Porsche driver caught at 170+ mph....
08-24-2007, 02:13 PM
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Porsche driver caught at 170+ mph....
....He was then overtaken my an E55 AMG...........
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...#StartComments
Just joking about the e55 part!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...#StartComments
Just joking about the e55 part!
08-24-2007, 03:40 PM
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What's interesting is some of the jail sentences mentioned in the article. 5 months in jail for one guy who did 156mph??!! There are drunk drivers and violent criminals who get less!! LOL!! 
08-24-2007, 04:33 PM
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Maybe he did it for the attention. The thrill factor was definitely pegged. Just think, after he gets out of jail, he'll have a great story to tell his friends and family with documentation to boot. 
08-24-2007, 04:54 PM
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If you think about it, for the time it takes a 997TT to reach 175mph, it would take a golf gti to reach 100mph or even an M5 to reach 60mph. My point is, he was not flat out for 20 miles trying to reach this speed and of course the car is built for it. If he does jail for this, there is no justice. Who has he physically harmed?
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08-24-2007, 05:33 PM
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Don't have a Mercedes right now...
Driving at those speeds on every day roads endangers the lives of other motorists on the road. In Germany they have specially designed roads (autobahn) that don't have speed limits. Those roads are specifically designed for high speeds (cross-wind barriers, smooth surface, very small curves etc) plus people are very well aware of the speeds. However, on other roads they are very strict, I heart that they have speed cameras pretty much everywhere else and have steep fines.
08-24-2007, 09:34 PM
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If you think about it, for the time it takes a 997TT to reach 175mph, it would take a golf gti to reach 100mph or even an M5 to reach 60mph. My point is, he was not flat out for 20 miles trying to reach this speed and of course the car is built for it. If he does jail for this, there is no justice. Who has he physically harmed?
08-25-2007, 12:35 PM
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07 CLS 63 09 GL550, 98 Honda Prelude, 08 Honda Civic...yes too many cars
The results of a crash at 100 or 175 will be the same, instant destruction. We have probably all hit over 100 so we can all be blamed for serious recklessness. We shouldnt judge this guy.
08-25-2007, 07:44 PM
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I agree the UK justice system is a disgrace. Paedophiles are set free becuase are jails are too full. If this guy does time it will be a disgrace!!
08-25-2007, 08:40 PM
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We just need bulldozers to clean out all the POS's in front of us so we can all hit 180MPH...or .50 CAL mounted under the spoiler to blast it out of the way ourselves.
