How fast to 'hear the sound of a Ferrari'???

[skoff]

Just saw this article - the bit about getting a taxi back to Lyon made me laugh...


Former Liverpool player Milan Baros has set a new speeding record after being clocked at nearly 170 miles per hour in his Ferrari.

The Czech striker, now of Lyon, was stopped by police on a motorway between Lyon and Geneva in the French region of Ain.

Authorities said the radar reading of 271km/h (168.4mph) was the fastest speed ever recorded in the region, easily beating the 248km/h (154mph) set by a motorcyclist in 2000.

Baros told police that he wanted to let his passenger "hear the sound of a Ferrari engine".

The 26-year-old had his black Ferrari 430 and licence confiscated and now faces a three-year driving ban. He had to take a taxi back to Lyon.

Colonel Claude Loron said: "The policeman had to take action because he did not believe his eyes when he saw the speed registered by the radar. It is a speed record for this area."

Former Lyon forward Sylvain Wiltord was apprehended at training last season after being clocked driving 152km/h (94mph) in a 90km/h (55mph) zone.

ETR some useless stuff...

Edited by skoff on Friday 2nd November 13:40

[Einion Yrth]

FishFace said:

I'd suggest that 170MPH would be past the optimum speed to 'hear the Ferrari'.

That'll be why he was only doing 168.4.

[E36GUY]

My old man beat that speed in France in 1988 driving his Testarossa at 281kph. We still have the ticket to prove it!

Although back then he only got a £90 fine and stated it was money very well spent!