would change things. its always depressing to see the kneejerk PH response similar to the 'safety' fools that xxx speed is just TOO fast without any other information.
his other problem is if it was taken 'witout permission' hes unlikely to be insured either !
Edited by francisb on Tuesday 30th January 11:15
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