dousey
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Did anyone see these 2 guys doing 157mph and 148 mph? Got caught then sent to prison for 2 weeks and licences taken away for 2 years!
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Redcorsa69
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on the bikes?? Yeah was in paper. A bloke at my gym got caught doing somat like that on a Fireblade an got 2 months in the nick!
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dousey
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Yeah on bikes! I would be shitting a brick at that speed
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big eck
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157 mph and only 2 weeks in the jail, The guy from scotland got caught doin 154 mph and got the book thrown at him they got off VERY lightly.
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paul_spurrell
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wasnt that because it was in a 40 limit though Big eck?
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big eck
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quote:
Originally posted by paul_spurrell
wasnt that because it was in a 40 limit though Big eck?
No it was in a 70 limit, the A90 between Dundee and Aberdeen, and a good road to race your car along you just need to know where the gatsos and traffic cops sit.
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Tommy
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He obviously didnt
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dousey
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obviously didn't what?
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big eck
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quote:
Originally posted by dousey
obviously didn't what?
Know where the traffic cops sit, he should have he stays up that way. 
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nik
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and it wasnt even his car dumb prick. If a salesman (he was) used my car for that I'd be the one in prison for gbh..
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Adam
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news said it was the fastest speed recorded by police on english roads, dopn't belive that
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mav
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Stupid arses if you ask me...On public roads
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GT4Brody
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I think its ridiculas jailing them, REAL criminals get off more lightly than that, such as muggers burglars etc.
Also drink drivers get their licences removed for less time?
I am not condoning travelling at these speeds, but i think it is well harsh banging them up, think they should have just got fine and a 6 month ban imo
[Edited on 15-07-2003 by GT4Brody]
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mattyboy199
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Ha ha ha i done 151 in 50 on the m25 in an RS6 sweet got away with it as well, never again though.
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blebo
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quote:
Originally posted by big eck
quote:
Originally posted by paul_spurrell
wasnt that because it was in a 40 limit though Big eck?
No it was in a 70 limit, the A90 between Dundee and Aberdeen, and a good road to race your car along you just need to know where the gatsos and traffic cops sit.
his highest speed was in the 70 but he was clocked going through a 40 section at 120 mph
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nik
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dickhead.
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kro
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ah well.. shit happens
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CraigyG
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A motorcyclist who overtook a lorry at 157mph - the highest speed ever recorded by police on a British road - has been jailed for 28 days.
Andrew Osborne, of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, was caught speeding on his 1200cc Kawasaki motorbike on the busy A412 Tingewick bypass near Buckingham in March this year.
The 29-year-old had been riding with a friend, 29-year-old Neil Bolger, whose Kawasaki 750cc was recorded at a speed of 148 miles per hour.
Bolger, of Park Lane, Lower Quinton, Stratford-upon-Avon, was also jailed for 28 days when the pair appeared before magistrates in Aylesbury on Tuesday.
'Unique offence'
The two vehicle technicians, who both work for the same company, had pleaded guilty to dangerous driving at an earlier hearing.
I would just like to say I am deeply sorry for my actions and I regret them fully
Andrew Osborne
Bench chairman David Thomas told Osborne and Bolger they would only serve half of their sentence in prison and the rest would be suspended.
"This is clearly a unique offence," he said.
"It is an example of unprecedented, excessive speed on our roads at great risk to others.
"The only mitigating factor is that is appears to be a single incident."
Both Osborne and Bolger were also each disqualified from driving for two years and told they would have to take an extended re-test at the end of that disqualification before they could drive again.
The court had heard how they were caught speeding by a camera technician for Thames Valley Police, who was using a laser speed gun attached to a camera.
He was observing traffic on the A412 when he saw Osborne's motorbike leaning heavily as it overtook a lorry on a sweeping left-hand bend.
'Hugely remorseful'
The court heard almost immediately after that he saw another large motorbike, being ridden by Bolger, overtake the same lorry, the court heard.
He informed the police and both men voluntarily attended Milton Keynes police station where they admitted being the riders of the motorbikes, exceeding the speed limit and driving in a manner that could be dangerous.
Osborne's defence, Darren Rogers, said his client was "hugely remorseful" and that he had even written an article in the magazine Motorcycle News saying his actions were "not big and not clever".
Mr Rogers said Osborne's "grossly excessive" speed was just a short burst to overtake a lorry and insisted he had not been racing with Bolger.
Osborne, who has now sold his motorbike and travels to work on a bicycle, told the court: "I would just like to say I am deeply sorry for my actions and I regret them fully."
Defending Bolger, Nicholas Devine said his client was a family man and that the case and associated media coverage had been a "traumatic ordeal" for him.
Mr Devine said Bolger had also sold his motorbike.
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Craig6682
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I'm stunned!!! I think i'll go back to bed now!!!
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Cybermonkey
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Didnt that japanese nutter in a skyline get caught doing over 200mph by the police on the M1???
[Edited on 16-07-2003 by Cybermonkey24]
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paul_spurrell
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i think the highest land speed record was set in my 1.2
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Andy_SRi
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quote:
Originally posted by big eck
157 mph and only 2 weeks in the jail, The guy from scotland got caught doin 154 mph and got the book thrown at him they got off VERY lightly.
Thats because he was already banned from driving
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Ditch
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and he went to court wearing a burberry sweater, i mean c'mon, thats a piss take!!
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Ditch
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we on about the bloke in the BMW M3?
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Andy_SRi
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aye....think so anyway
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