Guy nicked for doing over 170
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From: There's no i in toast!
Originally Posted by LTB,Jan 30 2007, 11:07 AM
Hey, but he'll get off pretty lightly as long as he can demonstrate that he was simply testing the limits of the car in a controlled manner.
Or if he was wearing a policemans uniform
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From: Notts & Bristol wanderer
Bloody hell, would there be THAT much of a discrepancy between the indicated and real speeds on a 997 Turbo's speedometer? Surely not! I can imagine it being 5-8mph out but not much more...
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From: England
Originally Posted by simonprelude,Jan 30 2007, 12:30 PM
187 mph on the speedo probably would be about 172 though 
Once you start clocking those numbers the speedo goes awol, from my experience with bikes anyway.
220 on the clock is normally about low 190's
The road where he was caught is as good as it gets for doing those speeds
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From: Nottingham
Originally Posted by Busamav,Jan 30 2007, 02:54 PM
The road where he was caught is as good as it gets for doing those speeds
M180 is empty and the M69 can be perfect with a good road surface, hardly any junctions and not many bridges!
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From: Surrey twilight zone
from the BBC - see last sentence
Man arrested over '172mph drive'
[COLOR=blue]Helphire, a car lease firm in Abingdon, said an employee who had "borrowed" a
Man arrested over '172mph drive'
[COLOR=blue]Helphire, a car lease firm in Abingdon, said an employee who had "borrowed" a