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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Moggy,Aug 24 2007, 04:00 PM
How the feck did they catch his speed? (can't be arsed to read the article BTW)
I think that they caught him. Not his speed. IYSWIM
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris Type R,Aug 24 2007, 02:59 PM
No photos of the driver, but I'm sure that he has great hair
It was a 911 not a Boxster
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Moggy,Aug 24 2007, 03:00 PM
How the feck did they catch his speed? (can't be arsed to read the article BTW)
Not sure but apparently he was only in 3rd gear
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 07:14 AM
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Man arrested over '172mph drive'
A motorist has been arrested on suspicion of driving at 172mph on a road in Oxfordshire.
The 33-year-old man was detained by police who had been using a speed gun on a bridge over the main A420 near Abingdon, on Saturday.

The man has been released on police bail until 17 February.

Helphire, a car lease firm in Abingdon, said an employee who had "borrowed" a
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 07:37 AM
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Aggravated or not that has got to be a custodial right?
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by JamieS2K,Aug 24 2007, 03:14 PM
police who had been using a speed gun....

...Porsche 911 Turbo
ahh-wonder what speed a speed gun stops working.

at least he was in a real porsche.
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Moggy,Aug 24 2007, 03:53 PM
at least he was in a real porsche.
Saying that a Boxster does 170 mph IIRC which is fast
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by JamieS2K,Aug 24 2007, 03:57 PM
Saying that a Boxster does 170 mph IIRC which is fast
yeah, like saying the S does 155. needs a 4 mile run up
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Moggy,Aug 24 2007, 04:03 PM
yeah, like saying the S does 155. needs a 4 mile run up
under 2 mile run up to get to 150 in an s2000
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 02:18 AM
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I must give my mate James a call, he works for Helphire and has done so for quite a few years and knows a lot of people there
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