Anyone want to top this - Porsche driver 'caught at 172mph'

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Anyone want to top this - Porsche driver 'caught at 172mph'

Post by aikihook » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:03 pm

http://cars.uk.msn.com/News/car_news_ar ... wsignin1.0

A daredevil motorist has been caught driving a Porsche 911 Turbo at 172mph, the fastest ever recorded on a public road in Britain.

Also the article has a link to: Top 10: greatest-ever fast Audis
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RE: Anyone want to top this - Porsche driver

Post by ChipHazzard » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:16 pm

I saw it in yesterday's paper, It was his bosses car and he didnt have permission to be driving it either
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RE: Anyone want to top this - Porsche driver

Post by david7m » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:46 pm

I'd like to see his insurance premium when the ban/imprisonment is over!

172mph on a public road is some serious pace, you'd need to beable to see about 2 miles infront of you incase someone pulled out/changed lanes etc.....

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Post by SteveH » Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:17 pm

Thats positively a snails pace :FIREdevil: :wink:
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Post by derdle » Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:57 pm

Quick....contact Nick Freeman..probably get him off on a technicality.

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Post by ScottyBoy » Sun Feb 04, 2007 6:26 pm

At the end they advertise used Porsche 911 Turbo's from 13,000, excellent so we can all have a go.
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