Manchester airport tunnels

[red_slr]

MEN running a story that GMP are targeting people speeding through the tunnels.

A few events coming up in the next few weeks..

[GTTom]

I've seen them there a few times in the past couple of weeks.

They've mainly been on the side that heads towards Wilmslow in between the two tunnels with a car waiting at the Valley Lodge round about.

[thepickle]

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“....one travelling at 80mph - the roar of its engine amplified by the tunnel. It’s this reverberation, according to officers, that’s part of the appeal for drivers with loud exhausts....”

[Wilmslowboy]

Another one of life's little joys taken from us..........


Serious question - bit of speed and noise really that dangerous there - no pedestrians or cyclist , everyone heading in the same direction ???

Mots dangerous activity i see is the late overtakes as the tunnels end and go from two to one lane...

[thepickle]

Wilmslowboy said:

Mots dangerous activity i see is the late overtakes as the tunnels end and go from two to one lane...

And then misjudge the slight downhill, panic, carry far too much speed onto the roundabout and desperately try to hang on and not understeer into the kerb, I could sit there all day and watch that

Edited by thepickle on Thursday 1st September 08:13

[j4ckos mate]

The Ashley turn off and the Airport viewing park are more dangerous
i bet the coppers are only there at weekend after bikes and sports cars,
rather than friday nights stopping the commuters who have had afew on the way home

[Daveb257]

There's a very broken Ferrari in there this morning, demo car by the look of it ...

[red_slr]

Crash or mechanical?

[Daveb257]

red_slr said:

Crash or mechanical?

Very crashed, big front end impact & sheepish guy on mobile next to it,

[Rocco1]

Daveb257 said:

There's a very broken Ferrari in there this morning, demo car by the look of it ...

No not a demo car belongs to my friends boss (488)

Edited by Rocco1 on Saturday 3rd September 22:04

[red_slr]

Was quite damp out and about this morning!

[J4CKO]

I would never speed through there,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g546A0aQmI8

[divetheworld]

thepickle said:

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“....one travelling at 80mph - the roar of its engine amplified by the tunnel. It’s this reverberation, according to officers, that’s part of the appeal for drivers with loud exhausts....”

Is it just me or does the car they show the car on LIDAR doing 80mph, not actually doing 80?

[thepickle]

It's not a real-time replay is it? And they've probably already been caught inside the tunnel before they realise the police are there and hit the brakes. I'm assuming the police will fire as far into the tunnel as possible before the driver realises they're there?

[Wilmslowboy]

Rocco1 said:

No not a demo car belongs to my friends boss (488)

Edited by Rocco1 on Saturday 3rd September 22:04

What colour car - occupants ok ?? (Hopefully)

[Rocco1]

Wilmslowboy said:

What colour car - occupants ok ?? (Hopefully)

Red 488 occupant unscathed

[Blown2CV]

the police wouldn't have it on their radar had there not been loads of "lots of money but not very good at driving" moments down there in recent years. Often Ferrari. Sometimes celebrity (e.g. Christiano Ronaldo). There has been speed cameras at one of the exit points for a few years now. Fortunately I owned a TVR before any of this got such scrutiny!

[Adz The Rat]

First time I drove through the tunnels in a California it very nearly caught me out, a random damp patch meant the back end stepping out in 3rd......

[trowelhead]

Blown2CV said:

There has been speed cameras at one of the exit points for a few years now.

Really? I bloody hope not.

[Evolved]

Ahh the good old days, 3.5" turbo back on my Evo 9 and the carbon airbox on the CSL. Up and down, up and down we go.... weeeeee..

I was working at the house of one of the ex owners of MoneySupermarket last year. His day consisted of pulling out one of his Ferarri's and taking it for a blast through the tunnels, the best was his F40, sounded glorious.