Two Aventadors revving and spitting flames in London

[pork911]

Pioneer said:

lamboman100 said:

Some posters on YouTube *speculating* the Lambo may allegedly have been doing 25 - 35mph?

Acquaintances of the driver no doubt, in case the Insurers take a look at all the online comments/pictures - which of course they will. Obvious to most people it was going faster and was still accelerating hard before the collision. Feel sorry for the Mazda driver, you don't expect a matt-black stealth assassin to be coming down the road at that speed. Had his mate behind him so no doubt they were both having a bit of a hoon, especially with his reputation.

bks

[Chris Type R]

25-30mph (*if true*), while not breaking the speed limit might still have been an inappropriate speed given the traffic conditions.

[WCZ]

Chris Type R said:

25-30mph (*if true*), while not breaking the speed limit might still have been an inappropriate speed given the traffic conditions.

absolutely no way he was doing 25-30 imo

[andymc]

Will the insurers withhold payment?

[Chris Type R]

andymc said:

Will the insurers withhold payment?

If they do, maybe these guys can mend it on the cheap.

[jhoneyball]

would be a complete piece of cake to work out exactly what speed the car was doing. take the exhaust note which defines pitch and thus engine revs, the gear ratio, and bob is your speeding ticket

[Robbo66]

Looking at him, I would think that he was well inside the speed limit and driving sensibly. His friend, in similar attire also.

Perhaps they were on their way to church, having delivered some 'meals on wheels'.

There's no way they were just showing off...I mean thats the beauty of a car like that in London. Made for driving.

I saw this chav mobile in a multi story behind Harrods a week or so ago. Illegally parked in a reserved space. He had a ticket.

'Always does it Guv' the attendant commented.

I'd speed bump every 4 metres right around that area.

[Murcielago_Boy]

Robbo66 said:

There's no way they were just showing off...I mean thats the beauty of a car like that in London. Made for driving.

Not making specific reference to this particular car/smash/owner but have you ever considered that these cars are just "transport" for some owners? "DRIVING" as per the PH understanding of it, doesn't come into it. These cars may as well be a Nissan Micras used for popping to the shops (Harrods) for some of these guys (esp in London).
And perhaps they've got a 300ft Feadship berthed in Sardinia if they want to show off.

Just a thought....

[jdw1234]

Murcielago_Boy said:

Robbo66 said:

There's no way they were just showing off...I mean thats the beauty of a car like that in London. Made for driving.

Not making specific reference to this particular car/smash/owner but have you ever considered that these cars are just "transport" for some owners? "DRIVING" as per the PH understanding of it, doesn't come into it. These cars may as well be a Nissan Micras used for popping to the shops (Harrods) for some of these guys (esp in London).
And perhaps they've got a 300ft Feadship berthed in Sardinia if they want to show off.

Just a thought....

Perhaps. If getting from A to B involves driving constantly in circles down Beachamp Place, Pont Street, Sloane Street, Brompton Road again and again and again.....

[Chris Type R]

Robbo66 said:

I'd speed bump every 4 metres right around that area.

And create a market for these:

[BJG1]

Murcielago_Boy said:

Not making specific reference to this particular car/smash/owner but have you ever considered that these cars are just "transport" for some owners? "DRIVING" as per the PH understanding of it, doesn't come into it. These cars may as well be a Nissan Micras used for popping to the shops (Harrods) for some of these guys (esp in London).
And perhaps they've got a 300ft Feadship berthed in Sardinia if they want to show off.

Just a thought....

There are obviously supercar owners in central London who are minding their own business and driving their cars to a destination.

The problem is a growing number of people doing tt laps around Knightsbridge, causing a right nuisance for local residents. I was driving through Chelsea the other weekend and was cringing with embarrassment at the tool in a Maserati GT behind me revving the nuts off the car in a residential area constantly (presumably trying to get me to do the same). The standard of driving is laughable too - I've watched someone in a Veyron spend about 5 minutes trying to reverse bay park into a space for 4 cars next to Harrods. I've also had car spotters push me out the way to get photos whilst I was kindly opening the engine bay to a Zonda for them.

I'm not trying to cast dispersions about groups of people here. There are some great "car spotter" folks about in London, I've met Shmee before and he's a top bloke with a really interesting career. I myself spend a nice sunny day wandering around looking for rare bits of exotica to snap. It's just a few drivers and a few spotters that let the rest down and don't have any awareness of others around them. Much like with anything in life, a few can spoil it for the majority.

Personally I'd like to see the police slapping ASBOs on people ragging it round town - although I'm not sure what difference that's gonna make to a Sheikh.

[Callughan]

Shouldn't the mazda not pull out until clear?

[WCZ]

Callughan said:

Shouldn't the mazda not pull out until clear?

he probably didn't expect the *then far away* Lamborghini to suddenly be so near imo

[fulham911club]

Callughan said:

Shouldn't the mazda not pull out until clear?

Have you driven in London? Or that particular street? If you wait for a totally clear road you'll be sitting a long time. What you don't expect are lunatics hammering it down the road...

[pork911]

fulham911club said:

Callughan said:

Shouldn't the mazda not pull out until clear?

Have you driven in London? Or that particular street? If you wait for a totally clear road you'll be sitting a long time. What you don't expect are lunatics hammering it down the road...

lol. have you driven in london?

anyhow very bold claim to say lambo guy hammering anything here

[KFC]

pork911 said:

lol. have you driven in london?

anyhow very bold claim to say lambo guy hammering anything here

It appears he was speeding. The guy clearly has past history of driving like a complete arse in central london too, which obviously isn't helping.

I'm blaming Lambo driver more than I'm blaming Mazda driver.

[fulham911club]

KFC said:

pork911 said:

lol. have you driven in london?

anyhow very bold claim to say lambo guy hammering anything here

It appears he was speeding. The guy clearly has past history of driving like a complete arse in central london too, which obviously isn't helping.

I'm blaming Lambo driver more than I'm blaming Mazda driver.

Me too.

As for the comment on driving in London - I think I'll ignore that.

If you don't think he was going fast (for the road and its location) then please explain how he managed to get air-borne? He was either going too fast or he made no effort to slow down and tried to drive around the Mazda. At the very least he wasn't driving with an awareness of other road users. If he'd knocked down a child would you have been so defensive of his driving antics?

With the examples of idiotic driving around that area by albeit a select few this was an accident waiting to happen. I hope he and his friends have learnt a lesson although unfortunately I suspect they won't.

[Robbo66]

jdw1234 said:

Murcielago_Boy said:

Robbo66 said:

There's no way they were just showing off...I mean thats the beauty of a car like that in London. Made for driving.

Not making specific reference to this particular car/smash/owner but have you ever considered that these cars are just "transport" for some owners? "DRIVING" as per the PH understanding of it, doesn't come into it. These cars may as well be a Nissan Micras used for popping to the shops (Harrods) for some of these guys (esp in London).
And perhaps they've got a 300ft Feadship berthed in Sardinia if they want to show off.

Just a thought....

Perhaps. If getting from A to B involves driving constantly in circles down Beachamp Place, Pont Street, Sloane Street, Brompton Road again and again and again.....

Exactly. He was lapping as they all do. They appear to have absolutely no idea how they actually look to the vast majority of people over the age of 11 and with an IQ of less.
In reality, anyone who actually had the business acumen to have purchased a car of this calibre, would not be seen dead doing this.
Sadly, we have the motoring equivalent of a group of Joey Barton's posturing their inherited wealth in the misguided presumption that this, in someway, endears them to the public at large....'init like'

[Callughan]

fulham911club said:

Callughan said:

Shouldn't the mazda not pull out until clear?

Have you driven in London? Or that particular street? If you wait for a totally clear road you'll be sitting a long time. What you don't expect are lunatics hammering it down the road...

I actually work very close to there, do you really think that's a busy road?

What you often see is some drivers try and prove a point when they see a supercar to get in front etc...(not saying this is the case) I have no idea if he was going fast but it looks like his path was initially clear and mazda driver wasn't looking?

[Robbo66]

Chris Type R said:

Robbo66 said:

I'd speed bump every 4 metres right around that area.

And create a market for these:

If it meant ridding ourselves of the kindergarten Kashardians ...i'd fund it.